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11/30/12	Continental cleared of crime over Concorde crash A French court today cleared Continental Airlines of any crime over the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde but upheld a ruling that the US airline bore civil responsibility for the disaster.
11/29/12	IAM calls for tighter regulation of aircraft repair stations The Machinists Union is calling for tighter regulations on aircraft repair stations in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement that it is seeking to reform the rules governing airline maintenance.
11/27/12	Boeing 737NG Engine Drain Tube Swap Now Required By FAA The FAA has ordered Boeing 737 Next Generation operators to replace engine strut fluid draining systems with updated assemblies designed to eliminate a wear problem that caused some tubes to fail, creating a fire hazard.
11/26/12	ARSA Cautions FAA On Proposed 145 Changes The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) warned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) against further muddying the rules governing aviation maintenance.
11/20/12	FAA to Airbus: Install rudder warning after fatal crash The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered aircraft maker Airbus to update the rudder systems on 215 of its planes because of a fatal 2001 crash, but some industry officials question the remedy, and safety experts wonder why it took so long.
11/12/12	Airlines Face Acute Shortage of Pilots U.S. airlines are facing what threatens to be their most serious pilot shortage since the 1960s, with higher experience requirements for new hires about to take hold just as the industry braces for a wave of retirements.
11/07/12	FAA, SBA, and Industry Reps Discuss Part 145 Rewrite With the Nov. 19 comment deadline for the FAA’s revision of Part 145 repair station regulations fast approaching, members of the aviation industry met with FAA officials and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Nov. 5 to discuss the FAA’s proposed aviation repair stations rule, and its effect on aviation businesses.
10/25/12	NATA Seeks Operator Comments on Repair Station NPRM The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is asking repair station operators to participate in a survey about the impact that complying with the FAA’s Part 145 repair station NPRM will have on their business.
10/11/12	Former owner of Lincoln firm indicted for fraudulent aircraft repairs A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging a Granite Bay man with conspiracy to commit fraud involving aircraft parts.
10/05/12	Recent events, news coverage, and aviation safety As most everyone in the United States who has caught this week’s news is aware, aviation maintenance issues have been in this week’s news.
10/02/12	US Airline in Loose Seats Scare US safety regulators are looking into three separate incidents in recent days when passenger seats came loose midflight on American Airlines planes.
09/27/12	Industry Seeks TSA Penalty If MRO Rule Delays Aviation industry groups will seek congressional penalties against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) if the agency fails to release its foreign repair station security rule before the end of March.
09/22/12	FAA Requires 787 Inspections Before Further Flight The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive, effective immediately, seeking to prevent failure of a critical component found on GE GEnx-series engines after one failed on a B787 Dreamliner during ground testing.
09/17/12	TSA Continues to Pursue Repair Station Rule According to Aviation Week, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is “aggressively pursuing” the release of a final repair station rule, but cannot give any guarantees that it will be out by the end of the year.
09/10/12	Teaching the FAA That Dogs Don't Buckle Up The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to study the safety of portable electronics usage on planes during takeoff and landing. Allowing reading devices during those times is gaining the support of the devices makers, airlines and others.
09/06/12	American, United Airlines to face 9/11 trial American Airlines and United Continental must face trial over a lawsuit in which the lease holders of the World Trade Center allege that lax security allowed hijackers to destroy the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
08/29/12	ARC Seeks Input to Improve Regulations The Consistency of Regulatory Interpretation Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), an advisory group of aviation stakeholders working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is seeking the industry’s input on the agency’s consistency in the certification and approval process.
08/28/12	Undocumented Modifications Led to Reno Air Show Crash The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that undocumented and untested major modifications lead to the P-51D airplane crash that killed the pilot and 10 spectators at the 2011 National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada.
08/21/12	ARSA queries DHS on long overdue repair station rule In the August 20 letter, the associations inquired about the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) progress on reaching its "fourth quarter of calendar year 2012" commitment to complete the security rule.
08/21/12	FAA extends comment period for Part 145 repair station rules rewrite until Nov. 19; AEA issues call Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials have extended the comment period, originally scheduled for 20 August 2012, for the proposed rewrite of Part 145.
08/20/12	3 Emergency Landings Put Focus United's Fleet BC News’ John Schriffen reports: United Airlines says it is conducting a thorough review this morning of three weekend incidents that left hundreds of passengers stranded and some wondering whether the airline’s rocky merger with Continental has undermined its operations.
08/09/12	FAA Tells Court It May Fine American Airlines Over Safety The Federal Aviation Administration said it notified a court overseeing the bankruptcy of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. that the agency might seek penalties against the carrier for safety violations.
08/08/12	FAA seeks $1M fine for Horizon Air over door rivets The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday a proposed $1 million fine for Horizon Air after finding the Alaska Air Group unit flew more than 186,000 flights with planes that had security doors not installed according to the agency's standards.
07/31/12	Engineer's Tool Kit Engineers' Tool Kit is the site of free engineering tools. Spreadsheets/programs, references, reports, regulations, material data and manuals. Free software dowload, pc utilities, links, news for the aerospace engineer and more.
07/18/12	ARSA urges Congress on policies to support growth of aviation maintenance industry The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) submitted a written statement to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, & Security detailing the important role aviation maintenance services play in ensuring the competitiveness of the American aerospace industry.
07/18/12	Arsa Sees Little Chance of Mx Bill Passage According to the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (Arsa), a recent bill introduced by representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) would add redundant requirements to proposed FAA regulations.
07/12/12	Boeing Projects Increased Demand for Pilots, Technicians in Next 20 Years Boeing on Wednesday predicted the aviation community will require an additional 460,000 new pilots and 601,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians over the next 20 years as global economies expand and airlines take delivery of tens of thousands of new commercial airplanes.
07/03/12	Boeing, Southwest Ask FAA For More Time To Assess 717 Frame Cracking Boeing and Southwest Airlines have asked the FAA to delay mandating inspections on Boeing 717 fuselage frames, so the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) can stock necessary spares and assess new data that indicate fatigue cracking in overwing frames is occurring sooner than expected.
06/21/12	FAA investigates JetBlue emergency landing The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating a mechanical problem that caused a JetBlue flight to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas.
06/14/12	Boeing, cargo carriers oppose FAA's fuel-tank fix for 757 cargo jets Along with UPS and FedEx, Boeing is opposing an FAA-proposed safety retrofit in the center fuel tank of 757 cargo jets, calling the risk of an explosion like the one that downed TWA Flight 800 in 1996 "less than extremely improbable."
06/08/12	FAA Taps Microsoft Office 365 to Jump Into the Cloud The Federal Aviation Administration is following in the footsteps of its fellow government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the states of California and Nebraska, and the cities of New York and San Francisco by choosing Microsoft’s Office 365 to provide it with cloud-based email and other office tools.
06/06/12	Firefighting plane crashes in Utah; 2 dead A firefighting aircraft crashed near the Utah-Nevada border as it dropped retardant on a 5,000-acre wildfire, killing the two people aboard.
05/31/12	How Airlines Spend Your Airfare A big chunk of every airline ticket goes toward paying for fuel, salaries and equipment. In the end, there's not much left over in the way of profit.
05/30/12	NPRM Seeks Completion of Repair Station Rule Changes Last week the FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Part 145 repair stations, adding new ratings and certification requirements.
05/30/12	FAA, NTSB Employees Owned Planes That Collided, Killing 2 in Virginia The National Transportation Safety Board has delegated the investigation into Monday's fatal crash of two small planes to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada because the planes were owned and/or operated by FAA and NTSB employees, according to an NTSB statement.
05/24/12	Airplane door falls onto golf course The FAA is investigating what caused a private jet to lose its door as it flew over a Florida golf course.
05/24/12	Course for Reno Air Races altered after last year's deadly crash Organizers of the national air racing championships secured $100 million in necessary insurance and announced plans Tuesday to change the September race course for the fastest planes to keep them farther from spectators after last year's mass-casualty crash near a grandstand.
05/24/12	Proposed Part 145 Rules Could Prove Thorny The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Part 145 repair stations, in an effort to “modernize the regulations to keep pace with current industry standards and practices.” The new rules revise repair station ratings, certification requirements and how repair stations serve air carriers.
05/24/12	Proposed Repair Station Rule Could Interfere with Repair of PMA Parts The proposed "Component" rating would allow repair stations to work components that are not installed on an airframe, powerplant, or propeller (bench work).
05/23/12	FAA proposes new repair station regulations On May 21, the FAA released a proposed rule that would bring significant regulatory changes to repair stations operating under 14 CFR part 145.
05/21/12	FAA Issues Emergency AD For Cessna 210s Following reports of cracked wing spar caps in several Cessna 210s in Australia and Canada, the FAA on Monday issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive requiring 3,665 of the airplanes in the U.S. to be inspected.
05/14/12	FAA finally responds to air space story Last Wednesday, we aired a FOX 10 exclusive about the fatal plane crash in the Superstition Mountains last Thanksgiving eve in which six people were killed -- including Karen Perry's three young children and ex-husband.
05/10/12	All passengers feared dead after Russian plane on demo flight crashes in Indonesia Rescuers discovered the shattered wreckage of a new Russian-made passenger plane Thursday that smashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano during a flight to impress potential buyers.
05/03/12	FAA issues warning to passenger who filmed bird strike A Delta Air Lines passenger who admitted using an electronic device last month to videotape a bird strike minutes after takeoff has been warned by the Federal Aviation Administration to follow the rules or face a penalty the next time.
04/26/12	Safety Hearing Focuses On Repair Station Oversight Concerns The FAA must improve its risk-based oversight program for repair stations and manufacturers, said Jeffrey Guzzetti, assistant inspector general for aviation and special programs audit, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation, at an aviation safety hearing April 25.
04/24/12	ARSA to highlight repair station safety at congressional hearing On April 25, Aeronautical Repair Station Association Senior Vice President Gary Fortner, vice president of Quality Control at Fortner Engineering in Glendale, Calif., will testify at a House Aviation Subcommittee hearing about the excellent work repair stations across the country and around the world are doing to ensure aviation safety.
04/23/12	Lawmakers question FAA on privacy protections around drone Two senior lawmakers are asking the Federal Aviation Administration to explain how the agency will ensure that privacy rights are protected when it issues drone licenses to government, law enforcement and private organizations.
04/19/12	Ex-FAA worker gets prison for flight-test aid A 64-year-old former Federal Aviation Administration employee from Burlington County was sentenced Wednesday to one year and a day in prison for accepting $300 tips from pilots to whom he gave flight tests, a lapse in judgment that struck even the judge as incongruous.
04/11/12	FAA Rules That TC and STC Holders Cannot Limit ICAs The FAA has issued a policy statement that prevents type certificate and supplemental type certificate design approval holders (DAHs) from “inappropriately” restricting the availability, distribution and use of instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA).
03/27/12	Jury: Engine Flaw Led To Crash A faulty engine — not overloading — caused the deadly 2008 helicopter crash that killed nine, including seven firefighters from Jackson and Josephine counties, in the Iron 44 wildfire in Northern California, a Portland jury has determined.
03/26/12	China Does Nothing to Stop Counterfeit Defense Parts "These findings should outrage every American," Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is a tough former prosecutor, but he rarely offers such sweeping condemnations as he did today when releasing the findings of a congressional sting operation designed to test whether China had changed its ways and had started combating counterfeit defense parts.
03/19/12	Is Boeing’s 737 an Airplane Prone to Problems? The plane is America’s most popular model. But aviation experts worry that America’s most popular airplane is prone to cracks in its skin.
03/14/12	Jury to decide $177 million lawsuit in helicopter crash that killed 9 firefighters Lawyers offered opposing reasons Wednesday for why a helicopter crashed in August 2008 in California, killing nine firefighters, including eight from Oregon: It was either a well-known engine flaw or an overloaded craft.
02/27/12	Airmen in the Pacific Northwest Face Possible Fines of up to $100,000 Effective February 27, 2012, a new regulation takes effect that would enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to impose fines of up to $100,000 for flying at low altitudes (1,000 to 2,000 feet msl) over wildlife sanctuaries in the Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, and the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine sanctuaries in California and Washington.

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