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Canada updating its SMS, should the FAA start a similar review?

Transport Canada Civil Aviation has announced that it will “update” its safety management system citing this risk assessment tool’s birthdate as 2005.  Our neighbor to the North recognizes that its current framework needs realignment with evolving ICAO nuances as well as other CAAs best practices.

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AI aircraft design and Piloting

Comprehendible Immersion into AI by Kerry Lynch

 Kerry Lynch of AIN has published an informative article about Artificial Intelligence. In aviation much foreboding about its application– #1 the disruptive prospects of an AI robot designing an aircraft and of an AI system replacing humans in the cockpit. What is this two letter

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Mark Twain on Aviation Safety

2024 Business Aircraft Safety Results as SMS focus tool 

Almost simultaneously AIN published its 2024 Business Jets Safety Results and NBAA issued its Top 2024 Business Aviation Safety Focuses. These apparently accidentally juxtaposed articles should serve as a useful mechanism for Business Aviation Safety Managers and their teams.  Attention as to safety matters is

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meeting among CAAs

Foreign TC Validation needs FAA people, not GAO’s process 

In response to a Congressional request the Government Accountability Office (GAO) devoted 21 months (May 2022 to January 2024) to study the Effectiveness of the FAA’s International Validation Process (“GAO study”). They had extensive  Interviews with FAA staff, OEMs, trade associations and 4 Foreign Civil

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There’s something at Spirit requiring HELP!!! 

Below is a very confusing article about Spirit Airlines grounding of an unspecified number of its a320 aircraft for required maintenance. The specific model type (ceo or neo) and engines on these aircraft are also not mentioned. The report indicates that their grounding is to

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JDA Solutions Journal:
Daily Aviation Insight by FAA Experts

Published daily since 2009, the JDA Journal has earned a reputation as a source for concise, unbiased, no nonsense, non-jargon, in depth analysis and incisive commentary on the latest news and important current issues of interest to the aviation community. No other daily aviation journal is as thought provoking, insightful, interesting and sometimes even fun to read at no cost, without advertisements and without overt or subtle marketing messages.

JDA Journal is a forum for JDA Aviation staff and Associates to post their insights on aviation Safety.

Our head writer, Sandy Murdock, was former FAA Chief Counsel and FAA Deputy Administrator. Also NBAA’s former Sr. VP Administration and General Counsel.

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