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…
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…
Conversion of two classes on interesting aircraft–Firefighting and Heads of State
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…
BREXIT-out and UK CAA-in, or EASA-stay 2016 until now to prepare for CAA-in and EASA-out ADS wants EASA as certification regulator UK Secretary of Transport states CAA ready A long and tortuous flight path took…
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…
FAA faces dilemma over 737 MAX wiring flaw that Boeing missed Boeing tells FAA it does not believe 737 MAX wiring should be moved -sources Garneau pledges to overhaul aircraft validation procedures a year after…