Stories Collection

  1. The Global Aviation Information Network (GAIN) office declared recently it was "pleas...
  2. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  3. Prosecutors are showing an increasing willingness to press criminal charges for safet...
  4. In addition to drawing ire from pilots (see ASW, April 17), the National Transportati...
  5. The bullet from the .357-caliber pistol penetrated the cabin floor and lodged in a di...
  6. The 17th Annual FAA/JAA International Harmonization Conference takes place June 5-9 a...
  7. The sun's 11-year cycle peaks this year, and the Earth will be bombarded with more en...
  8. The automation found in today's "electrified" jets can be both a boon and a bane. In ...
  9. Jim Helms, president of Transport Aircraft Technical Services Co., an aircraft remark...
  10. Our report of C.O. Miller's commentary on the RAND report mentioned that the full tex...
  11. "The tort system is about accountability.... Exposing factual data to the light of d...
  12. In our April 24 issue, the 478 high temperature events in the second bullet should be...
  13. The list of actions to correct electrical system deficiencies in MD-11 aircraft con...
  14. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  15. Duane Woerth, president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), expressed concern ...
  16. As an agenda for modernization, the first independent review of the organization and ...
  17. For in-flight medical emergencies, carriers have deployed automatic external defibril...
  18. The single pilot of a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 turboprop enroute from St. John's, ...
  19. In what is sure to be a controversy over confidentiality, video recorders are being r...
  20. DAYTONA BEACH, FL. - The major causes of aircraft accidents are well understood, and ...
  21. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  22. "There have always been maintenance errors in the hangar, but something has changed ...
  23. Air traffic controllers were aware of the mortal danger posed by the loss of pressuri...
  24. A senior U.S. Army warrant officer made his final flight last February, proudly compl...
  25. A "microburst" is almost a contradiction in terms; it's not a little burst of wind, b...
  26. Electrical arcing can be worse if the wires and bundles are in a vertical rather than...
  27. We note three recent cases where carriers felt compelled to undertake independent aud...
  28. The March 27 edition of USA Today newspaper contained a special feature spread over a...
  29. Jim Papageorge, a first officer with Southwest Airlines [LUV], brings a unique perspe...
  30. The experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Aviation Safety Re...
  31. Terrorist bombing attacks on airliners have exacted a considerably higher toll in dea...
  32. A two-day symposium is being hosted April 25-26 by the National Transportation Safety...
  33. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  34. "Other enhancements would allow us to fly the optimum tracks more often without havin...
  35. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  36. French pilots are being enjoined to speak English - in France. Effective March 23, al...
  37. Psychological testing of airline pilots and the installation of video cameras in the ...
  38. Steering en route airplanes around thunderstorms to reduce delays leaves one question...
  39. Extracts from FAA Advisory Circular No. 00-54, November, 1988: "Pilot Windshear Guide...
  40. Passenger Peter Bradley, age 40, was arraigned last week for breaking through the doo...
  41. While the industry and government can agree on the symptoms of a nationwide baggage s...
  42. According to nominations from 20 professional engineering societies, the airplane ran...
  43. Alexis M. Stefani, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, U.S. Transportation Depa...
  44. Page 7 of our March 13 issue mentions a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding fatig...
  45. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  46. It is the closest thing yet to finding the "match" that started the fire that brought...
  47. Regarding the spectacular March 5 runway overrun of Southwest Airlines [LUV] Flight 1...
  48. Burbank's airport is among the many in the U.S. with an inadequate runway safety area...
  49. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) major technology effort to stem the risin...
  50. Commentary by Richard Wood, Aviation Safety Consultant "Burbank was built in 1930 a...
  51. Highlights of the Southern California Safety Institute's 17th Annual International Ca...
  52. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  53. More, not less, top-down control of the national airspace system is seen as the solut...
  54. March 27 is the deadline for comment on what is to be done about flammable vapors in ...
  55. Apropos of this deadline, Prof. Bill Kauffman at the University of Michigan's Departm...
  56. By 2001 an ejectable flight data recorder should be available for commercial airliner...
  57. Highlights of the Southern California Safety Institute's 17th Annual International Ca...
  58. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  59. LOS ANGELES - Perhaps the best overview of the changing nature of inflight medical ca...
  60. * Wire working group. The next meeting of the Aircraft Wiring Inert Gas Generator (AW...
  61. Pilots Union Urges New Policy When the electrical gremlins strike, circuit breakers...
  62. The waning weeks of winter are a good time to remind all concerned of the hazard pose...
  63. Operators of MD-11s have been inundated recently with more than a dozen airworthiness...
  64. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  65. "If we build it and no one comes, there is no benefit," cautioned Jim Williams, team ...
  66. Manufacturing and maintenance quality are emerging as significant issues in the wake ...
  67. Any discussion of modern cockpit design is difficult to cover in just one swallow. Ho...
  68. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  69. * Industry day. For its proclaimed second annual industry day, the Federal Aviation A...
  70. When maximum performance is needed, such as to avoid colliding with terrain, crews sh...
  71. Not two months into the millenium, another airplane was hijacked, marking the second ...
  72. Billie Vincent, the president of Aerospace Services International, a security consult...
  73. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  74. Editor's Note: The following items, culled from the National Transportation Safety Bo...
  75. The safety standards of Korean Air Lines (KAL) have come under scrutiny in Australia....
  76. "Weather's not important until it's important, and then it's too late." Attributed to...
  77. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  78. Editor's note: The following items relate to the National Transportation Safety Board...
  79. The discovery of metal filings on at least two other Alaska Airlines [ALK] MD-80 seri...
  80. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  81. All airlines are not equally safe. Even with the rarity of fatal accidents in mind, t...
  82. As presented in our report of the recent conference on child safety seats, the issue ...
  83. Our story last week regarding Swissair's planned electrical modifications to its MD-1...
  84. Regarding reports of porous airport security in India, it should be noted that India ...
  85. A Texas jury awarded $9.35 million to a pilot fired by American Eagle Airlines, Inc.,...
  86. Every airworthiness directive is issued with an associated six letter code, as in thi...
  87. A delegation of officials from Transport Canada is in Korea until Feb. 6th taking a h...
  88. Only an aircraft with the wealth of back-up systems contained in Boeing's [BA] B777 w...
  89. Readers may recall when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered inspections...
  90. Actions intended to prevent a repeat of the Swissair Flight 111 crash Without wait-...
  91. Insurance payments for the families of the passengers killed in the Oct. 31, 1999 cra...
  92. A redesigned website has been unveiled recently for the National Aerospace and Space ...
  93. A few extra details are herewith offered on the cabin airflow tests that began last w...
  94. The sudden loss of pressurization at high altitude literally can suck the air out of ...
  95. Near collisions during airport operations remain one of the most intractable problems...
  96. Recent news reports of runway incursions are prompting concern in the U.S. Congress (...
  97. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  98. Functioning, maintenance, back-up safety features, emergency procedures and recurrent...
  99. It is that time of year when the Ostriches Anonymous Association (OAA) votes on the m...
  100. This week a Swissair MD-11 will undergo a series of in-flight tests to determine the ...
  101. U.S. government officials are quietly letting it be known that they intend to close s...
  102. The fatal Jan. 10 crash of a Crossair twin-turboprop has stimulated two investigation...
  103. The workings of the spell-checker must be watched closely to guard against inserting ...
  104. Japan's Transport Ministry acknowledges that it is conducting tests aboard a B777 for...
  105. Formal certification of all companies retained to conduct security screening checks o...
  106. Partial inspections of the electrical wiring and electrical systems in fewer than 100...
  107. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  108. "Burning Airlines" is the name of a 3-piece punk-rock band that "drew a very large cr...
  109. Three hull losses in less than 12 months, plus assorted damaged aircraft and operatio...
  110. The paltry number of parameters and/or power wipeouts to flight data recorders can pu...
  111. The FAA's Aging Transport System Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ATSRAC) will hold a p...
  112. An extract from Deadly Departure: Why the Experts Failed to Prevent The TWA Flight 80...
  113. Two months shy of 25 years flying without a fatal crash, Swiss regional carrier Cross...
  114. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  115. Passengers were allowed into the cockpit during a 1995 EgyptAir A320 flight from Cair...
  116. Comments are due January 27 on the proposed fuel tank Special Federal Aviation Regula...
  117. The Christmas Eve hijacking of an Indian Airlines A300 and the unprecedented release ...
  118. The founders wish to announce formally the formation this month of a new non-profit o...
  119. The Department of Defense holds its regular Thursday afternoon media briefing. (Conta...
  120. An increase of the cost cap for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) p...
  121. The U.S. Air Force has awarded TRW INc. a $143.7 million contract to begin full rate ...
  122. Operation Allied Force put U.S. reconnaissance assets through a severe test, and the ...
  123. The missions that were to be performed by Lockheed Martin's Block IIA Army Tactical M...
  124. Boeing would become the world's leading space concern if the company in the coming da...
  125. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  126. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and FAA Deputy Administrator Monte Belger join...
  127. Not 24 hours after this self-congratulatory press conference, the Federal Aviation Ad...
  128. Carrier employees called to assist the families of the victims of air disasters also ...
  129. Apropos of the Flight 1420 accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...
  130. UK investigators are focusing on a potentially faulty attitude director indicator (AD...
  131. Maintaining the momentum on a broad range of safety initiatives is the top priority o...
  132. Cautionary note: One good year does not make a trend The low number of passenger de...
  133. DATE & SITE: 11/7 - Nassau, Bahamas AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Boeing 757 N645AA (A...
  134. Carriers urged to maintain adequate cabin air circulation and regularly replace air f...
  135. A $5,000 fine was levied against an air carrier for failing to maintain that most bas...
  136. Airline/Aircraft Safety Corrections urged to correct safety inspections 7/12, p. 1...
  137. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  138. Recently called to our attention is a worth-looking-at web site dealing exclusively w...
  139. The UK investigation of the fatal stall of a de Havilland Dash 7 during an engineerin...
  140. The French have a saying, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose," or, "The more t...
  141. A runway overrun ending in a substantially damaged Qantas Airways B747-400 is likely ...
  142. Vital aircraft wiring can be hardened to make it virtually invulnerable to chafing an...
  143. "We've got to get children off laps. End of story." -- Roger Hardy, Cranfield Impact ...
  144. Due to the Christmas holiday, our next issue will be dated January 3, 2000. Our edito...
  145. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  146. DATE & SITE: 11/1 - Binghampton, NY AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Cessna T303 N511AR (T...
  147. Officials from the FAA's Year 2000 Program Office remain confident that all safeguard...
  148. Three cases of fire or significant heat damage on MD-11 aircraft have prompted the Na...
  149. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is mobilizing its expertise to address the haz...
  150. The FAA has cited the use of non-conductive reticulated polyurethane foam as a potent...
  151. The FAA has cited the use of non-conductive reticulated polyurethane foam as a potent...
  152. Last week's story about controller-pilot data link, contained the phrase "An operatio...
  153. DATE & SITE: 10/27 - Miami, Fla. AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Airbus A300-605 N70054 ...
  154. In the latest round of wiring troubles, Boeing [BA] sent an electronic message last w...
  155. A conference on child safety in aviation is being hosted Dec. 15-16 by the National T...
  156. At a press conference last week on another subject, Chairman Hall was asked to commen...
  157. RAND Report Finds Safety Board Spread Thin "Status quo plus" may best describe the ...
  158. "Synergy of the moment" hailed by advocates of controller-pilot data link technology ...
  159. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  160. A highly-pertinent example of the kind of hazardous infringements Aubury was talking ...
  161. An article in last week's edition of the weekly Egyptian news magazine, the Rose el Y...
  162. What if the EgyptAir accident airplane had been a fly-by-wire A330, with its "hard" c...
  163. Safety Board calls for functional testing of emergency evacuation systems, to include...
  164. Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register...
  165. DATE & SITE: 10/19 - Fayetteville, NC AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: British Aerospace ...
  166. The long-awaited RAND Corp. report of the party system of accident investigation is e...
  167. Martin Aubury, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, presented a few thoughts t...
  168. The Service Difficulty Report (SDR) database remains a mother lode of useful informat...
  169. Accident investigations don't necessarily need to get more complicated, requiring eve...
  170. The Aircraft Wiring Inert Gas Generator (AWIGG) working group holds its next day long...
  171. A disgruntled and possibly depressed relief pilot may have pitched EgyptAir Flight 99...
  172. Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, our next issue will be dated December 6, 1999. Our e...
  173. The message seemed off, striving to characterize the Oct. 31 crash of EgyptAir flight...