ADS-B Out critical equipment for NextGen ATC safety Final Rule issued a Decade ago and with massive publicity Intentional Violations outside of Compliance The FAA has assessed a $422,500 civil penalty against an air carrier…
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Congress directs GAO to examine FAA Workforce and Training Aviation Safety instituted changes in Flight Standards and Aircraft Cert AVS/AFX/AIR PEOPLE transition plans good but GAO says more The FAA’s Aviation Safety Organization (AVS) has…
Fraudulent British Helicopter Dealer sentenced Affixed Data Plate to Remains of Aircraft Caught in sting: jail time, $ penalty, supervision and deportation The FAA has adopted a new Compliance Policy that imposes remedial actions in…
The FAA’s General Operating and Flight Rules (14 CFR Part 91) (Part 91) define the less strict standards applicable to general aviation. The requirements of this part are justified because the pilots may not…
The GAO has reviewed the FAA’s Compliance Philosophy. Its quantification predilection drove it to measure enforcement and informal action numbers- before and after. A better metric would have been to examine the safety efficacy…
FAA determined that work of DPE deficient Requiring the pilots to be reexamined Annoying, necessary, but avoidable? A Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) administered practical tests, somehow deficient (His DPE was not valid? His tests…
THIS IS A REPORT OF AN EARLIER JOURNAL THE FAA MET WITH JEM and DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT In the time of compliance, one revocation and one six figure civil penalty Actions speak louder…
Collection of COVID-19 articles with aviation angles AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, BUSINESS & GENERAL AVIATION, MANUFACTURERS and ET CETERA A POTPOURRI OF INFORMATION In these difficult times, the COVID-19 news is overwhelming and it is useful…