LSA Engine Safety Aircraft engines these days come in a lot more flavors and configurations than they used to, thanks largely to the advent of two forms of alternative aviation: most recently, the light sport aircraft (LSA) market and, much earlier, the 1990s surge in experimental/amateur kit-built aircraft.
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Goes to Washington Sully, who testifies before the Aviation Subcommittee of the House today, says that the cuts airlines have demanded of pilots in recent years have been chasing the best pilots out of the business, which may lead to a decline in safety in the industry. It's a point EW pointed out around the time of the crash.
Threat to aviation safety in the snow of winter As regards the safety of air flights in the United States urge the authorities to take the positions of the enacting stronger and faster action to deal with the serious implications of the problem of ice on aircraft surfaces in cold weather
FAA to cut local meteorologists from air traffic control In severe weather, would you trust your safety to a meteorologist a thousand miles away? In a controversial move, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to remove in-house meteorologists that provide real-time weather information to air traffic controllers. This is a potentially dangerous situation for air travelers.
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WSJ.com - New Focus Put on Avoiding Bird Strikes Amid evidence bird strikes knocked out both engines of US Airways Flight 1549, aviation safety experts are testing systems to reduce the risks.
10 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation Midair collisions, fires, a fatigued fuselage that turned a plane into a high-altitude convertible—out of these tragedies arose major technological advances in flight safety. How did flying get so reliable? Here are eight crashes and two emergency landings whose influence is felt—for the good—each time you step on a plane.
Sully gets our vote for sexiest man alive "Brace for impact."That's all cool-as-a-cucumber commercial pilot and aviation safety expert Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, 57, had to say to passengers as he steered his plane down into a controlled crash-landing.Sully saved the lives of 155 people when he calmly made a split-second decision to land...More>
Plan Goes Down in New York's Hudson A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday when the crash occured.
US Airways plane goes down in Hudson River....Holy Crap! NEW YORK – A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday when the crash occured.
US Airways plane goes down in Hudson River A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday when the crash occured.
India Orders Eight Boeing P-8Is FAA today certified Embraer's largest executive jet, the Lineage 1000. The aircraft won type certification in December 2008 from Brazil's ANAC National Civil Aviation Agency as well as the European Aviation Safety Agency.
Airlines fight FAA crew rest requirements CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seven U.S. airlines have sued the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency broke its own rules and may have compromised flight safety when it set new standards for pilot rest times last year without input from the...
Embraer recebe certificação da ANAC e EASA para o Lineage 10 O jato ultra-large Lineage 1000 da Embraer recebeu simultaneamente o Certificado de Tipo por parte da Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) e da European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), agências de aviação civil do Brasil e da União Européia, respectivamente. A Certificação de Tipo Suplementar(Supplemental Type Certification – STC)...
Experts Warn Passengers Not To Fly Some airline experts strongly suggest that potential airline passengers avoid flying airlines that are not part of the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). They cite the fact that pilots will be reluctant to report anomolies and errors fearing repercussions from the airlines.
Aviation Sector Wants In On Infrastructure Stimulus Plans If Congress were to include the aviation sector in its economic stimulus packages, more than 40,000 high-paying jobs would be created, aviation safety would be improved, and there would be positive effects for the environment, according to a coalition of aviation organizations.
Centro Tecnológico da Tam ganha certificação EASA 145 O Centro Tecnológico da Tam, localizado em São Carlos, interior de São Paulo, acaba de ser certificado pela autoridade aeronáutica européia, a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), para realizar a manutenção de aeronaves Airbus A321 e A330.
Career Profile: Pilot At Harbour Air, Mick Egan flies seaplanes between Victoria and Vancouver. Mick describes his career in aviation as "striking a balance between adrenaline and safety."
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Army Aviation Accidents Top $16 Billion U.S. Army aviation accidents and incidents have cost the service about $16.2 billion over the past dozen years, according to an exclusive Aerospace DAILY analysis of data provided by the Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center (USACRC).
New Report Backs Up DFW Airport Whistleblower A new report being released Friday confirms Federal Aviation Administration officials covered up safety errors at DFW. It's the final report by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inspector General, and it backs up allegations Anne Whiteman, a DFW air traffic controller, first made in 1998. Whiteman spoke only to CBS 11's Jack Fink.
Safety Board Pressures FAA On Medical Helicopter Crashes Responding to a spate of fatal emergency medical helicopter accidents, a federal safety panel said Tuesday aviation officials are not acting quickly enough on proposals to prevent crashes.
FAA to Fund Three more Airlines for Electronic Flight Bags E The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it has reached agreements with three additional US airlines to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems in exchange for critical operational data.
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NAT: QANTAS needs to improve says CASA CASA wants Qantas to make a range of improvements to the way it manages and delivers aircraft maintenance following a special review carried out by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.CASA has told the airline to produce a plan to address deficiencies in meeting some of its own maintenance performance targets.
The perfect 10 airline now frayed around the edges QANTAS was forced to again defend its maintenance reputation last night after the aviation watchdog warned that the airline was failing to meet performance standards and needed to take action to head off potential safety problems.The Civil Aviation Safety Authority announced it would follow its review of the Qantas maintenance operations......
High Flying Apprentices become the first to benefit from uni Thomas Cook Aircraft Maintenance apprentices who study at Deeside College have become the first group from the College to pass the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 66 exam.
Australian Blackhawks Invaded Fiji's Airspace. Fiji’s human rights body has reported that Australian military helicopters endangered aviation safety by flying in Fiji’s airspace without informing Fiji Air Traffic Control on the eve of the 2006 coup.
US Says It will Review Eclipse Very Light Jets US government aviation officials have said that they are conducting an unusual 30-day review of the Eclipse 500 very light jets in response to reports of known safety problems when the jets were certified for flight in 2006
"An aircraft will fall owing to this. I guarantee this," Johannesburg - A skills shortage at SAA (South Africa Airways) Technical, has increased to the extent that its aviation safety standards have been brought into question.
'Lap children' at risk in flight Adults traveling with babies may have no idea how dangerous it is to allow infants and toddlers to fly on commercial airline flights as "lap children". The Federal Aviation Administration and the airlines don't require babies and children under age 2 to travel in child safety seats, primarily for cost reasons !
FAA Fines American Airlines $7 Million The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it is seeking $7.1 million from American Airlines for continuing to fly airliners after safety problems were reported and for drug-testing violations.
US airline 'broke safety rules' US aviation officials are accusing American Airlines of major breaches of safety, including intentionally flying planes known to need repairing.
Pilots complain airlines restrict fuel to cut cost Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel. Safety for passengers and crews could be compromised, they say. The situation got bad enough three years ago, even before the latest surge in fuel prices, that NASA sent a safety alert to federal aviation officials. No action
Do fuel savers work - high fuel prices put airline passenger Aviation workers warn that air travelers safety could be compromised from pressure to carry less fuel, yet the Federal Aviation Administration says there is no reason to order airlines to back off their effort to keep fuel loads to a minimum.
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New Qantas 'incident' prompts safety review Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days.
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