FAA Proposes to Require Drug and Alcohol Testing The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to require certificated repair stations located outside the United States whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to obtain and implement a drug and alcohol testing program. These programs would align with the FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT)’s drug and alcohol standards. This would...Read More
FAA to Appoint Rulemaking Committee to Examine Pilot Mental Health IFA Comments: If the regulators are concerned about pilots’ reluctance to disclose mental health conditions then there’s every good reason to be concerned by engineers’ reluctance to disclose mental health conditions. One of the key components of a Safety management system (SMS) is a just culture. That means treating those...Read More
Extensive damage to Aircraft – Blog by V2 Aviation An Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante was scheduled to operate a training flight on this day, one year ago. Onboard the aircraft is a crew of two, The Pilot Flying (PF) in the left seat and the Pilot Monitoring (PM) in the right seat. The PF was under training, being trained by the...Read More
Safety Notice – Carbon Monoxide Minimisation and Detection in GA IFA Comment: IFA notes carbon monoxide is a significant hazard. Special attention is always needed to ensure that general aviation aircraft are not vulnerable to this invisible killer. SAFETY NOTICE Number: SN–2020/003 Carbon Monoxide Minimisation and Detection in General Aviation Aircraft This Safety Notice contains recommendations regarding operational safety. Link...Read More
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