FAA Proposes $3.3 Million Civil Penalty Against The Hinman Co. FAA alleges that real estate company used its aircraft for timeshare Charges alleged to exceed Part 91 limits Case catalyst for need to adhere to…
Honda Aircraft Company received from the FAA a provisional type certificate (PTC) for its HondaJet. The company called the action a “tremendous milestone”. What is the significance of this FAA decision and why is Honda…
Any FAA certificate is THE quintessential document for an air carrier and any other entity with aviation safety authority. In the FAA lexicon, the word “REVOKE” connotes death, the termination of the company’s ability to…
Something is not quite right in Dallas. The below article announcing that the FAA is seeking a $12,000,000 civil penalty may have bad antecedents and the case may cause Senator Inhofe to expand his second…
Our good friend, John Goglia and his co-professor at the Vaughn College of Aeronautics have written a thoughtful and insightful review of a new FAA policy and its impact on pilots who may hold a…
NEWSLETTER: Maintenance Committee Tackles Conformity Inspection Inconsistency The FAA has an enormous jurisdiction, probably the largest fleet of civil aircraft distributed among the 59 states and located around the globe. In spite of many FAA…
FAA Issues Final Rule on Pilot Training The FAA issued a much awaited final rule which mandates a variety of training regimes for the men and women who fly commercial aircraft. The process to create…
ARTICLE: Guilty Plea in Oregon in 2008 Fatal Copter Crash The most fundamental principle of the aviation regulatory system is that the FAA cannot surveil every safety decision; therefore, it is absolutely essential that the…