KNOWN: Commercial Pilots Standards need Upgrade KNOWN: Many pilot health and proficiency checks have been deferred KNOWN : returning pilots should be checked against improved criteria Pilot Testing & Checks: Regulators Ease Certain Requirements “…As…
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Boeing v. Airbus competition drove both to strive for lower costs Lean Manufacturing seeks to optimize production SMS strives to reduce Safety Risks Boeing leadership adequately balance these two disciplines? The woes of Boeing’s…
FAA Publishes N 8900.545 on Pilot Professional Development Began with Colgan and Pinnacle Crashes Driven by Congress and aided by several ARCs Notice issued after long process This National Policy, N8900.545, was issued and effective…
Return of the Max 8 is likely soon? MCAS software issues being resolved Inadequate Discussion of pilot training and competence A return of an incredibly knowledgeable, highly respected guest writer, former NTSB Chair Hart. Based…
UN selects Sukhoi Superjet with poor performance history Russian Carrier selected safety record not great WHY? This article showed up on my Google machine and given the reputation of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, the source…
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…
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…
In a candid interview, David Calhoun largely laid the blame for the company’s 737 Max crisis on his predecessor. By Natalie Kitroeff and David Gelles March 5, 2020 FLORISSANT, Mo. — In his eight weeks…