INDONESIA KNKT finds pilot deficiencies in Runway Excursion Recommends that its DGAC adopt ICAO recommendations Time for global mandate on Pilot Standards? Here is a quote from a recent Indonesian investigation of a Lion Air…
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Huge Freighter crashes in Siberia Uncontained Turbine Failure Volga-Dnepr grounds all 12 AN-124-100s The grounding of a fleet of 12 air freight aircraft is more auspicious event than first blush would indicate. Loss of the…
On one of commercial aviation’s busiest days, the FAA has made it clear that dropping a turkey from an airplane is not illegal: But it may be more…
Hoyer and DeFazio want Earmarks BACK FAA Discretionary $$$ follow well designed prioritization high national priority ratings (NPR) Earmarks = TURKEY In a rare political, philosophical reversal, in the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the Republican leadership…
EASA-FAA BASA on Pilot Licenses One way Benefits? European Strict IR led to FAA PPLs; with BASA EU pilots will HAVE to convert to EASA tickets Pilot licenses, particularly PPLs, are matters of great interest…
FAA sets Annual Safety Goal for Experimental/Amateur Ops Without SMS, EAA beat FY 2020 goal GAJSC, Flight Test Manual and Workshops +++ Aviation worldwide has adopted a new safety approach based on collection of meta…
FAA Part 23 transition Challenging From Prescriptive to Performance new skills for Staff Plans to manage HR transition was good, but implementation weak : GAO The amendment of 14 CFR Part 23 from prescriptive to…