This is the nineteenth Potpourri edition. This information resource is intended to capture some of the articles about the coronavirus impact on aviation. Not included are, for example, the high profile battles over the grants/loans…
The death of another of the Tuskegee Airmen refreshes their history as fighter pilots in World War II. Many may know of their aerial successes, but not as well known was segregationist actions which…
The GAO has reviewed the FAA’s Compliance Philosophy. Its quantification predilection drove it to measure enforcement and informal action numbers- before and after. A better metric would have been to examine the safety efficacy…
Career official replaced as acting Transportation Department watchdog praises new boss in letter to congressional investigators June 4,2020 Democrats press nominee for Transportation Department watchdog on his independence August 6, 2002 USDOT IG Nominee Eric…
FAA Flight Service reached the Century Mark When one talks about the FAA and flight service, the prominent image that comes to mind is Air Traffic Controllers in towers, centers and TRACONs. Their work…
NTSB’s job is to find fault FAA’s job is to respond Dialogue would benefit from better tone The NTSB’s statutory job is to find “probable cause”, a mission which it well performs. By definition, the…
The Chairs of the Full House Transportation Committee and of the T&I Aviation Subcommittee issued a Press Release castigating the FAA for the “damning results” of an agency employee survey. Their conclusion was “the…
Garmin’s HomeSafe system tremendous advance EMERGENCY: selects airport, path, communicates and lands Garmin had cyber attack Within days of each other, Garmin announced (1) the certification of its HomeSafe system, which can land the airplane…