NOTAMs were cluttered, not current and inconsistent ICAO and FAA working at modernizing this source of Safety Information AC on NOTAMs for Airports, a prime example The FAA has issued an Advisory Circular on the…
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EASA proudly issued its 1st AOC to WizzAir Hungarian Low Fare CEO asks his staff to fight through FATIGUE Now with no national CAA, Brussels must deal with this SMS mess There have been shocking…
DL pilot presented senior safety management with a critical safety report Mandatory psychiatric evaluation led to grounding ALJ found the action to be retaliatory The Order must be sent to all DL pilots An Administrative…
Airlines flight cancellations = proof of pilot shortage Unions no shortage–pay is problem, inept management SOLUTION? Retire Age 65->67, Restricted ATP Union NO; airlines YES; GAO quantitative answer The battle over the supply of pilots…
Ukraine Sanctions have isolated all of Putin’s planes Self-inflicted policies have made the Iron Curtain more of an obstruction to the Russian Fleets Future financing of all aircraft and export of Russian aircraft on wrong…
Collateral consequence of 1,500 hrs. ATP = Pilot Shortage Republic files Exemption Petition for a Restricted ATP Well designed, many safety strictures, but will this Pathway be granted? Republic Airways, on April 15,2022, filed a…
In reponse to the Putin invasion of Ukraine, the West has launched an attack on Russia’s civil aviation International Regulatory papers have caused havoc Impacts have been substantial, diminished Rosaviatsia’s standing Likely no more international…
In 2015 Germanwings highlighted Pilot Mental Health Second Burjeel Medical Aviation Congress adds some useful thoughts Three recent medical journals make excellent suggestions The FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine has as one of its missions…