EASA issues its 11th European Plan for Aviation Safety
EASA has a Safety Plan for Members and one for other CAAs The 11th Edition has been issued recently One goal of the EPAS is to get other CAAs to follow the EASA way This…
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Update on the 5G policy conundrum
FAA v. FCC battle over 5G and Radio Altimeters Policy elements cannot be quantified on a single axsis Unheard of 2 technical agencies cannot agree on technical resolution Reviewing 40+ years of regulatory history, there…
Ten FAA projects that should be watched on the DOT 2022 Significant Rulemaking Reports
FAA manages many,many NPRMs The Significant Rulemaking Report tracks the IMPORTANT ones January Report= SMS for airports, drug&alcohol for FRSs, UAS, Flight& Duty, Secondary Barriers,SST noise st The Significant Rulemakings Report (SRR) provides a summary…
Aviation Safety 2021 better, but more to be done in 2022
Aviation Safety in 2021 GREAT!!! RISK REDUCTION IN 2022 not rest on laurels to 70> Expert recognized SMS data value for preventative actions This retrospective analysis by the Dutch aviation consultancy firm , to 70>,…
Novel COMPOSITE wing from Russia ?
Russia has HIGH HOPES as to producing & exporting Commercial Aircraft 1st Flight of MC-21-300 with much hype Major Emphasis- COMPOSITE Wing- new materials, new manufacture new design limits? It’s Aircraft Certification Authority not earn…
Magazine asks whether FCC swept the 5G issue under the rug–TECHNICAL EXPERTS please comment!!!
FCC and CTIA averred that 5G would not interfere with aviation Now FAA, EASA, Airbus, Boeing and the airlines all express severe SAFETY CONCERNS Real Estate Magazine asks question–how did we get into this mess?…
Qatar CAA challenges EASA technical superiority
For decades Civil Aviation Authorities have been audited by EuASA and FAA That created a PYRAMID of relations Qatar CAA disagrees with EASA on A350 susceptibility to lightning strikes For more than 30 years, the…
Australia issues a recommendation on an FAA certificated aircraft
An Australian Cessna Centurion had a catastrophic failure in 2019 ATSB investigated, issued probable cause and FAA issued ADs Recent ATSB recommendation added concern- not noted in most recent AD In an interesting intergovernmental action,…