Organizational delegation was implemented in 1956, when the first Delegation Option Authorization (DOA, an unfortunate acronym) was put in place for aircraft manufacturers. Delegation is now 92 years old!. In 1927, merely one year after…
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Draft report says simulator training not needed Issued by FAA legacy organization Will it complicate Joint Authorities reaching a Consensus Airworthiness Juggment? A perturbation in the reexamination of the B737 MAX 8 airworthiness may have…
IATA signs safety MoU with Singapore Trade Association to help in audit of airlines To avoid duplication International Aviation Safety Systems is replicated The MoU will see the two organizations develop a framework for the…
The Underestimated Contributions of Women in Aviation History Private Industry behind, but getting better Sec. Dole and Adm. Engen improved FAA process Current FAA Senior Executives better than industry in %s To commemorate the IWD,…
Reach Airports, Carlyle and Munich Airport joint venture Mission: to sell training, consulting and management services Hire Ginger Evans as CEO- she has worn all of those hats A premier investment bank and a German Airport…
IATA calls for stronger safety measures IATA says “Inconsistent surveillance and competence among CAAs” ICAO, FAA and EASA “audits” find faults Single, consultative assistance might enhance CAA competence …
History hour: 50 years ago, the maiden flight of the Concorde A380 cancellation might cost Germany €600 million German gov’t: In talks with Airbus about 600 mln euros in A380 loans German taxpayers may lose…
Last European operator gives up on Sukhoi Superjet 100? Certification means safe Certification not necessarily commercial success It was commissioned with great expectations of Russian penetration of the global airline market. It was certificated and…