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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... »
FAA and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Reach Agreement on Airport Safety Violations
WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) have reached a settlement agreement about aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) violations from December 2010 to June 2012 at four New York area airports owned and operated by the PANYNJ — John F. Kennedy, Teterboro, LaGuardia,... »
FAA Delays Closure of 149 Air Traffic towers until June 15
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15. Last month, the FAA announced it would eliminate funding for these towers as part of the agency’s required $637 million budget cuts under... »
NTSB IDENTIFIES ORIGIN OF JAL BOEING 787 BATTERY FIRE
NTSB IDENTIFIES ORIGIN OF JAL BOEING 787 BATTERY FIRE; DESIGN, CERTIFICATION AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES COME UNDER SCRUTINY February 7, 2013 WASHINGTON – At a news conference today, NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman identified the origin of the Jan. 7 battery fire that occurred on a Japan Airlines 787 parked at Boston Logan Airport, and... »
Redwings Airlines Suspension Pending
Red Wings Airlines is grounded. Almost. Beginning Feb 4, Red Wings will be suspended due to the results of an inspection that turned up pilot training and flight preparation breaches. The Red Wings fleet is made up of Tu-204 jets. WE WONDER if the airline is under safety suspension why they are waiting until... »
Fourth Investigative Update on Boeing 787 Battery Fire
NTSB Provides Fourth Investigative Update on Boeing 787 Battery Fire in Boston January 27, 2013 WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board today released a fourth update on its investigation into the Jan. 7 fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The fire occurred after the airplane had... »
NEVADA AIR TOUR HELICOPTER ACCIDENT
January 25, 2013 WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board meeting to determine the probable cause of the crash of an air tour helicopter near Las Vegas. On December 7, 2011, at about 4:30 pm PST, a Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopter, operated by Sundance Helicopters, Inc., on a sightseeing trip, crashed... »
FAA Issues Battery Statement. And Me Too…Attention, Boeing…
My experts are telling me that it looks like Boeing is all alone on these 787 battery fires. The FAA issued 31 ‘Special Conditions’ (you can read that to mean that the FAA gave Boeing a whole lot of slack) but this battery problem is not getting a free ride, or any favors. SAFETY... »
FCC moving on Wireless Connectivity
The FCC’s “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order” establishes procedures for broadband aboard commercial and private aircraft. According to the paperwork, the authorizations allow broadband services to passengers on a non-harmful interference basis, and several airlines are operating under the terms of those authorizations. I truly endorse this. The item below was... »
