HondaJet wins China certification COMAC Readies to Enter Market with C919: Accelerates Flight Tests 7/29/19 China’s C919 jet faces increased testing 8/4/19 UPDATE 1-COMAC pushes back C919 jet’s China certification target to 2021 8/7/19 The…
Airbus designs Airplane based on Biomimicry Meets Kelly Johnson’s design standard Propellers, Wings and Tail based on Nature The iconic Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson, designer of so many famous aircraft, is purported to have said that…
Some acts committed in aviation carry criminal sanctions Primary reason for the sanction- protect aviation safety Some recent cases as examples There is a body of law and policy which argues that use of criminal…
In midst of considerable negativity about delegation, some positive messages from 3 Senators Inhofe and King propose civil liability immunity for Designees Moran announces Advocacy for ODA Inhofe, King Introduce PLANE Act to Enable the…
ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program Surpasses 5,000 Reports Third party ASAP manager collected reports from Participants Data Base large enough to be statistically reliable? ACSF’s Event Review Committee Proactive Suggestions? About seven years ago, the…
Airport Funding: Who should decide? Removing federal review of PFCs is intuitive Removing from FAA Assurances? Which ones? Prospectively and/or Retroactively? Macro Concept needs Micro details A coalition of free market groups sent a letter…
Washington Dulles International Airport- three curious facts Only airport designed by FAA Long list of conventional facts about IAD History is a major source of interest and when the subject is Washington, DC’s past,…
Rep. Cohen’s SEAT bill deadline Cannot be met for time and technical reasons FAA finds Molon Labe’ Seat Safe Congressman Cohen Demands Answers from FAA SEAT Act, requiring a study of airline seat safety, passed…