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| Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
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FAA Seeks Penalties Against American Airlines for Deferred Maintenance, Other Violations
By FlyingNews @ 3:45 PM :: 13 Views ::
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced actions totaling $7.1 million in civil penalties against American Airlines for improperly deferring maintenance on safety-related equipment and deficiencies with its drug and alcohol testing programs and exit lighting inspections.
The FAA asserts that in December 2007, American used the wrong provisions of its Minimum Equipment List (MEL) to return two MD-83 aircraft to service after pilots had reported problems, and flew the planes 58 times in violation of FAA regulations. The MEL contains components and systems without which the aircraft may operate safely under specific limitations, as proven by the operator or manufacturer.
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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FAA Expands Runway Status Lights Nationwide
By FlyingNews @ 4:08 PM :: 21 Views ::
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Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Robert Sturgell today announced new initiatives designed to improve runway safety at busy U.S. airports, including the installation of Runway Status Lights at major airports across the country. The agency expects to award a contract this fall to install the system at 20 additional airports over the next three years.
“Severe runway incursions are down,” said Sturgell. “And, we’re putting technology and procedures in place to keep it that way. We’re making changes on the runway and in the cockpit that are going to make a significant difference.”
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Announces Opening of Military Airspace for July Fourth Weekend
By FlyingNews @ 12:50 PM :: 28 Views ::
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The U.S. military will again make airspace available for commercial airline flights off the East Coast during the July Fourth weekend to help reduce delays for air travelers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today. The airspace released by the military over the upcoming weekend will allow airlines to plan alternate routes in one of the country’s most heavily flown aviation corridors.
“Today’s announcement will help ensure that travelers don’t have to celebrate Independence Day by being stuck on an airplane,” said Secretary Peters.
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| Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Issues Recommendations to Help Avoid Future Abrupt Aircraft Groundings
By FlyingNews @ 7:40 AM :: 37 Views ::
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Citing lessons learned from reports submitted by the Federal Aviation Administration and American Airlines in response to last month’s grounding of hundreds of MD-80 aircraft, the Secretary called on the FAA and airlines to better ensure mutual understanding of what constitutes compliance with an Aviation Directive.
Secretary Peters added that the FAA and airlines need to review and improve procedures for understanding the process, timing and criteria for requesting and approving alternative solutions for safety directives, known as Alternate Means of Compliance.
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
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New York Airspace Redesign Causing Pilot Confusion
By FlyingNews @ 5:04 PM :: 55 Views ::
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An FAA airspace redesign project designed to reduce delays and congestion at airports within the Northeast corridor is creating pilot confusion that could result in safety problem.
The vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association in Newark says there have been several incidents on the ground there that can be attributed to the new procedures. In one, a United Airlines jet turned the wrong way prior to departure, and in another, a JetBlue pilot communicating with a controller admitted to not knowing how the new procedures worked. Two minutes later, another pilot radioed the tower with questions about the new process. In both cases, the planes were only minutes from takeoff.
You can read the entire article here.
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| Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
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Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series Airplanes
By FlyingNews @ 7:10 AM :: 70 Views ::
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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 series airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the alternate static air source selector valve to assure that the part number identification placard does not obstruct the alternate static air source selector valve port. If the part number identification placard obstructs the port, this AD requires you to remove the placard, assure that the port is unobstructed, and report to the FAA if obstruction is found. This AD results from reports of improper installation of the part number identification placard on the alternate static air source selector valve. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent erroneous indications from the altimeter, airspeed, and vertical speed indicators, which could cause the pilot to react to incorrect flight information and possibly result in loss of control.
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
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ATA Reacts to Department of Transportation LaGuardia Slot Withdrawal and Auction "Experiment"
By FlyingNews @ 7:15 AM :: 82 Views ::
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The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement in response to Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to withdraw LaGuardia slots and auction those slots back to the airlines:
“It is truly mystifying, with the airline industry in a financial meltdown due to overwhelming fuel prices, that DOT decides now is the time for a costly economics experiment at LaGuardia. It is even more ridiculous considering the DOT’s highly suspect claim of legal authority it has just ‘discovered’ after decades of concluding the opposite,” said ATA President and CEO James C. May.
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| Friday, April 11, 2008 |
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Stevens Advises FAA to Adopt Alaskan Tested Aviation Safety Programs
By FlyingNews @ 7:17 AM :: 95 Views ::
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Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today advised the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study Alaska’s Capstone and Medallion flight programs in order to improve the nation’s aviation safety. Senator Stevens also called for the FAA and all aviation stakeholders to work to maintain the highest level of safety during a Commerce Committee hearing.
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| Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
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Alaska Airlines Inspects MD-80 Fleet With FAA To Ensure Technical Compliance With Directive
By FlyingNews @ 7:10 AM :: 77 Views ::
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Alaska Airlines is conducting inspections with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of its nine MD-80s to ensure precise and complete compliance with a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive related to wire bundling in the aircraft's wheel wells. The airline canceled three flights Tuesday night and 14 flights so far Wednesday in order to conduct the FAA inspections, which are focused on detailed, technical specifications and not safety-of-flight issues.
"We apologize for inconveniencing some of our customers during these inspections," said Fred Mohr, Alaska Airlines' vice president of maintenance and engineering. "Nothing is more important to us than safety, and we will continue to work with the FAA and The Boeing Co. to ensure we're in complete compliance with all FAA directives."
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