Organizational delegation was implemented in 1956, when the first Delegation Option Authorization (DOA, an unfortunate acronym) was put in place for aircraft manufacturers. Delegation is now 92 years old!. In 1927, merely one year after…
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Part 5 requires that an Accountable Executive be named Accountable for effective SMS implementation Like Financial Audit, Safety Culture Audit is a BEST PRACTICE So you are the accountable executive of a Part 121 air carrier,…
FAA investigators assessing mechanics’ complaints may be interpreting regulations differently, CBS News investigation finds [ARTICLE 1] Airline mechanics feel pressured to overlook potential safety problems: “Accident waiting to happen” [article 2] [from article 1]…
Notice of Publicized Rulemaking UAS Secretary Chao decided to use the platform of the Transportation Research Board to announce three major new proposals on the regulation and development of Unmanned Aerial Systems: DOT UAS…
[sampling of the AA facilities under the DOM] Evie Garces named American’s FAA-certificated Director of Maintenance One of five positions defined by FARs DOM command of regulations and of the AMT real world Now must…
Former FAA-Designated Airworthiness Representative Pleads Guilty to Aircraft Parts Fraud DAR nailed for phony 8130-3’s INTENT is usually inferred BAD Paperwork could be used as inferring INTENT This was a no-brainer. The defendant, Edward Carl Fernandez, plead…
FAA chief urges collaboration to weigh risks and keep pace with technological innovation Some thoughts for the incoming Administrator Regulatory Challenges meriting early attention Administrator Huerta, with his January 6 end-of-term date visible on…
Illegal Part 91 Charters are increasing Difficult for FAA to Detect Some suggestions as to how to Deter NATA Appeals To FAA To Take On Illegal Charters One of the jobs…