Innovation and imagination are the only limits on the future operations of Unmanned/Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). The UK CAA, no longer under EASA’s jurisdiction, has proposed an alternative regulatory framework as a Light UAS Operator Certificate (“LUC”) for UAS operators undertaking Specific Category activities. The intent is to ‘grant[ing] privileges based on organisational competence rather than […]
This 37 year old, former DJ, was able to create documentation that was authenticate enough to fool: Delta Air Lines American Airlines United Airlines Southwest Airlines Ryanair TAP Air Portugal WestJet Virgin Australia TUI His fraud resulted in an estimated 126 aircraft being grounded due to unairworthy CFM 56 non-serialized items such as bolts, […]
GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS are reported in the below article. The positive FIRST: a JetBlue flight incurred a heretofore unidentified phenomena and based on that event, it was determined that intense energy emitted from the sun, electromagnetic ways, had interfered with the a320’s onboard flight control computers. Immediate remediation appears to have averted […]
His Excellency Eng Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, announced that the United Arab Emirates is seriously considering mandating a 2% Sustainable Aviation Fuel standard[1]. (see below article). An immediate reaction might be why would the UAE impose the use of a fuel that […]
Meteorologists, using decades of data, predict where, when and how hurricanes may impact in a very broad area. Even though the available information could provide reliable forecasts, the typical WX display shows an array of models, commonly called a spaghetti chart. The interest in all of the aviation innovations is high both in the […]
Apologies AI seems to have accepted that #47’s call to annex our Northern friends is a REALITY Below are two articles that may signal that the Trump-Duffy-Bedford team GETS the need for the US/DOT/FAA to resurrect its international status.. The FAA met with their counterparts at the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Saudi […]
Captain Chris Ona Najomo, Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, announced that his team is eyeing the Type Certification[1] of the COMAC C-919 for flights in other African countries. He is quoted as saying that NCAA is “…considering the months-long certification process for the jet to operate on domestic routes, noting the […]
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is the first aviation safety organization to have declared SEVERE AIR TURBULENCE AS A MAJOR IN-FLIGHT THREAT. That is exceptionally justified classification based on the examples cited in the article following this commentary. This dangerous meteorological phenomenon has drawn frequent attention here: CLEAR AIR TURBULANCE—what is it? Is […]
Aviation Safety depends on self-awareness, a significant pillar of Safety Management System’s discipline (SMS). The CEO and MD of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has requested that the Boeing company send at a team of engineers for at least a month to assess the airline’s safety compliance. Why Boeing? Such an inspection would ordinarily be […]
President Trump has signed three executive orders setting forth a new agenda, nay timeline, for drones, eVTOLs and SSTs. Included in his statement is the following policy directive as to the regulators to move forward on these new forms of aerospace technology: “Decades of REGULATORY GRIDLOCK have grounded advancements in drones, FLYING CARS, and […]
AI designed image, including the spelling GREENAIR posted a useful article pondering what the meaning of Airbus’ delay of the hydrogen aircraft development while simultaneously the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority creates a second iteration of what this fuel may provide for flights and how the industry can transition to this green alternative. The global aviation […]
Below is a recent publication announcing that Norway now has a total of 23 (adding more) AIRPORTS under REMOTE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (RATC). The Civil Aviation Authority of Norway is ranked by the FAA and ICAO among the world’s safest. Indeed, there have been no fatal accidents involving commercial air transport in Norway since 1919!!! […]