FAA’s important alteration of its IASA process
FAA, EASA and ICAO for years have “assessed” the world’s CAAs IASA usually delivers BAD/good news and heads home; CAA left to fix it Now, before finding, FAA will offer to help As the DOT…
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Russia’s unwanted Red Flag at ICAO!!!
ICAO Assembly meets every 3rd year and its agenda is full of critical aviation issues The Russian Federation has been red flagged for substandard actions Ministry of Transport disagrees and blames Bermuda/Ireland plus takes “remedial”…
UK review of its CAA might benefit from 1997 Gore Commission Report
UK starts review of its CAA Is it effective, efficient accountable and well-governed? Vice President Gore 25 years ago led a similar exercise with some useful lessons The UK¹ Transport Secretary Grant Shapps just announced…
CAAC says that COMAC’s C919 is ready REALLY?
China touts its National Plan success with C919 CAAC through MOT reports to State Council COMAC owned by Government and reports directly to State Council “The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), China’s aviation regulator,…
WIZZ AIR’s battle with the Unions over Cargo Carrier Authority—international agreements will likely force DoT to agree
WIZZ AIR, of Hungry and EASA, requests cargo foreign air carrier permit EU and US pilot unions oppose on SAFETY Previous Norwegian Air application, drew same objections, but was approved On January 2022, Wizz Air…
Action and Reaction: The Belarus Gambit to Force Diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978
Action and Reaction: The Belarus Gambit to Force Diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978 An Issue of great complexity and nuances Many reports do not scratch the surface of the relevant legal strictures This paper will…
After much ICAO effort, Nepal isn’t really performing at global aviation safety standards- do USOAP and the support systems really work?
ICAO today says CAA of Nepal meets standards After years of remedial support Its aviation safety record is still LOW!!! A few days ago, the press headlined an aircraft crash in Nepal (see below) and…
So different than the past practice–Boeing’s 2021 airworthiness concerns about A321XLR now heard from EASA
Aircraft Certification Standards increasingly Global Boeing mentioned in 2021 fire risks associated with A321XLR RCT EASA voices same concern recently The two below articles reveal that there may be a flaw in the much awaited…