FAA announces its Much Needed Changes to NOTAMs
NOTAM is critical safety communication from FAA to pilots So much information is in this Notice that its value is diminished ATO COO Teri Bristol announces new format A NOTICE TO AIRMAN has been an…
Science promises greater objectivity in Aviation Fatigue Safety Risk measurement
Civil Aviation established set of rules addressing pilot fatigue Military research is designing a Smartwatch to warn pilots about fatigue Swiss research developing a similar measuring wearable Civil aviation has struggled with Fatigue experienced by…
Indonesia Report on Lion Air points, among many factors. to poor FAA Part 145 surveillance
FAA shuts down Florida repair firm that supplied faulty Lion Air sensor on Boeing 737 MAX Revocation based on P145 certificate not include AOA FAA not include Repair Stations in Compliance Program; within scope of…
COMAC C919 full of IP hacked from other countries- a possible proactive attack against the Chinese
Report: Underground hackers and spies helped China steal jet secrets Crowdstrike researchers reveal Beijing’s efforts to boost its own domestic aircraft industry Chinese Government Spies have Hacked Aerospace Proprietary Data from around the globe Holding…
AIRBUS and Delta create PRM- link to SMS?
Airbus and Delta partner to develop predictive maintenance solutions PRM takes onboard data and defines future MX needs Airbus and Delta points to Fleet Availability No mention of Safety or SMS “Airbus has formed…
Reality check on FAA Seat Width/Pitch Evacuation tests at CAMI
New FAA study will look at relation between airplane seat size and evacuation speed Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has FlexSim “laboratory” Try to measure correlation pitch/width and evacuation time Configurations: 2 seats on each side…
Fargo’s City Commissioners v. Airport Authority over Charges is not a foregone conclusion–REVENUE DIVERSION ?
Fargo airport authority rejects proposed agreement from city, prompting commissioner to walk out of meeting Debate between City and Authority over Municipal Staff assigned to Airport City demands that employees work for City; Authority wants…
BUR unvarnished comments have underlying insights about FAA ATC review
Tweets posted on Burbank air traffic controller’s account offend community groups In midst of ATC review, A controller expresses unvarnished, inappropriately expressed thoughts Comments when edited express REAL SAFETY concerns In dealing with ATC review, public…