FAA has 26 issues with Thai CAAT ICAO lifted its Red Flag Triple Audits really needed? Civil aviation authorities are “audited” by EASA, FAA and ICAO. Ostensibly all use the same basic standards—the ICAO…
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Billionaire Bass’s Supersonic Jet Dream Wins Boeing Backing Boeing makes ‘significant investment’ in supersonic jet developer Aerion V. Global warming: New supersonic airplanes would be terrible for environment, study warns Noise and climate impacts of…
Airbus veteran steps up to head EU’s CleanSky research programme Axel Krein takes charge of €4B public-private partnership for clean aviation, at a time when its future EU funding is up in the air New…
Civic, Aviation Leaders Showcase Viability of Alternative Jet Fuels in Live Demo GAMA, NATA and NBAA extol Greener Aviation Fuel Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuels Event at Van Nuys Airport The General Aviation Manufacturers Association(GAMA), the…
Crew Resource Management Airline captains should do more supervising and less flying, according to new aviation research COORDINATION & COMMUNICATION ASSIGNED ROLES Crew Resource Management has been a universally accepted cockpit training concept for over…
Aberdeen Test Center and DHS Explosion Test of B-777 Protocols and Experiment The United States Army Aberdeen Test Center in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security Aircraft Vulnerability and Mitigation office (EXD) plan…
The lab where aging aircraft are dissected for science — and safety In the early study of anatomy, universities used cadavers to teach future doctors about the body. A thoracic surgeon, when asked to…
The FAA’s shift from strict enforcement to compliance reflects a more sophisticated/demanding regulatory regime, a superior method for achieving risk reduction and a reality that the FAA staffing could not meet the goals of the…