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All News

October 18, 2007

TSA Says Screener Testing Has Become A Lot Harder

Says THAT'S Why Failure Rates Are So High

When it comes to the Sisyphean task of testing the effectiveness of current screening methods at airports, the Transportation Security Administration's special operations division continues to come up with new and creative ways to foil screeners' efforts to find hidden explosives and security threats... which is why, the TSA maintains, screeners continue to fail to detect such threats at astonishing levels.

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CF34-10A FETT Achieves Successful Startup

Engine To Power China's ARJ21-700

GE Aviation tells ANN the CF34-10A First Engine to Test (FETT) was started up on schedule last week at GE's Peebles, OH test operation.

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Rosenker Says NTSB Remains Focused On Cargo Airline Safety

Notes Fires Are Still A Potential Risk

In a speech Wednesday night before the Cargo Airline Association in Washington, DC, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker reiterated the agency's continuing interest in cargo airline safety, noting that while the industry has a good safety record there are improvements that still must be made.

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FAA Proposes AD On Boeing 737 Cockpit Windows

Calls For Airlines To Inspect Failsafe Panes, Surrounds

The FAA has issued a proposed airworthiness directive on Boeing 737s, advising airlines to inspect cockpit windows that may not hold up as well as intended in the event of a bird-strike incident... or even to the rigors of normal flight.

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AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2007-21-16 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-21-16 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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Senators Grill TSA's Hawley On Security Lapses

GAO Gives Mixed Review On Agency's Effectiveness

The General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday to report on progress in making air and surface transportation more secure... and it's evident more work remains, reports Helicopter Association International.

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PASS President Finds Much To Fault In FAA's ADS-B Deal

Lack Of Cert Requirement Smells... And It's Not The Wastewater

The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), AFL-CIO, the union that represents FAA technical employees who install, maintain, repair and certify radar, navigation and communication systems equipment, testified Wednesday before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, to discuss its concerns regarding the FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) contract.

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SIA's First A380 Lands In Singapore

To Begin Regular Service October 28

She's home. The first Airbus A380 superjumbo slated for passenger service arrived at Changi Airport Wednesday, eight days before the plane is scheduled to carry its first passengers in the service of Singapore Airlines.

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AFS Lands Order For QuietEagle MD-80 Noise Reduction System

Brings JT8Ds Into Compliance With Stage 4 Requirements

Aviation Fleet Solutions (AFS) tells ANN the company recently completed the sale and installation of its QuietEagle Noise Reduction System on SG Air Leasing Limited's VIP MD-87.

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