Airport Field Condition Assessments and Winter Operations Safety (AC No: 150/5200-30D)is a vital, but difficult aspect of Airport Safety. First, airports do not have to deal with snow on a year round basis. It would…
The saga of the Boeing Max 8 grounding and now the renewed determination of airworthiness has received as much attention as any aviation safety issue for decades. Given the voracious appetite of reporters for the…
The confluence of the unanticipated financial crisis caused by COVID-19 and the long term planned need for decentralized, digitized, decarbonized, resilient, scalable, and clean on-site power generation have created a conundrum for airport senior…
This is the nineteenth Potpourri edition. This information resource is intended to capture some of the articles about the coronavirus impact on aviation. Not included are, for example, the high profile battles over the grants/loans…
The death of another of the Tuskegee Airmen refreshes their history as fighter pilots in World War II. Many may know of their aerial successes, but not as well known was segregationist actions which…
The GAO has reviewed the FAA’s Compliance Philosophy. Its quantification predilection drove it to measure enforcement and informal action numbers- before and after. A better metric would have been to examine the safety efficacy…
Career official replaced as acting Transportation Department watchdog praises new boss in letter to congressional investigators June 4,2020 Democrats press nominee for Transportation Department watchdog on his independence August 6, 2002 USDOT IG Nominee Eric…
FAA Flight Service reached the Century Mark When one talks about the FAA and flight service, the prominent image that comes to mind is Air Traffic Controllers in towers, centers and TRACONs. Their work…