Civil aviation
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Civil aviationHELICOPTER HAZARD FOR SURPLUS SPARES
USA, Following some serious accident occurred in the last years, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for the owners of 42 helicopters that were serviced by a Clearwater, Florida company. According... more
Civil aviationAMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT LANDS AT MIAMI AIRPORT FOR A ''FORGOTTEN'' GUN
MIAMI, FLORIDA, An American Airlines aircraft heading Dominican Republic from New York has made an unscheduled landing at Miami airport after a passenger has remember to have with him a gun, passed without... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER SA-330 HELICOPTERS
., SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Eurocopter France Model SA330F, G, and J helicopters and requires inspecting the tail rotor blade (blade)... more
Civil aviationDRUNKEN AUSTRALIAN CAUSES HAVOC ON AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT
LOS ANGELES, A 30 year-old drunken australian, after bingeing on prescription drugs and wine, caused havoc on a flight of Air New Zealand. The man kicked the pilot in the groin, insulted women and... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-SW-25-AD; Amendment 39-11931; AD 2000-20-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BELL 430
USA, Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 430 Helicopters ACTION: Final rule. more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON R-22 HELICOPTERS
., Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. 2000-SW-51-AD; Amendment 39-11960; AD 2000-20-51] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 Helicopters AGENCY:... more
Civil aviationFAA HAS FOUND MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES IN BOEING
SEATTLE, USA, After a special audit at plants in Seattle, Everett and Renton, FAA inspectors found systemic manufacturing irregulatiries such as inadequate inspection and quality-control procedures. The... more
Civil aviationAIR SAFETY AGENCY, TODAY EUROPEAN UNION'S PROPOSAL
BRUSSELS, Ue executive staff is aiming at setting up a european agency for air transport safety and environmental standards, promotion of european aeronautical regulations, fair competition system, increase... more
Civil aviationCATANIA: ENAC MEETING FOR EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
CATANIA, Air transport safety matters will be dscussed at 43th Ecac (European Civil Aviation Conference) meeting taking place at Acicastello, nearby Catania, from September 21th to 23rd. Among the main... more
Civil aviationNTSB RECOMMENDS SAFETY MEASURES
USA, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made a number of recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding aircraft fuel tanks and wiring systems. The recommendations... more
Civil aviationMOBILE PHONES ABOARD: RECOVERY PROJECT IS STARTING UP
MILAN, The debate over the use of mobile phones on board is much dicussed. Sientific research is under the spotlights in the dispute because it should have to make clear rather mobile phone's electric... more
Civil aviationU.S. COMMISSION WILL SET AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT PILOTS' WEARINESS
WASHINGTON, Weariness, fits of drowsiness, jet lags and night shifts: these are all dangerous malaise for pilots flight attendants, engineers. U.S. airlines ordered a reasearch to Stanford University,... more
Civil aviationAIRCRAFT SCRAPING, UNO IS DEVELOPING A PROTOCOL
ROME, Icao, the International Civil Aviation Organization of United Nations, which has 148 members, is working to develop a protocol of agreement which will have to be approved by state members to grant... more
Civil aviationUSA: SOON TV CAMS IN THE FLIGHT DECK
USA, The black boxes could not be enough to reconstruct the moments preceding an air crash and to find out the technical reasons of a diaster. This alarm was given by National Transport Safety Board, which... more
Civil aviationAGAINST PASSENGERS' AGGRESSIVENESS
BRUXELLES, According to Sabena airline, which studied deeply the issue, the majority of accidents and turmoils provoked by passengers on flight are due to alcohol effects. For what regards grounded passengers,... more
Civil aviationFAA PROPOSES FOQA
WASHINGTON, Aiming at reaching an 80% decrease of accidents in civil aviation, within 2007, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, launched FOQA, Flight Operational Quality Assurance, a program for certification... more
Civil aviationABOUT 700.0000 USD FINE FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS, American FAA proposed to impose a fine of 698.000 USD to American Airlines. According to investigations of FAA, the carrier made 113 flights using two aircrafts on which, for unknown... more
Civil aviationSEARCHING FOR FIREWORKS
WASHINGTON, In the occasion of american celebration of Indipendence Day, taking place tomorrow, FAA inspectors will carry on very strict controls on leaving passangers'baggages to be sure they don't transport... more
Civil aviationFAA URGES RUNWAY UPGRADES
WASHINGTON, Director of the FAA's runway safety program, john Mayrhofer, required some upgrades of runwways and federal regulations. Would be basic: better runway markings, more exact communication between... more
Civil aviationTHIRD USA/EUROPE MEETING ON ATM R&D FROM 13TH TO 16 TH
NAPLES, Third meeting on ATM R&D (Air Traffic Management Research and Development)will take place in Castel dell'Ovo, Naples. It will take place from 13th to 16th and will be sponsored by Enav. It will... more