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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... »
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... »
Senators Protest Closure of Control Towers
Forty-one senators have written a letter to the Department of Transportation supporting their belief that “$253 million in funding authority” is enough to keep open the 149 contract control towers which are currently scheduled to close after June 15. Senators Letter »
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:... »
FAA Approves Boeing 787 Battery System Design
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today took the next step in returning the Boeing 787 to flight by approving Boeing’s design for modifications to the 787 battery system. The changes are designed to address risks at the battery cell level, the battery level and the aircraft level. Next week, the FAA will issue instructions... »
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... »
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,... »
