US Senate Committee advances Trump nominee to head Transportation Department By Reuters The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department. The committee voted 28-0 to advance the nomination of former Representative Sean Duffy. He has said Boeing BA.A needs “tough love” to get back on track after a 2024 mid-air emergency and...Read More
Former NBAA COO Chris Rocheleau Sworn In As FAA Deputy Administrator By Rytis Beresnevicius Old yet new leadership According to a report by The Air Current, citing multiple people familiar with the matter, Rocheleau was sworn in as the new Deputy Administrator of the FAA, replacing Mark House, who was the acting Deputy Administrator. The FAA’s Administrator role remains vacant. However,...Read More
FAA Calls For Boeing 787 Seat-Track Inspections After Manufacturing Fault Found By Rytis Beresnevicius The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) addressing a potentially unsafe condition of the Boeing 787 seats. Quality escapement On January 17, the FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the Boeing 787-8 , 787-9, and 787-10, saying that following multiple supplier notices...Read More
ePlane company gets DGCA acceptance for type certification By Vaitheeswaran B The electric aircraft developed by startup ePlane Company has received acceptance for type certification from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This is the first Indian private company to get accepted under the new rules for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft issued last September. The DGCA issued...Read More
COMAC to Significantly Increase Production of C919 in 2025 By Jennifer Pierce China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer, COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China), is set to significantly increase the production of its C919 single-aisle passenger jet. Shen Bo, COMAC’s Deputy General Manager, announced during the annual “Two Sessions” plenary parliamentary meeting in Shanghai on January 17, 2025, that the company plans...Read More
Introduction to Human Factors and Safety Culture Over the last 50 years, we’ve seen tremendous progress toward reducing the rate of fatal general aviation (GA) accidents. We now have far less than one fatal accident per 100,000 hours of GA flying. That is impressive! We’ve come a long way, but to continue that success and get that rate even lower,...Read More
Strengthening strategic collaboration to enhance aviation training EUROCONTROL’s Aviation Learning Centre (ALC) and the JAA Training Organisation (JAA TO) have teamed up to formalise a strategic collaboration to enhance aviation learning and better address industry needs by developing joint aviation training programmes. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations looks to build on the core strengths of both...Read More
Reflecting on the John Saull Memorial Lecture 2025 The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) was pleased to host the John Saull Memorial Lecture 2025 on Wednesday 19th November, bringing together aviation professionals for an insightful and collaborative event focused on the progress and future of global airworthiness. This year’s lecture, “Improvements in Safety from Aircraft Accident Investigations over the Last...Read More
Impacts of GPS Spoofing on Commercial Aviation By Helwing Villamizar Amid the fallout of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines (J2) Flight J2-8243, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has warned airlines to avoid western Russian airspace due to heightened safety concerns from Russia’s war with Ukraine. The European aviation safety agency notes that Russian authorities haven’t shown proficiency in addressing airspace risks by implementing an...Read More
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