United States Sues Air Methods For Operating Air-Ambulance Helicopter With “Severely Corroded” Components FAA issued a Notice of Civil Penalty in 2016 Air Methods an SMS participant Allegations point to deliberate, repeated violations What will…
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…
Operator of New York Aircraft Parts Supplier Sentenced Defendant used false Airworthiness Approval Tags (FAA Form 8130-3) 30 Months in Federal Prison Learn the vagaries of SUPs “On October 3, 2019, William Vanmanen, operator of…
ICAO IS 75 YEARS OLD This UN body is known by many in Aviation Few knew what ICAO does Jim Loos recounts some significant ICAO accomplishments probably By Jim Loos December 7 2019 is the…
The JDA Journal has cited articles by William Langewiesche before. As a second generation pilot and aviation writer (Wolfgang Langewiesche) his aviation articles are exceptionally insightful. In particular one who wrote technical articles for FLYING, Langewiesche can read…
US labor-management poor relations may weaken SMS Large EU union complains to EASA about German CAA Trust key element in SMS collaboration Aircraft Engineers International Calls on EU Commission and EASA to Tighten Aircraft Safety…
TWU-IAM Association Asks FAA to Assign Inspectors to American Airlines – IAMAW IAMAW request ignores FAA request to work on collaborative culture FAA has never provided real time FAR umpires on shop floor SMS depends…
Press Release – FAA Revokes Certificate of Porterfield Propellers of Abernathy, Texas Intentionally Falsified Records and Improper Inspections FAA takes Revocation Action instead of Compliance FAA is ENFORCING FARs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s…