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ARSA submits petition on Part 145 Certificate surrender and underlying...
As usual, the professionals at ARSA know what issues deserve objection and which should be ignored; they, too, have listened to the GEICO/Kenny Loggins advertisement too many times. The below story is...
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GAO Report sheds some light on the specific FAA certification problems
The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a hearing last week on the subject of the FAA’s efforts to improve their certification process. The main focus of the testimony from/questioning...
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UAS lands on White House grounds and gets POTUS’ attention; will that...
The serpentine path from initiation to finalization of major policy statements moves at an uneven pace, but once in a while some seemingly random event escalates the progress of an NPRM. The recent...
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AIA Report adds to the Public’s Understanding of How and How Well Aviation...
Knowledge is a powerful tool. Giving accurate Information provides the basis for confidence in a complex process like regulating safety. This Report by AIA does an excellent job of explaining how the...
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ICAO’s Global Safety Goals should examine its Deficient Members
The International Civil Aviation Organization called a meeting of its Members and the topic was to set High Level Safety goals. With the recent spate of aviation problems among the Civil Aviation...
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A LEAP of Information may benefit Aviation in Congress
The future of aviation depends on technology development; as research creates new materials, refines the design of engines and powerplants, creates higher performing (measured in terms of speed,...
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Drone News: Much Ado About Something!!!
The release of the FAA sUAS NPRM has generated a lot of relevant information. Here’s a sampling on some of the pertinent news: A. The NPRM has been published. The proposal was announced on a Sunday...
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China Aeronautical Market may be massive, but it also may be Inscrutable
The quote, “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” was used by Winston Churchill to describe Russia in 1939. The characterization aptly depicts many of the USA bilateral...
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Why FAA Compliance and Record-keeping Matter?
Any FAA certificate is THE quintessential document for an air carrier and any other entity with aviation safety authority. In the FAA lexicon, the word “REVOKE” connotes death, the termination of the...
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FAA §333 exemption grant to Solusia Air results in sUAS operations in excess...
The Federal Aviation Act prescribes that minimum standards should be prescribed for certification of aircraft and operation of those vehicles. The word minimum is not intended to be the level of...
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If starting a new airline is your goal, the regulatory requirements are...
Starting An Airline FAA Regulations Are Demanding, But Possible Mr. McGee, the author of an article entitled “So you want to start an airline?”, lays out an interesting thesis that the airline industry...
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The IDGCA needs to listen carefully to IASA report this time
US watchdog flags flaws in India’s air safety checks India has moved up and down on FAA’s IASA ratings The 2015 Upgrade occurred at same time as POTUS visit to New Delhi Serious problems lingered The...
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