Below is a very recent and thorough update on the ambitious plans to use UAM as an element of transportation for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Quotes from the two regulatory bodies (DGAC, EASA) with safety approval over these eVTOL flights and comments from the project leaders of the commercial concerns (Volocopter and ADM) are very…
The Airline Pilots Association, in a letter to its Union Members, declared that American Airlines has seen a “SIGNIFICANT SPIKE” in safety incidents. A spokesperson for AA replied: “Our robust safety program is GUIDED BY OUR INDUSTRY-LEADING SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM” that includes collaborating with regulators and its unions.” The letter and the AA reply suggest…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, we all know, is COMING to AVIATION, soon, but WHAT WE ALL DO NOT KNOW, is exactly what it can, cannot, should or should not do. As a consequence of this rapidly emerging technology, many of us feel like the six blind people trying to define this large UNKNOWN, CONSTANTLY ADAPTING AND RE-ADAPTING…
Congress statutorily mandated that the FAA commission an Expert Panel (EP) to examine what could be learned from the Boeing Max 8 disasters. The enabling statute specified that the independent study include 6 constituencies from which to draw: FAA and NASA (6),INDEPENDENT EXPERTS (2), individuals holding Organization Designation Approvals (4), airlines (4) and Unions (5)….
It’s extremely exciting what aerospace innovation is creating and is researching for the next wave of leading edge designs. At the same time, the FAA’s job of certificating these novel aerial vehicles is oh so daunting. Engineers here and at the other CAAs with the same challenges must be sitting in their offices with the…
The anticipatory anxiety about embedding SMS in your Part 91 operations largely derives from fear of change. Global Aerospace took the time to examine the experiences of 19 BA flight directors in utilizing what ICAO, the FAA, the NTSB and most CAAs have deemed to be the most effective methodology to reduce aviation safety risks….
Three Pilot Mental Health (PMH) tragedies have caused the FAA to establish the 2015 the Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Rulemaking Committee (precipitants: Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and Germanwings flight 4U9525 incidents) (MHAMC ARC) and recently Mental Health & Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee (Mental Health ARC). It is 169-page-long report outlines 24…
There are significant advantages of being first to be certificated and first to market. There are disadvantages when the leaders are heading into the unknown maze known as CERTIFICATION. Below is an excellent article assessing the progress of the two apparent leaders in the EVTOL race–Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation. The author differentiates the competitors’…
Two recent articles about the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), one the thoughts of retiring, acting Director and one an announcement of the new Director, reduced anxiety about the current status of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). No, the current US situation status did not turn to GREEN; however, a comparison of the two…
This FAA seems to prioritize safety actions based on the press attention (pilot mental health, Austin Airport problems, United Airlines and most prominently Boeing). Sean Broderick, Aviation Week’s top reporter, has written the below article on the extension of Safety Management Systems (SMS) to Part 145 Maintenance Repair Overhaul stations (MROs). THE INDUSTRY CAN VOLUNTARILY…
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