Below are two informative articles about “powered-lift” vehicles under a “special class” process defined in 14 CFR 21.17(b). The first scrutinizes the FAA’s SEMINAL STANDARD for issuing a TYPE CERTIFICATE. The second paper looks at the new criteria, assesses the Joby design and issues a “BUY” recommendation in the author’s book. The dollars invested in…
Meta Data and powerful analytics are contributing to enhanced aviation safety. The numbers become more powerful as the volume and frequency of the information increases. Seemingly insignificant incidents occurring at different airlines demand attention when the events and their specifics are aggregated. International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published its 2023 Annual Safety Report and…
A long tortuous trail towards allowing greater innovation in developing and certificating Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes has been in place for 10 years. Does the Piper announcement of its new, innovative Piper M700 FURY (see below for detailed technical description by Piper) signal an improvement in the processing of this aircraft? HISTORY “Background…
February 29, 2024 a/k/a LEAP YEAR day The Honorables Sumwalt and Procari convened a meeting of all the participants in the Aviation Supply Chain from the OEMs (powerplant, airframe, avionics) to intermediate Part 145 Repair Stations as well as intermediary Parts Suppliers plus FAA PMA/TSOA/STC holders and finally to the AIRLINES. Ateither end of this…
There are two aspects to a psychological condition known as FEAR of SMS (FOSMS). First and foremost is the prevalent concern among the FAA authority holders (charter, commuter and air tour operators, and aircraft manufacturers) {FAHs} facing this STATUTORY requirement about the heavy burden that this globally accepted aviation risk management tool. The below FLYING…
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has announced that it will “update” its safety management system citing this risk assessment tool’s birthdate as 2005. Our neighbor to the North recognizes that its current framework needs realignment with evolving ICAO nuances as well as other CAAs best practices. The FAA’s official adoption of SMS can be traced to…
The people of Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District should recognize his persistence as witnessed by his January 29th Press Release (see below). As he notes, the Member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has been advocating that the FAA’s (and MOST OTHER CAAS’[1]) must revise its emergency evacuation standards (see 14 CFR § 25.803 (c)). Below is…
Almost simultaneously AIN published its 2024 Business Jets Safety Results and NBAA issued its Top 2024 Business Aviation Safety Focuses. These apparently accidentally juxtaposed articles should serve as a useful mechanism for Business Aviation Safety Managers and their teams. Attention as to safety matters is a continuous struggle; repetition is a useful mechanism, but its…
A lawsuit, see below article, alleges that Spirit AeroSystems disregarded complaints of its quality personnel that defects were present in the company’s production lines, although the B737 Max 8 plug door was not specified. Spirit did not reply to the author; so, the company’s position on these serious safety concerns are not yet known. …
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met recently (see below article) and they discussed expanding air service between the US and the PRC. The article mentions that US ambassador Nicholas Burns was present and conducted some of the talks at his home. Curiously, there was no mention of Sec. Buttigieg whose department authorizes international transportation,…
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