That’s right. As of Dec. 15, 2011, the FAA approved pilots to use iPads to replace the paper-based flight bag on American Airlines. While some joke about the possibility of pilots playing Angry Birds or updating Facebook, nearly three weeks later, we haven’t heard of any dire consequences. The iPad is replacing paper navigational charts [...]
Although some mechanics are qualified to work on only certain aircraft components, airframe and powerplant mechanics (A&Ps) are certified by the FAA to work on every part of a plane, except instrumentation. An A&P performs regular and routine inspection of the aircraft and keeps accurate records and documentation, ensuring compliance with FAA regulations. A&Ps are [...]
It’s not just your imagination: Sales of pre-owned aircraft have climbed and inventory has shrunk. JetNet reports that pre-owned business aircraft sale transactions between January and July increased 11.2 percent compared with the same seven-month period in 2010, and turboprop sales increased 3.7 percent. Pre-owned inventories continued to decline gradually in July, to 13.7 percent [...]
The FAA launched a new campaign on Nov. 8, 2011, asking the entire GA community to increase its reporting of wildlife collisions with aircraft. The main outreach component of the effort includes the printing and distribution of 12,000 posters to the GA community. The poster, “Report Wildlife Strikes,” is designed for frequently used areas, like [...]
I have been thinking about the case of Amanda Knox recently and how she has become the biggest story in the news recently. She is following another case of big hype in the case of, Casey Anthony, the mother accused of murdering her daughter. Finally, this also dovetails with the two men in Iran [...]
This press release from the FAA is shocking but not unexpected. As many in the Federal Government begin to get ready for the economic issues faced by not having legislation from Congress to continue paying loans and working. WASHINGTON – Contractors have been told to stop work on critical airport modernization projects around the country [...]
The world of aviation is getting a little older year by year and that is no different that the Federal Aviation Administration. I was interested to read the following press release sent by the FAA. Aviation has become one of the safest ways to travel and the reason is for agencies such as the FAA. [...]
The FAA recently released this information regarding the crackdown on the use of laser pointers being pointed at aircraft. I thought it would benefit our readers here for this to be posted. WASHINGTON – Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that the FAA will begin to [...]
We have discussed the issues of traffic control workers and fatigue and sleeping on the job. Those concerns are continuing for the FAA, but not in the area of traffic controllers but in technicians. The FAA has been mostly concerned with pilots and most recently with flight control, but maintenance workers are also a big [...]
There are over 9 million takeoff and landings every year in the United States and with all the news buzzing about the traffic controllers sleeping on the job the FAA says safety is on its list of things to take care of in the very near future. I have been inundated with press releases and [...]
