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FAA Issues Safety Alert For Defective Wiring on Boeing 737 Aircraft
May 23, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCThe FAA has issued a Safety Alert regarding defectively installed wiring on certain 737 aircraft. The alert, issued on May 8, 2013, states that at least three aircraft have experienced serious chafing, arcing and smoking due to an improperly installed …
Continental Motors Increases TBO For Certain Aircraft Engines
April 19, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCContinental Motors has decided to increase the time between engine overhauls (“TBO”) by 200 or 400 hours on certain newer engine models. In a revision to Service Information Letter SIL98-9B, dated April 8, 2013, the company set forth its specific guide …
Australian Crash Prompts Decisive Action Against Operators of Robinson Helicopters
April 8, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCIn February 2012, I wrote about an Australian crash that killed two film makers sparking a debate about the safety of Robinson helicopters. Now, another crash in March of this year has added fuel to the fire (so to speak) and is prompting the Australia …
Airport Control Towers on the Chopping Block
March 20, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCThe FAA has stated that it will publish its final list of control tower closures on Friday, March 22, 2013. The forced government spending cuts that began earlier this year has among its casualties 189 of the nation’s 251 contract control towers. The t …
Is The Dreamliner a Nightmare?
January 28, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCIt appears that the Boeing 787 “Dreamliners” may not be so dreamy. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded U.S. registered 787’s for precautionary inspection, and authorities in other countries quickly followed suit. Why were the planed pulled out …
Southwest Airlines Flight Experiences Sudden Loss of Cabin Pressure
December 3, 2012 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCA recent Southwest Airlines flight en route from Kansas City to Dallas lost cabin pressure at 35,000 feet, with about 135 people on board. The oxygen masks were deployed and the plane rapidly descended. According to news reports, a passenger stated tha …
FAA Releases New Airworthiness Directive Regarding Airbus A300 Rudder System
November 12, 2012 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCEleven years ago today, November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 crashed shortly after taking off from JFK International Airport in Queens, New York, killing all 260 people on board and 5 others on the ground. The aircraft involved was an Airbus …
What’s Going On At American Airlines?
September 23, 2012 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCJust when the flying public thinks it can’t get any worse, it does. American Airlines has recently seen an uptick – a large one – in flight delays and cancellations. This is reportedly attributable to an unusually high number of maintenance requests an …
NTSB Closer to Finding Cause of Reno Air Race Crash
August 27, 2012 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCWhen a plane crashed into the crowd at last year’s Reno Air show eleven people were killed, including the pilot of the plane involved, and over 70 were injured. The disaster naturally raised questions concerning the cause of the crash and the safety of …
American Airlines Flight Attendants Approve New Contract
August 20, 2012 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCEarlier today, flight attendants at American Airlines approved a labor contract offer. It was a reasonably close vote – 59%. And nearly everyone eligible to vote did so. The flight attendants’ union is, of course, not happy with the deal, or the manage …