Cranes and Planes should not be in the same Airspace, but FAA cannot stop that
The legal risks that the FAA would be able to stop the crane extension are minimal or none.
Aircraft Safety
JFK adds an ARK to improve its Animal Cargo Traffic
A comprehensive multi-purpose animal handling complex and humane facility at JFK.
SMS should begin with THE PASSENGER
Passengers are subjected to head injury risks as they enter their regional airplane. It happens more than data shows. We need a solution.
Mandated GA insurance—good policy or bad for the business?
GAO report on whether there is adequate insurance coverage for General Aviation aircraft.
Passengers taking bags off during emergency = UNSAFE. Might FAA PSAs help change behavior?
What will it take for the industry to act?
DoT OIG’s audit signals “What’s SUP”? You may need to improve your FAA knowledge, SOON.
The OIG announced an audit to assess the FAA’s suspected unapproved parts (SUPs) process. If an inspector comes and you are not up to speed, the consequences may be very bad.
2014 was a VERY GOOD year for US airline safety & 2015/2016/20NN should be better with SMS
The latest data amounts to 1 accident per 700,000 flight hours (about half as the late 1990s). That’s a good number, but even after his discussions with several leading experts in the field, one important factor is overlooked.
The complex, dynamic & dangerous aerial/ground Firefighting environment [NIOSH] may benefit from SMS
Centers for Disease Control’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued a very insightful analysis of the complex and multi-faceted fire-fighting environment. In response to the NOISH report, a local fire-fighting aircraft operator, Mr….