EASA’s 1st AOC has exhibited a disregard for SMS
EASA proudly issued its 1st AOC to WizzAir Hungarian Low Fare CEO asks his staff to fight through FATIGUE Now with no national CAA, Brussels must deal with this SMS mess There have been shocking…
Fatigue
Science promises greater objectivity in Aviation Fatigue Safety Risk measurement
Civil Aviation established set of rules addressing pilot fatigue Military research is designing a Smartwatch to warn pilots about fatigue Swiss research developing a similar measuring wearable Civil aviation has struggled with Fatigue experienced by…
BALPA urges a new “sleepiness” test; what’s wrong with Part 117 which ALPA uses
Union requests use of computer program on future duty schedules Ignores FAA Part 117, state-of-the-art research ALPA is teaching the FAA regimen of new scheduling, training and awareness Pilots should undergo a ‘tiredness test’ before flights to stop them falling asleep in the cockpit, union says BALPA, the British pilots union, has announced a…
Transportation Safety Board of Canada Watchlist 2018 Very similar to NTSB Most Wanted List 2017-2108
Observations on the NTSB Most Wanted Lists: 2016, 2015 & 2014 NTSB MWL Update is both positive in its message and more collaborative TSB releases Watchlist 2018: a call to action on safety management and…
NBAA Advances Aviation Safety through its own Initiatives
NBAA’s carefully crafted, industry relevant information is incredibly valuable. Neither the quality of the content nor the depth of the insight is exceeded in the aviation association industry.
Goglia’s AMT Fatigue needs SMS for solutions
SMS can design proactive strategies for each unique AMT fatigue case in this field of diverse job descriptions, and can provide the ability to respond quickly.
FAA says that Fatigue Management is coming to Aviation Maintainer
FAA issued a fatigue management advisory circular that all may comment on. It will, however, be interesting to see how advisory it really is.
Jet Blue’s Perfect Storm—lessons for future such weather stress on crew availability?
ARTICLE: JetBlue cancels flights to rest crews The Perfect Storm is a book about a disaster at sea in which natural forces conspire to sink a fishing boat and its crew. The JetBlue version involves…