Organizational delegation was implemented in 1956, when the first Delegation Option Authorization (DOA, an unfortunate acronym) was put in place for aircraft manufacturers. Delegation is now 92 years old!. In 1927, merely one year after…
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Draft report says simulator training not needed Issued by FAA legacy organization Will it complicate Joint Authorities reaching a Consensus Airworthiness Juggment? A perturbation in the reexamination of the B737 MAX 8 airworthiness may have…
Embraer E195-E2 gets triple type certification ANAC, EASA and FAA all certificate the aircraft Issuance based on Brazilian authority Recognized based on bilateral airworthiness agreements March 11 actions put that system at risk; JATR…
Blacklisted Avior Airlines passes IATA safety audit IATA says OK EU says NO FAA and ICAO audit Country airlines– both say Venezuela OK CHANGE??? Avior is a Venezuelan airline. It was founded in 1994 and…
Airlines keeping safety training ‘to an absolute minimum’ Whittingham, UKFSC and Dr. Petitt aver that pilot training inadequate Conclusion based on one quantitative study and episodic observations NTSB and FAA have had concerns–automation? Did SMS…
IATA Rebukes India on CORSIA Snub Air pollution in India is so bad that it kills half a million people every year That report, which was published in February by Greenpeace, found that fine particulate…
Incongruent Rules Threaten EASA Certification of Russian Jets Issue : transfer of certification authority within government Could require repeat of 2/3 of flight tests! Should other CAAs worry? Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft plans to deliver…
Highly respected aviation expert Known for his honesty Exemplary Public Servant There are few individuals whose career in aviation substantially improved SAFETY. Tony is one, if not a unique, contributor to the health of our…