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JDA Journal

 The JDA Journal, formally known as the, (FAA Insight Blog) is being redesigned to make it easier to search and find articles no matter the publication date. When the redesign is completed, you will be able to search, find and download all articles quickly. In the

Explanation of Intent and Content

Published daily since 2009, the JDA Journal has earned a reputation as a source for concise, unbiased, no nonsense, non-jargon, in depth analysis and incisive commentary on the latest news and important current issues of interest to the aviation community.  No other daily aviation journal is as thought provoking, insightful, interesting and sometimes even fun to read at no cost, without advertisements and without overt or subtle marketing messages.

Based on our collective years of experience in aviation– in Washington, out in the aviation hubs and at foreign posts—we translate jargon, decipher innuendo, and explain the obtuse to provide critical analysis and expert commentary.

These interpretations are backed with explanations which delve below the major premises into the material which drives these conclusions.

Wherever possible, links to the statute, regulations, manuals, handbooks, PGLs and all sorts of reference materials are provided.

As a result, an archive of 4,000 past articles has become a valuable online resource for those engaged in aviation safety research or for those readers who simply want to understand the story behind the story.

At the end of every post is a comment section. It is there because we welcome dialogue. Safety opinions have many different perspectives; there is real value in exchanging views. Opinions and insights from outside aviation safety professionals are welcome. When
accepted for publication their posts draw considerable interest.

Our views on issues are as unbiased as we can make them. We have worked in government, associations, and industry but safety is a discipline which does not tolerate prejudged perspectives. As you do every day, we, too, must recalibrate our vision based
on the current facts. We do err and welcome corrections.

 

 

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