The narative on the 5G aircraft interference has been skewed FAA identifies a specific fix for the radio altimeter Final Answer–there was an unacceptable risk and it is solvable The FAA, per the below Simple…
Apologies for violating one of my “journalistic” principles; in writing about my friend, Norm Mineta, I will be writing in the first person singular. While as a political appointee in the Reagan FAA, I had…
Boeing on way back with the Max 8 Production ramping up Reduce Lean Manufacturing and increase QC/QA? GREAT NEWS: Boeing has all the airworthiness approvals from the FAA; the Company has the demand for its…
Congress has great interest in Aviation and the FAA Chair DeFazio has been on Transportation & Infrastructure every year since 1986 Served on all subcommittees and cites aviation, safety and security as one of his…
Career FAA employee who established a high standard of excellence Started at entry level and finished a step from the FAA’s most important safety position Facing extraordinary internal and external challenges, he helped create and…
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….
NTSB speaks at African Aviation Safety Symposium FAA & DOT & NTSB had annual forums, but stopped (?) Africa’s aviation growth forecasted and safety needs merits US attention EU and China already there NTSB’s Chief…
In reponse to the Putin invasion of Ukraine, the West has launched an attack on Russia’s civil aviation International Regulatory papers have caused havoc Impacts have been substantial, diminished Rosaviatsia’s standing Likely no more international…