New FAA study will look at relation between airplane seat size and evacuation speed Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has FlexSim “laboratory” Try to measure correlation pitch/width and evacuation time Configurations: 2 seats on each side…
Fargo airport authority rejects proposed agreement from city, prompting commissioner to walk out of meeting Debate between City and Authority over Municipal Staff assigned to Airport City demands that employees work for City; Authority wants…
Tweets posted on Burbank air traffic controller’s account offend community groups In midst of ATC review, A controller expresses unvarnished, inappropriately expressed thoughts Comments when edited express REAL SAFETY concerns In dealing with ATC review, public…
Flight Attendants Applaud FAA Move to Include Naloxone Onboard Crusade led by AFA in response to Opioid Crisis Some (all?) airlines adding Naloxone to Emergency Medical Kits voluntarily FAA, in midst of tortuous rule-making process,…
Lithium Battery receives FAA approval FAA”s standards evolve from 2013 Critical for future evolution of aviation- eVTOL and electric airplanes The future of UAS aircraft (especially the eVTOL vehicles) and green, electric aircraft depends on…
Asiana Airlines Ordered To Suspend San Francisco Route For 45 Days Probable Cause Asiana 214 : Pilot Error and Inadequate Training MOLIT orders suspension of route for 45 days = loss of 11 billion ₩…
Operator of New York Aircraft Parts Supplier Sentenced Defendant used false Airworthiness Approval Tags (FAA Form 8130-3) 30 Months in Federal Prison Learn the vagaries of SUPs “On October 3, 2019, William Vanmanen, operator of…
Final Airport ADS-B Systems Installed Keystone to NextGen Completed within Budget and On Time by FSF Editorial Staff | October 8, 2019 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it has completed the “final…