Movement within FAA- Acting AOA-1and AVS-1, new AIR-1, former AIR-1? Acting AVS-1 moves to NBAA NBAA COO retiring after 18 years there Aviation is a bit of an organizational antonym—its worldwide employment is big 1.5…
Rep. Cohen sponsor of mandate for FAA to assess safety of seats FAA creates ARC full of experts and they examine 300 recent evacuation events No changes but 12 significant new recommendations Congressman disappointed …
LA Times “invetigation” catalyst for Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022 Article’s proof relies primarily on “episodic” events and not mention 15+ years of authoritative studies Unclear whether legislation’s “fix” is naything more that a…
Iran abused its ICAO status as Country of Occurrence in its lead of Ukrainian Passenger Airliner Missile shootdown Canada’s MOT announces amendment of Annex 13 to remove the presumption of lead in such cases Great…
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…
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…
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 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>,…