Higgins: ‘Long-awaited’ rule for pilot records database posted for public comment Final step in Flight 3407 safety reforms to be implemented soon Congressman Brian Higgins on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration took “long-awaited” action toward…
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Novel Coronavirus hits Aviation hard around the Globe A potpourri of Stories of how COVID has hit this industry Also included are examples of Aviation is responding positively In these difficult times, the COVID-19 news is…
Airworthiness assessments involve the quality and quantity of post-accident information, the ability to assess the causes of failure(s), the risk involved in allowing the fleet to continue to operate and the cost/feasibility of the corrective…
Important Aviatrix from the Past Multiple Accomplishments by First Black Pilot International Women’s Institute asks for gender neutral FARs Yes, the first pilots and their mechanic were white males. Attitudes limited the entry…
AOPA points out COVID-19 regulatory impediments for GA, but there’s MORE GA Association itemizes FARs which are impacted by Virus pandemic Immediate Exemptions proposed,return to normalcy not mentioned Request for GA, but Parts 121, 125,129,135,…
Need for Commercial Centers to Synergize UAS development Battle Creek Airport to learn from Grand Sky FAA Research Centers Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Drones entered the US aviation market a few years…
ICAO’s USOAP 20th anniversary of ACTIVITIES- time to RETHINK? Activities v. Actions Audits at a Point in Time v. Continuous Collaboration Duplicative, even contradictory, Audits Single, Consolidated, Consistent, Cooperative In a self-congratulatory press release (see…
Footballer’s case shows the problems of Gray Charter Market Libertarians oppose limit on Consumer Choice AAIB case shows how FAA Regulation is needed!!! The FAA has LONG established and defended a standard of “compensation or…