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Aviation History GAMA Uncategorized The Right SME led to 40 years of Embraer Growth  Sandy Murdock 08 November 2023 Embraer Aircraft ranks today as the globe’s 3rd largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Its current airliner inventory is impressive-  SimpleFlying chronicles the history of this upstart Brazilian company’s climb to such a lofty position among some heavy…

EASA offers insights where AI is going in aviation.
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EASA offers insights where AI is going in aviation.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, we all know, is COMING to AVIATION, soon, but WHAT WE ALL DO NOT KNOW, is exactly what it can, cannot, should or should not do. As a consequence of this rapidly emerging technology, many of us feel like the six blind people trying to define this large UNKNOWN, CONSTANTLY ADAPTING AND RE-ADAPTING…

ELECTRON’s exciting GREEN advantages- will Capital be attracted?
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ELECTRON’s exciting GREEN advantages- will Capital be attracted?

Business aviation has been reviled, unfairly, for its green record. Comes now a British, now Dutch start-up that wants to provide this segment of vital air commerce with a five seat, all electric, 310 mile aircraft by 2028—THE ELECTRON MODEL 5. History compels that it be noted that this innovative aircraft’s design borrows from the…

Justice and Jail for Boeing vs. NTSB probable cause?
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Justice and Jail for Boeing vs. NTSB probable cause?

The Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that it had initiated a CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION “WHETHER THE [Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max] PANEL BLOWOUT VIOLATED TERMS OF A 2021 SETTLEMENT that let Boeing avoid prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators who certified the 737 Max.” The charge traces to the terms to which Boeing agreed to close…

Does United need to do an external audit?
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Does United need to do an external audit?

Below are three articles which report the incidents and regulatory consequences of incidents which United recently experienced. The first explains what restrictions the FAA has imposed in response. Number two story recites the opinions of the UA CEO and three experts. The last includes the list of actions which UA’s head of corporate safety is…

URGENT FAA MESSAGE ABOUT ATCer RECRUITMENT FAILS TO MENTION ONE
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URGENT FAA MESSAGE ABOUT ATCer RECRUITMENT FAILS TO MENTION ONE

RGENT FAA MESSAGE ABOUT ATCer RECRUITMENT FAILS TO MENTION ONE Below is an FAA announcement by FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker establishing the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI). The program expands the labor pool of air traffic controller to meet a staffing shortfall. He HIGHLIHTED the valuable partnership between selected colleges and universities and FAA….

In the midst of a MESS, Boeing wants to add         a source of the problem?
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In the midst of a MESS, Boeing wants to add a source of the problem?

What will FAA do? An FAA report pointed out significant problems in the Boeing Company’s SMS, QC, QA and other processes as well as its review of the products being delivered by Spirit AeroSystems. The criticisms are both extensive and not new. A highly publicized deadline was set as 90 days by which Boeing must…

Comprehendible Immersion into AI by Kerry Lynch
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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 code mean to aviation today and beyond?  Kerry Lynch’s report…

Rep. Cohen’s FIVE YEARS repeating the same Question now may break ankles?
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Rep. Cohen’s FIVE YEARS repeating the same Question now may break ankles?

The people of Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District should recognize his persistence as witnessed by his January 29th Press Release (see below). As he notes, the Member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has been advocating that the FAA’s (and MOST OTHER CAAS’[1]) must revise its emergency evacuation standards (see 14 CFR § 25.803 (c)). Below is…

The Devil in the Details of the FAA Significant Rulemaking Report 
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The Devil in the Details of the FAA Significant Rulemaking Report 

The Devil in the Details of the FAA Significant Rulemaking Report  [NOTE: AI must have a poor spell check function.” The The DELL” was the original text. Details do matter] The FAA regulatory process is alleged to frequently violate the Rule against Perpetuities (not later than twenty-one years after some life in being at the…