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FAA Administrator Huerta Calls for More Action
– As the busy summer flying season approaches, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today met with leaders from the general aviation community to agree on actions to enhance safety and reduce accidents. The general aviation fatal accident rate has remained flat over the past five years and 149 fatal accidents already have occurred so far... »
NTSB Issues 9 New Safety Recommendations
NTSB Issues Nine New Safety Recommendations as a Result of Its Investigation of the 8/26/2011 Crash of a Eurocopter AS350 B2 Near Mosby, Missouri May 6, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board Issues the Following Recommendations to the Following Organizations: Prohibit flight crewmembers in 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 and 91 subpart... »
NTSB TO ASSIST AFGHAN AUTHORITIES WITH INVESTIGATION INTO BAGRAM CARGO PLANE CRASH
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead a team to assist the Afghanistan Ministry of Transportation and Commercial Aviation in the investigation of a cargo plane crash at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim LeBaron will be the U.S. accredited representative. He will lead a team of three additional... »
NTSB INVESTIGATIVE HEARING ON BOEING 787 BATTERY FIRE
April 23, 2013 Press Release The National Transportation Safety Board today will begin the first of two days of investigative hearings into the Jan. 7 battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 in Boston. The all-day hearings will end with a separate press availability by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. Event 1: Investigative Hearing Date/Time:... »
NTSB Assisting in Lion Air Boeing Investigation
In George’s Point of View As I stand here on the balcony of my Cancun suite snapping a video of a gathering far below on the beach, the force of the wind off the ocean nearly knocks me off my feet. Yes, my Air Crash Consultant mind is at work, even when I’m relaxing... »
FATAL MISSOURI HELICOPTER ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION,
In George’s Point of View I usually say Maintenance, Maintenance Maintenance, but in this case, I think I’ll say Training, Training, Training. The pilots I meet who were trained in the military tell me they are drilled to the point that reactions are instinct. If only this pilot had chosen not to fly, fueled... »
AGENDA ANNOUNCED FOR NTSB FORUM ON LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
April 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board today released the final agenda including the participants’ names, affiliations, and biographies for the forum on lithium ion batteries in transportation. The forum, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, April 11-12, starts at 9 am and will be held in the NTSB Board Room and... »
DATES FOR Boeing Battery INVESTIGATIVE HEARING
The National Transportation Safety Board announced today that its two-day investigative hearing into the Jan. 7 battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 at Boston’s Logan Airport will be held on April 23-24 at the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. The hearing will focus on issues relating to the design, testing... »
NTSB ANNOUNCES Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation FORUM
Today the National Transportation Safety Board announced that its upcoming forum, “Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation,” will be held on April 11-12. The NTSB also released a preliminary agenda for the event. The forum will focus on three areas: 1) the design, development and performance of lithium ion batteries; 2) regulations and standards related... »
FAA Approves Boeing Certification plans
Although the Federal Aviation Administration approved Boeing Company’s certification plan for the redesigned 787 battery system, after thoroughly reviewing Boeing’s proposed modifications, the National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing didn’t inform investigators about what it planned to say in the March 15 briefing in Tokyo, which is “inconsistent with our expectations.” On March 15,... »
