The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) group seems to be suggesting that OEMs, not the FAA, will have the final word on the approval of unleaded replacement fuels for 100LL developed through the STC process. In an update posted late last week, the group, of which the FAA is a central member, described OEMs […]
NBAA-BACE is launching on a hopeful note with the annual Honeywell Global Business Aviation Outlook predicting strong and stable growth in the industry for the next five years. The crystal balling also predicts demand for 8500 new business aircraft worth $280 billion during that period, up a little from earlier forecasts and prompting some manufacturers […]
Boeing and the leaders of the machinists union have reached a tentative deal that could end a monthlong strike at production facilities. The company has offered a 35% wage increase, up from the 25% hike that was summarily rejected by the union to prompt the strike by more than 33,000 members. The members must ratify […]
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 was severely damaged when it ingested a cargo container in its right engine while taxiing at O’Hare International Airport. The plane had just arrived from London Heathrow and was on its way to the gate when the mishap occurred about 3 p.m. local time. It took another hour to get […]
At press time, the crew of a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler is still missing, though the wreckage had been located near Mount Rainier in Washington State. The jet crashed while on a training mission on Tuesday (Oct. 15) at around 3:23 p.m. local time. Aerial search crews located the wreckage on Wednesday around 12:30 in […]
In a one-paragraph letter, the FAA legal team reported this week it is placing the so-called Moss Interpretation of maintenance supervision requirements on indefinite, but not permanent, hold. Industry groups and specifically Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation had protested that the interpretation would do irreparable harm to enabling apprenticeships and aircraft owner maintenance in general […]
Passengers and crew of Air India Flight 127 spent 18 hours stranded at the international security zone of Iqaluit International Airport in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. The flight, scheduled from New Delhi to Chicago, made a precautionary landing at the airport early Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), after a bomb threat. While passengers told […]
A Canadian husband and wife pleaded guilty to embezzling a total of more than C$82,000 (US$59,463) from Canada’s volunteer Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. Yesterday morning (Oct. 16), Brian and Marina Bishop, aged 74 and 71 respectively, appeared in provincial court in St. John’s […]
The Association of California Airports (ACA) recently wrapped up its largest annual conference to date—drawing more than 170 attendees from across the state, officials announced in a press release. The conference, which took place Oct. 2 to 4 in South Lake Tahoe, was the highest attended conference since ACA’s founding in 1997. The two-day conference […]
On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will begin an audit to assess runway incursion risks at the 45 busiest airports in the U.S. According to Reuters, the audit will evaluate each airport’s risks, identify potential issues with procedures and equipment and make recommendations to improve safety. FAA’s Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service […]
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