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The Miracle on the Hudson Hero talks 2024 Aviation Safety 

Twenty-four years ago, the above image made aviation headlines and history. A USAirways Airbus A320 departing LGA struck a flock of birds shortly thereafter and thus lost power from both engines. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger assessed his position relative to available airports (not good), the aircraft’s low altitude, and the remaining

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max 7 plug door

An Immediate RX for the Boeing SMS malaise ???

The below article assesses the Boeing Max 7 debacle from a 50,00’ level and declares: “it’s not enough to say that the company will ‘ensure every next airplane that moves into the sky is in fact safe’”. It is way too early to define specific

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JAL 516 BA 2276

Quick, initial, but IMPORTANT, safety lessons from JAL 516 

The accident JUST happened so expressing any conclusions would be premature speculation. The cover images of the JAL crash [above] suggest that the passengers escaping from the A350 onto the Haneda tarmac FOLLOWED THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS issued by the FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. Superficially this accident is

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2023 to 2024

As 2023 sunsets, what can 2024 learn? 

‘Tis the season for yearend reviews assessing aviation over the past calendar 12 months. There are three below: the first, pronouncing the successes of 10 FAA 2023 initiatives; the second, a soporific White House press release declaring successes in activities with little mention of their

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JDA Solutions Journal:
Daily Aviation Insight by FAA Experts

Published daily since 2009, the JDA Journal has earned a reputation as a source for concise, unbiased, no nonsense, non-jargon, in depth analysis and incisive commentary on the latest news and important current issues of interest to the aviation community. No other daily aviation journal is as thought provoking, insightful, interesting and sometimes even fun to read at no cost, without advertisements and without overt or subtle marketing messages.

JDA Journal is a forum for JDA Aviation staff and Associates to post their insights on aviation Safety.

Our head writer, Sandy Murdock, was former FAA Chief Counsel and FAA Deputy Administrator. Also NBAA’s former Sr. VP Administration and General Counsel.

Sandy Murdock 2023

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The Miracle on the Hudson Hero talks 2024 Aviation Safety 

Twenty-four years ago, the above image made aviation headlines and history. A USAirways Airbus A320 departing LGA struck a flock of birds shortly thereafter and thus lost power from both engines. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger assessed his position relative to available

Read More »
2023 to 2024

As 2023 sunsets, what can 2024 learn? 

‘Tis the season for yearend reviews assessing aviation over the past calendar 12 months. There are three below: the first, pronouncing the successes of 10 FAA 2023 initiatives; the second, a soporific White House press

Read More »

2 POSTS A DAY — OVER 2,500 ARTICLES

JDA Solutions Journal:
Daily Aviation Insight by FAA Experts

Published daily since 2009, the JDA Journal has earned a reputation as a source for concise, unbiased, no nonsense, non-jargon, in depth analysis and incisive commentary on the latest news and important current issues of interest to the aviation community. No other daily aviation journal is as thought provoking, insightful, interesting and sometimes even fun to read at no cost, without advertisements and without overt or subtle marketing messages.

JDA Journal is a forum for JDA Aviation staff and Associates to post their insights on aviation Safety.

Our head writer, Sandy Murdock, was former FAA Chief Counsel and FAA Deputy Administrator. Also NBAA’s former Sr. VP Administration and General Counsel.

Sandy Murdock 2023

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CATEGORIES

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