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International Progress on Environmental Standards
Earlier this year, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) advanced two important goals to make air travel cleaner and quieter worldwide. As a member of CAEP, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) played a crucial role. “Air transportation continues to grow within and amongst nations,” said FAA Administrator Michael... »
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:... »
Anniversary of Bhoja Air Crash
The anniversary of a plane crash is always a sad day; It is a day few people recall if they didn’t lose someone; It is a day remembered by children as the moment they found themselves orphaned–and mothers and fathers who found themselves without a child; and husbands and wives who found themselves widowed.... »
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... »
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... »
Flying Tigers Inspection Fraud Scheme
Joel Stout at Flying Tigers, Inc forged the signature of a certified mechanic claiming to have performed inspections he had not done. Stout pleaded guilty to seven counts of conspiracy and mail fraud. His sentencing will be June 24. See CRIMINAL NO. 12-394 below: »
NTSB Reports on Dreamliner Battery Fire in Boston
We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation. A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries. Attached... »
