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…
On May 24, 2022 FAA proposed to revoke the P121 certificate of Rhoades Aviation d/b/a Trans Air Carrier’s plane crashed due to engine failure July 1,2021 Issues cited include correctable items and violations which would…
Airlines flight cancellations = proof of pilot shortage Unions no shortage–pay is problem, inept management SOLUTION? Retire Age 65->67, Restricted ATP Union NO; airlines YES; GAO quantitative answer The battle over the supply of pilots…
NTSB’s Most Wanted List = policy leverage Appeals to general public with qualitative, episodic information Quantitative SMS-like analysis would be more compelling before FAA, OMB/OIRA & Industry The 2021-2022 MWL report card was recently issued….
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…
Vicious Human Traffickers use Aviation todeliver their “slaves” All in Aviation need to surveil your work for these victims If you have an idea how to combat, please send to DOT There were few aviation…
2019 Boeing Board remedial action- closer to the Engineers HDQ Move to DC not towards the technical decision-makers No insight into the rub between the Boeing and FAA certification teams Recent big Boeing news (see…
Ukraine Sanctions have isolated all of Putin’s planes Self-inflicted policies have made the Iron Curtain more of an obstruction to the Russian Fleets Future financing of all aircraft and export of Russian aircraft on wrong…