ICAO’s USOAP 20th anniversary of ACTIVITIES- time to RETHINK? Activities v. Actions Audits at a Point in Time v. Continuous Collaboration Duplicative, even contradictory, Audits Single, Consolidated, Consistent, Cooperative In a self-congratulatory press release (see…
AOPA points out COVID-19 regulatory impediments for GA, but there’s MORE GA Association itemizes FARs which are impacted by Virus pandemic Immediate Exemptions proposed,return to normalcy not mentioned Request for GA, but Parts 121, 125,129,135,…
Forecast Aviation Maintenance Technician supply < than the Projected Demand Normal Supply/Demand Curve not appear to be working ARSA convinced Congress to Fund Grants to increase attraction of AMTs Within aviation it is axiomatic that…
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…