EASA merges its GA and UAS certification offices FAA has a separate Drone Office Organizational designs– which might be better for their sectors EASA has placed the UAS certification within its General Certification Office, while…
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Legend of ATC Development passes Made FAA-MITRE relationship more effective Highly qualified engineer brought “political” skills to project By Joe DelBalzo Dr. John J. Fearnsides, “Jack”, who recently died, may not be a household…
Max 8 told Boeing more safety governance needed Since then, mostly activities Delaney and Doughtie = Real Safety Action One of the central lessons of the Boeing 737 Max 8 disasters was the need for…
Consistent Interpretation of FARs by dispersed staff Source materials GIGANTIC and Constantly Changing Dynamic Regulatory System THE INFORMATION RESOURCE For all, everywhere and quick The FAA Aviation Safety Organization employs ~7,000 people distributed among over…
ADS-B Out critical equipment for NextGen ATC safety Final Rule issued a Decade ago and with massive publicity Intentional Violations outside of Compliance The FAA has assessed a $422,500 civil penalty against an air carrier…
NTSB recommends automate FAA PTRS To flag CFIs with suspicious pass rates Internal SMS should be well received by data driven FAA The FAA has adopted a philosophy that collection of relevant data is the…
SMS being migrated by CAAs to all sectors EASA proposes to bring Repair Stations to the regimen Good data on Benefits and Costs The business of aviation safety regulation holds many of the same responsibilities….
the orders prohibiting foreign-registered 737 Max operations were an unstructured, nationalistic response, contrary to the unifying purpose of ICAO