Two cases show that airports pose risk of criminal sanctions Misappropriation of funds by Airport Executive alleged Mayor may have used airport revenues to defend subpoena and to pay for one of her advisers Airports have…
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Congress can and should establish Rulemaking deadline Must be aware of existing regulatory priorities Ignoring Significant Rulemaking Agenda merits being Ignored A recent trend in aviation legislation is language which “mandates” the promulgation of a…
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…
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…