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FAA
letting planes fly without life rafts
A controversial new practice has some safety advocates
questioning both the airlines and the FAA... |
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American Airlines aims to cut 13,000 jobs
The parent of
American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs — 15 percent of its workforce — as the
nation's third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection... |
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When Stupid is
Criminal
This afternoon, 57-year old Steven Fay will appear in court in Massachusetts to face
criminal charges for being supremely stupid, recklessly stupid, deadly stupid. In what some aviation
attorneys say is extremely unusual, a private pilot has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter
for unintentionally crashing his airplane and killing his daughter... |
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Airbus Superjumbo Wing Checks Will Affect Almost One-Third of A380 Fleet
Airlines operating
Airbus SAS (EAD)’s A380 superjumbo must ground 20 planes or almost one-third of the world fleet
within the next six weeks to check for wing cracks... |
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Boeing Departure Shakes Wichita’s Identity as Airplane Capital
The crowd gathered at the local headquarters for Boeing was euphoric. The company had just won one
of the largest military contracts in history. Thousands of the resulting jobs, Boeing had promised,
would be headed here, to the sprawling manufacturing complex where residents have been building
airplanes for generations... |
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AirTran Ordered to Rehire Pilot Fired Over Safety Reporting
AirTran Airways (AAI), a unit of
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), was ordered by the U.S. to rehire and pay more than $1 million in back
wages to a pilot fired in 2007 after he reported mechanical flaws... |
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Cost
of Job-Related Illnesses Exceeds Costs of All Cancers, Diabetes and Strokes
A new
NIOSH-funded study from J. Paul Leigh, a professor of public health sciences at the University of
California – Davis, determined that the cost of job-related injuries and illnesses is $250 billion,
which is $31 billion more than the cost of all cancers and $76 billion more than the cost of
diabetes... |
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Safety is My
Co-Priority
If you are operating under the impression that air show megastar Sean Tucker
confines his fancy maneuvers to his airplane, I'm here to tell you, he does not... |
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ARSA Congratulates Aviation Industry on Safest Decade
Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) Executive Vice President Christian Klein released the
following statement commending the aviation industry on its stellar safety record as outlined in a
recent Associated Press (AP) analysis... |
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Whooping
Cranes Grounded By FAA
Just before Christmas, Operation Migration and its flock of whooping
cranes were grounded on an attempt to migrate south for the winter... |
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Officials move ahead with plans
for Reno air races
The head of the Reno Air Races Association said Wednesday officials are
moving ahead with plans for this fall's competition despite a tragic crash at September's event that
killed 11 and injured more than 70... |
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Man charged in $630K fraud
involving FAA certifications
A 57-year-old Cartersville man has been charged with defrauding
a Dubai government agency of hundreds of thousands of dollars by delivering bogus FAA approvals for
aircraft modifications, federal prosecutors said Tuesday... |
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American carriers see safest decade ever
US-based airlines have just completed the country’s
safest ever decade for air travel. According to a recent study conducted by the Associated
Press, 153 people died in commercial aviation accidents over the last ten years, which amounts to
two lives for every 100 million passengers flown... |
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2011: A very good year for
airline safety
As Travel went to press late last week, 2011 was on track to have the
best-ever safety record for commercial passenger flights... |
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OEMs, Repair Stations Seek Clear ICA Policy
A proposed FAA
policy on manufacturer-developed maintenance instructions is raising concerns that the agency is
wandering into competitive issues rather than sticking to safety regulation... |
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Two Hamilton techs feted for 50 years of
work
Aviation technicians James Shepley and Edward Moore went to work at aerospace firm
Hamilton Sundstrand at the flowering of the age of passenger-jet travel... |
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TSA: Rule For Foreign Aircraft Repair Station Security Due In FY2012
US law has halted the
certification of foreign repair stations for US-bound aircraft by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) since August 2008, pending a final rulemaking from the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) on a final regulation for aircraft repair station security... |
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The New
Frontier in Air Safety
Here's some good news for anyone boarding a plane this holiday season:
Flying on U.S. airlines has become so safe that experts increasingly believe the biggest remaining
risk of an accident is when the wheels are on the ground... |
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ARSA Continues Holiday Tradition with Aviation Maintenance
Scholarship
In lieu of holiday cards and gifts to members, the Aeronautical Repair Station
Association (ARSA) donated $1,000 to the Northrop Rice Foundation (NRF) for an aviation maintenance
scholarship... |
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FAA issues rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued
Rules
aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued were issued Wednesday by
the Federal Aviation Administration, a move safety advocates have been urging for more than two
decades... |
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Comments Support FAA ICA Policy Proposal
The deadline for
interested parties to submit comments about the FAA’s proposed policy statement regarding
“Inappropriate DAH [Design Approval Holder] Restrictions on the Use and Availability of ICA” closed
December 5... |
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ARSA Tells Congress to Complete FAA Reauthorization Bill
The uncertainty created by Congress’ failure to pass a new, multiyear reauthorization bill for
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is wreaking havoc on the aviation industry and undermining
the competitiveness of American aviation maintenance providers, ARSA
told House and Senate leadership in a Dec. 1 letter... |
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Pratt & Whitney Jet Engines Need $40.7 Million Fix, FAA Says
U.S. airlines must spend an estimated $40.7 million to replace faulty seals on 869 jet engines, the
Federal Aviation Administration said in a filing due for posting in the Federal Register tomorrow... |
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Lawsuit: In-flight meal led to AA flier's death
The
family of a deceased American Airlines passenger is suing the airline, claiming that the man died
from food poisoning he got from his in-flight meal... |
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FAA defining 'propeller critical part' with NPRM
A proposed
rule from the Federal Aviation Administration would define and require manufacturers to identify
"propeller critical parts," which would fill a void in the agency's regulations... |
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Supreme Court takes case on pilot's privacy
The Supreme Court
took up an important privacy case Wednesday that traces to the mid-2000s when the Social Security
Administration and Department of Transportation exchanged confidential information related to
thousands of private pilots. |
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Insurer denies there is coverage on
incident, lawsuit focuses on injury when hangar door hit victim
The Houston-based
company that insures the aviation company that operates the Lawrence County Airport says no matter
the outcome of an upcoming civil lawsuit its policy provides no coverage... |
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Government agencies often on their own when it comes to safety of
aircraft operations
Nonmilitary government agencies own or lease thousands of aircraft, but
they are often on their own when it comes to safety oversight of their operations — a situation that
accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and deaths... |
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Associations call for action on foreign repair station rules
HAI President Matt Zuccaro and
19 other association and company presidents have written to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano, urging her department to issue a final rule on security at foreign repair stations
by the end of this calendar year... |
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Another suit filed in Reno
air race tragedy
Another lawsuit has been filed in the Sept. 16 Reno Air Race crash that
killed 11 people, including the pilot, and insured nearly 70 other spectators, the Reno Gazette
Journal is reporting... |
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FAA to act on engine shutdowns
U.S. air-safety regulators intend to propose mandatory fixes
on commercial aircraft to prevent ice accumulation from abruptly shutting down certain widely used
General Electric Co. engines on hundreds of Boeing and Airbus jets... |
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FAA foreign repair station
certification ban hurting U.S. aerospace industry
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)
inability to certificate new foreign repair stations is preventing U.S. companies from accessing
international markets and stifling job creation in the United States, a new Aeronautical Repair
Station Association (ARSA) analysis has found.... |
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Ask the Captain: Is there a problem with airline maintenance?
The industry is using more and more regional jets to service routes. I've noticed that these
subcontractors usually have more delays/cancellations than mainline carriers... |
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What Has ARSA Done for You Lately?
As
the only association devoted to the unique regulatory needs of the worldwide civil aviation
community, ARSA helps develop guidance... |
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Faulty Cockpit Blamed in Fatal Air Crash Claim
One of
Australia's worst air crashes may have been caused by faulty instruments, "difficult to use"
navigational charts and poorly positioned instrument displays, according to allegations made in US
courts... |
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AIG Posts Wider Loss than Expected
American International Group was the latest insurance company to report earnings yesterday after
the close of trading... |
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Safety, Thrills Mark Monroe Air Show
Organizers of Monroe's annual air show this weekend are especially focused on safety following
the deaths of five pilots or wing walkers in U.S. air-show tragedies this year... |
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$25 Million Lawsuit Filed in Reno Air Race Crash
A Texas
physician who lost her husband when a vintage plane crashed into the tarmac... at the Reno National
Championship Air Races... |
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737 Cracks Prompt More Frequent Checks
The FAA has issued an
airworthiness directive (AD) requiring earlier and more frequent fuselage inspections... |
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FAA To Allow Pilots To Update Nav Databases
The FAA delivered some good news in a proposed
rule change that will free operators from the burden of needing mechanics to update onboard
navigation databases... |
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FAA Warns of Corrosion on Boeing 757 Tails
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants
airlines to take a very carerful look at the horizontal stabilizers on the tail sections of Boeing
757 jets. The agency says that corrosion on the stabilizers could cause pilots to lose control
of the aircraft... |
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‘Significant’ Cracks on Boeing 767 Spur Expanded Jet Checks
United Continental Holdings Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., American Airlines and other U.S. carriers
may need to inspect their Boeing Co. 767s twice as often after one operator found “significant crack
sizes” had developed sooner than expected... |
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Employee Rights Notice Posting
As of January 31, 2012,
most private sector employers are required to post a notice advising employees of their rights under
the National Labor Relations Act... |
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The Thick of Composite Repair
Bolt on your doublers and crank on the hot bonder, it’s time to tool up next-gen aircraft repairs... |
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Airbus: Air France Black Boxes Show No Urgent Safety Issue
Jet manufacturer Airbus has
reassured operators of the A330 that preliminary evidence from the flight recorders aboard the Air
France jet that crashed off Brazil two years ago does not show any immediate safety problems with
the plane... |
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ARSA Holds FAA’s Feet to
the Fire over RFA Compliance
On May 9, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA)
again pushed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to abide by the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The association’s action comes in comments to the “supplemental
regulatory flexibility determination” issued by the FAA and published in the March 8, 2011 Federal
Register... |
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AAIRRG Gains 50th Member In Less Than Nine Months
Bill Perdue, president of the Aviation Alliance Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. (AAIRRG,
proudly announced at the 2011 Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) Symposium that “we have
just enrolled our 50th member, which is a significant milestone in our progress as a new insurance
company”... |
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FAA Sidesteps Ruling To Show Cause on Drug Testing (AINOnline)
In the continuing saga of the
Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) versus the FAA’s drug testing policy, the FAA
employed an unanticipated evasive maneuver... |
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Coalition Formed to
'Save GPS' from LightSquared
A cross-industry coalition of manufacturers — including GPS
manufacturers — have banded together to form SaveOurGPS.org, and in opposition to a national
wireless broadband proposal by LightSquared... |
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ARSA Prevails: FAA Must Show Cause in Drug Test Case
... the court ordered the FAA to explain
why it should not grant Arsa’s request to force the agency to comply with the court’s mandate to
perform a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) of its 2006 drug and alcohol rules... |
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For US Insurers, Bad News May Be Good News After All
For insurance buyers, the worry is that a turn in the market could cause insurers to increase
premiums quickly, as happened following major disasters like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Then, certain types of insurance coverage became a lot more expensive
within a matter of days or weeks... |
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ARSA: Statement on
FAA Supplemental Regulatory Flexibility Determination
Craig Fabian, the Aeronautical Repair
Station Association’s (ARSA) vice president of regulatory affairs and assistant general counsel,
released the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)
Supplemental Regulatory Flexibility Determination regarding its drug and alcohol testing rules for
the aviation maintenance industry. ARSA challenged the rules in court because of the FAA’s failure
to comply with Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)... |
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GOP: FAA Bill Returns to 75-Year-Old Union Rules
The big rules change for aviation and
railroad workers in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill does not involve the
provisions that union members claim will make it more difficult to organize... |
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Court Sides with ARSA:
Commands FAA to Show Cause
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to explain why the court should not grant
ARSA’s request forcing the agency to comply with the court’s mandate to perform a final regulatory
flexibility analysis (FRFA) of its 2006 drug and alcohol rules... |
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Senate FAA Bill Accounts for Bilaterals in Foreign Station Inspections
Local countries could
be permitted to conduct maintenance inspections proposed under the Federal Aviation Administration's
controversial plans for biannual checks on foreign repair stations... |
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FAA Sees Airline Passenger Growth Accelerating As US Economy Rebounds (Manila Publishing)
US airline-passenger numbers will reach 1 billion in fiscal 2021, two years sooner than
projected... |
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FAA Extends Safety System Comment Deadline (Aviation Week)
At the request of numerous general
aviation, manufacturer and repair station organizations, FAA last week extended the comment deadline
until March 7... |
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ARSA Stands Up For Aircraft Contract Maintenance
ARSA Executive Director Sarah MacLeod
defended the aviation maintenance industry... |
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Aviation Insurers Again Lost Money in 2010 for the Fourth Straight Year
The crash of a UPS
cargo jet near Dubai last September was one reason airline insurers lost money on claims in 2010,
according to insurance broker, AON Corporation. |
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History of Aviation Insurance
Read about how it all began... and where
it's going. |
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Certificate Issued by State of Montana Insurance Department
Download the official
AAIRRG Certificate of
Authority issued on June 18, 2010. |
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Cheaper Insurance for Shops?
Article by Henry Canaday posted on Aviation Week (March 10,
2010) |
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Salvage Photos from US Air Flight 1549
Fuselage Holes in Southwest Airlines Flight 2294 |
