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RTX’s response to GTF microscopic metal bits shows FOQA works around the world 
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RTX’s response to GTF microscopic metal bits shows FOQA works around the world 

BySandy Murdock

Two reporters1 have written about RTX’s PW1100G Geared Turbofan Engines and the company’s determination that microscopic contaminants discovered in the powdered metal could expose the components to the risk of accumulating micro-cracks in advance of their specified service lives. The Popular Mechanics piece traces this remedial SAFETY ACTION reported by a Vietnamese airline about a DISC PROBLEM ON…

Canada’s bad USOAP score= message to other Civil Aviation Authorities? 
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Canada’s bad USOAP score= message to other Civil Aviation Authorities? 

BySandy Murdock

Big news in Canada: First, a dramatic reveal that the international civil aviation body that assess civil aviation authorities has found its safety organization to have a disappointing evaluation. Second, a responsive report from the airlines that the critique was not an examination of their operations. (1000% accurate, but one of the findings may flow…

ALPA should not block RPAs from becoming r-ATPs 

ALPA should not block RPAs from becoming r-ATPs 

BySandy Murdock

Below is a superb article by Mike Killian in AVGEEKERY.COM; the author found an important document in the FAA Petition for Rulemaking docket, an obscure venue in Federal Register nominal reality. The petition identified was submitted by a USAF MQ-9 Reaper drone pilot. According to the FR search function, this is one of 93 documents…

ALPA should not block RPAs from becoming r-ATPs 
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ALPA should not block RPAs from becoming r-ATPs 

BySandy Murdock

  Below is a superb article by Mike Killian in AVGEEKERY.COM; the author found an important document in the FAA Petition for Rulemaking docket, an obscure venue in Federal Register nominal reality. The petition identified was submitted by a USAF MQ-9 Reaper drone pilot. According to the FR search function, this is one of 93…

Two Telling Testimonies about SMS’s SAFETY BENEFITS 
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Two Telling Testimonies about SMS’s SAFETY BENEFITS 

BySandy Murdock

Two Telling Testimonies about SMS’s SAFETY BENEFITS  SMS is THE universal standard of aviation safety, as attested by the below, but not all regulated and not all regulators have adopted this risk reduction and prevention methodology. However, from two different perspectives (a manufacturer and a global airline association) and two different frames of reference (micro…

Embargoed Russian Federation civil aircraft are permitted to reduce safety margin, while a Russian company (read government) exports BOGUS parts
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Embargoed Russian Federation civil aircraft are permitted to reduce safety margin, while a Russian company (read government) exports BOGUS parts

BySandy Murdock

The countries in which the world’s primary civil aerospace manufacturers have their headquarters have sanctioned Russia for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Though international restrictions are frequently imposed, it is rare that they have a significant impact. The civil aircraft embargo is exacting a toll on the Россия or the Russian Federation or more accurately the…

Bill Voss, respected international aviation expert, blows out EASA’s 20th anniversary Candles 
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Bill Voss, respected international aviation expert, blows out EASA’s 20th anniversary Candles 

BySandy Murdock

Below is a press release issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (sometimes referred to as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency; herein after EASA) touting the now continental organization. It highlights its certification accomplishments (consolidating authority in Cologne from 28 now 27 +4 countries), increasing jurisdiction (now 840 employees in Europe and 5 international…

The Dutch Flight Reduction proposal at Amsterdam Schiphol is introverted, not global 
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The Dutch Flight Reduction proposal at Amsterdam Schiphol is introverted, not global 

BySandy Murdock

First is an AP report on a Dutch Court of Appeals permitting the government to reduce the number of flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS) from 500,000 per year to 460,000. Second is the response of IATA, Air Canada, United Airlines, FedEx, JetBlue, British Airways, Vueling, Lufthansa, and Airlines for America in response to this decision. Europe’s aversion to aviation’s impact on the environment…

JDA JOURNAL

ByBill Norwood

Aviation History GAMA Uncategorized The Right SME led to 40 years of Embraer Growth  Sandy Murdock 08 November 2023 Embraer Aircraft ranks today as the globe’s 3rd largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Its current airliner inventory is impressive-  SimpleFlying chronicles the history of this upstart Brazilian company’s climb to such a lofty position among some heavy…