It matters how we fly
Talking about his imminent departure from the Flight Safety Foundation for an executive safety oversight role at the FAA, FSF chief Bill Voss said: ”I look forward to getting back into the operational...
View ArticleThe future of safety oversight
At the EASA/FAA annual conference last week, in Paris, I was moderating the final plenary session, which is about summing up what has been debated over the previous two days. A great deal of the...
View ArticleThat 787 fire: what to look for
The FAA is shortly to issue an airworthiness directive requiring checks of Boeing 787 emergency locator transmitters and the area surrounding them. It was close to the ELT in the cabin ceiling that a...
View ArticleFAA plans for better airline pilot training. Hallelujah!
The US FAA is co-opting the American airline industry to do some brainstorming on the evident shortcomings in pilot performance, and then to come up with ideas for how training should be updated to...
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