Passenger behavior has deteriorated over time, especially in the last year Administrator Dickson declared a ZERO TOLERANCE policy Problem persists after substantial financial sanction and major warning campaign Need (?) to publish names of violators…
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Governor “charters” and pays for Flight FAA says neither Operator nor Plane had authority Prominent story will effectively make consumers aware of legal/safety issue The Governor “unwittingly” “chartered” a plane which was not authorized to…
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…
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…