<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>DWS Aviation &#187; aviation safety</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/tag/aviation-safety/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:55 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Recent pilot-related near-mishaps raises concern in aviation circles</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/recent-pilot-related-near-mishaps-raises-concern-in-aviation-circles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/recent-pilot-related-near-mishaps-raises-concern-in-aviation-circles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A series of recent incidents involving pilot behaviour have given rise to widespread concerns in the passenger-aviation sector.
The latest one of these incidents is about a pilot of the United States-based United Airlines who was arrested in London, just before his flight the flight was to take off, on charge of having consumed alcohol.
The pilot, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/recent-pilot-related-near-mishaps-raises-concern-in-aviation-circles/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>UAE drawing up blacklist of unsafe airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/uae-drawing-up-blacklist-of-unsafe-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/uae-drawing-up-blacklist-of-unsafe-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The aviation regulator of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing a blacklist of airlines that are to be banned from using airports in the UAE owing to poor safety records or other issues of concern.
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates is making the airline blacklist in its effort to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/uae-drawing-up-blacklist-of-unsafe-airlines/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Licences of Northwest Airlines pilots who were busy with their laptops in cockpit suspended</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/licences-of-northwest-airlines-pilots-who-were-busy-with-their-laptops-in-cockpit-suspended/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/licences-of-northwest-airlines-pilots-who-were-busy-with-their-laptops-in-cockpit-suspended/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trouble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[northwest airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pilots]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The licences of the two airline pilots have been suspended after the incident in which they not only overflew their destination – the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport – a week ago but also was out of contact with the air traffic control (ATC) for about 80 minutes in spite of repeated calls from the ATC [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/licences-of-northwest-airlines-pilots-who-were-busy-with-their-laptops-in-cockpit-suspended/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US House of Representatives passes Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-house-of-representatives-passes-airline-safety-and-pilot-training-improvement-act-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-house-of-representatives-passes-airline-safety-and-pilot-training-improvement-act-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pilots]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States House of Representatives has passed the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009.

The Bill – which was passed 409-11 – is intended, among other things, to beef up regulations on pilot qualifications, pilot training, pilot work schedules, and to formulate new strategies to deal with pilot fatigue.
The Airline Safety and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-house-of-representatives-passes-airline-safety-and-pilot-training-improvement-act-of-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US FAA proposes fines against United Airlines, US Airways for violating safety norms</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-faa-fine-united-airlines-us-airways-for-violating-safety-norms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-faa-fine-united-airlines-us-airways-for-violating-safety-norms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trouble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fines against two major US-based airlines – US Airways and United Airlines – for having flown their  planes “on hundreds of occasions” violating the FAA’s rules or other standards for airline safety.

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking – for unrelated violations – a fine of $3.8 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-faa-fine-united-airlines-us-airways-for-violating-safety-norms/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>After crash of Air France Flight 447, NTSB investigates malfunctions on two other Airbus A330 planes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/after-crash-of-air-france-flight-447-ntsb-investigates-malfunctions-on-two-other-airbus-a330-planes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/after-crash-of-air-france-flight-447-ntsb-investigates-malfunctions-on-two-other-airbus-a330-planes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating possible malfunctions of the airspeed sensor and altitude sensor on board Airbus A330 aircraft, the same type of plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009.
Flight 447 of Air France met with the accident while it was flying to Paris in France [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/after-crash-of-air-france-flight-447-ntsb-investigates-malfunctions-on-two-other-airbus-a330-planes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Post-crash, Air France replaces airspeed monitors in its entire fleet of Airbus A330 and A340 planes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/post-crash-air-france-replaces-airspeed-monitors-in-its-entire-fleet-of-airbus-a330-and-a340-planes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/post-crash-air-france-replaces-airspeed-monitors-in-its-entire-fleet-of-airbus-a330-and-a340-planes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airbus a340]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air France has completed replacing airspeed monitors aboard the carrier’s long-haul passenger planes Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 following the cash of the Air France Flight 447.
Flight 447 – an Airbus A330 plane – had, on June 1, 2009, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on it s way from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/post-crash-air-france-replaces-airspeed-monitors-in-its-entire-fleet-of-airbus-a330-and-a340-planes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Researchers find that US Airways’ Flight 1549 had bumped into a flock of Canada geese</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/researchers-find-that-us-airways%e2%80%99-flight-1549-had-bumped-into-a-flock-of-canada-geese/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/researchers-find-that-us-airways%e2%80%99-flight-1549-had-bumped-into-a-flock-of-canada-geese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1648</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientific examination has revealed that the birds which caused US Airways’ Flight 1549 to splash-land in the Hudson River in New York on January 15, 2009, were migratory Canada geese. 
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States have reported that DNA analysis showed that the geese were migratory and probably wintering in New [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/researchers-find-that-us-airways%e2%80%99-flight-1549-had-bumped-into-a-flock-of-canada-geese/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Experts connect crash of Air France’s Flight 447 to high-speed winds and lightning</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/experts-connect-crash-of-air-france%e2%80%99s-flight-447-to-high-speed-winds-and-lightning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/experts-connect-crash-of-air-france%e2%80%99s-flight-447-to-high-speed-winds-and-lightning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air france-klm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[france]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air France’s Flight 447 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, 2009, might have flown into updrafts that shook the plane and also into lightning, which together contributed in knocking the plane out of the sky, according to aviation experts.

The weather-forecasting website AccuWeather.com says that wind measurements showed that the doomed Airbus A330-200 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/experts-connect-crash-of-air-france%e2%80%99s-flight-447-to-high-speed-winds-and-lightning/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Investigators blame maintenance crew of American Airlines for fire in engine of Flight 1400</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/investigators-blame-maintenance-crew-of-american-airlines-for-fire-in-engine-of-flight-1400/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/investigators-blame-maintenance-crew-of-american-airlines-for-fire-in-engine-of-flight-1400/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintenance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investigators of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have blamed the maintenance workers of American Airlines for the emergency landing of Flight 1400 at Lambert-St Louis International Airport in St Louis, Missouri, the United States, on September 28, 2007.
The NTSB said that American Airlines’ maintenance crew failed to follow proper procedures before the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/investigators-blame-maintenance-crew-of-american-airlines-for-fire-in-engine-of-flight-1400/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FAA wants to keep information on bird strikes secret</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-wants-to-keep-information-on-bird-strikes-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-wants-to-keep-information-on-bird-strikes-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to keep information about bird strikes secret.
The Federal Aviation Administration, the an agency of the United States Department of Transportation empowered to regulate and supervise all aspects of civil aviation in the US, is contemplating adding bird strikes to the categories of information where those who [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-wants-to-keep-information-on-bird-strikes-secret/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FAA grounds 2,800 Bell helicopters across the United States for safety inspection</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-grounds-2800-bell-helicopters-across-the-united-states-for-safety-inspection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-grounds-2800-bell-helicopters-across-the-united-states-for-safety-inspection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trouble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helicopters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered grounding and inspection of Bell Helicopter’s civil aircraft models for checking and repairing a control mechanism that was improperly installed.

An official of the Federal Aviation Administration said that 2,800 Bell helicopters would be grounded to look for “improperly installed bearings that could cause the co-pilot controls [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-grounds-2800-bell-helicopters-across-the-united-states-for-safety-inspection/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US team begins evaluating Abuja airport in Nigeria on safety and security</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-team-begins-evaluating-abuja-airport-in-nigeria-on-safety-and-security/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-team-begins-evaluating-abuja-airport-in-nigeria-on-safety-and-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has started security and safety assessment of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport located in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, as a part of the measures to enable airlines based in Nigeria to fly to the United States.
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport – the main airport serving Nigeria’s [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-team-begins-evaluating-abuja-airport-in-nigeria-on-safety-and-security/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>European Union may not downgrade aviation safety rating of Israel-based airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-may-not-downgrade-aviation-safety-rating-of-israel-based-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-may-not-downgrade-aviation-safety-rating-of-israel-based-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[israel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Israel’s Transportation Ministry has said that the European Union does not intend to downgrade the safety rating of Israeli airlines following talks held in Brussels between the officials of the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) and a representative of the European Union over the flight safety of overseas carriers.
The statement [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-may-not-downgrade-aviation-safety-rating-of-israel-based-airlines/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Boeing 777s may land in trouble again; NTSB asks Rolls-Royce to re-design engine component</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-777s-may-land-in-trouble-again-ntsb-asks-rolls-royce-to-re-design-engine-component/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-777s-may-land-in-trouble-again-ntsb-asks-rolls-royce-to-re-design-engine-component/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trouble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rolls royce]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The agency that investigates air accidents in the United States has warned that there is “a high probability” of the fault which led to the crashlanding of two Boeing 777s in 2008 happening to other aircraft. 
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an “urgent safety recommendation” the other day in which it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-777s-may-land-in-trouble-again-ntsb-asks-rolls-royce-to-re-design-engine-component/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Southwest Airlines to pay $7.5-million fine for missed safety checks</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-to-pay-75-million-fine-for-missed-safety-checks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-to-pay-75-million-fine-for-missed-safety-checks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[southwest airlines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines, the low-fare airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has agreed to pay a $7.5 million in penalties for a series of serious maintenance lapses.

The lapses concerned missed checks for potential cracks in the fuselages of 46 of Southwest Airlines’ aircraft, which the United Sates Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said described as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-to-pay-75-million-fine-for-missed-safety-checks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>‘Hero of the Hudson’ warns that pay cuts by airlines may put safety at risk</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/%e2%80%98hero-of-the-hudson%e2%80%99-warns-that-pay-cuts-by-airlines-may-put-safety-at-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/%e2%80%98hero-of-the-hudson%e2%80%99-warns-that-pay-cuts-by-airlines-may-put-safety-at-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, who successfully landed a stricken plane of the US Airways in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009, is sad about the state of the airline industry which he said was “in disarray.”

Captain Sullenberger, who was hailed as ‘the Hero of the Hudson’ after his heroic feat that saved the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/%e2%80%98hero-of-the-hudson%e2%80%99-warns-that-pay-cuts-by-airlines-may-put-safety-at-risk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Australia&#8217;s aviation watchdog to get greater powers to oversee safety of foreign airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-watchdog-to-get-greater-powers-to-oversee-safety-of-foreign-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-watchdog-to-get-greater-powers-to-oversee-safety-of-foreign-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the aviation watchdog of Australia, is to be given greater powers to check the safety of foreign airlines.

An amendment to civil aviation law would give the Civil Aviation Safety Authority – which is primarily responsible for the maintenance, enhancement and promotion of the safety of civil aviation in Australia [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-watchdog-to-get-greater-powers-to-oversee-safety-of-foreign-airlines/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>American Airlines inspects its MD-80 planes after damage to evacuation slides was discovered</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/american-airlines-inspects-its-md-80-planes-after-damage-to-evacuation-slides-was-discovered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/american-airlines-inspects-its-md-80-planes-after-damage-to-evacuation-slides-was-discovered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mcdonnell douglas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, had to inspect and begin follow-up action in order to bring its fleet of about 270 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft into full compliance with the safety rules after mistakes in maintenance led to damage of the passenger-evacuation slides on the rear of many MD-80 jets.

The [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/american-airlines-inspects-its-md-80-planes-after-damage-to-evacuation-slides-was-discovered/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US National Transportation Safety Board moots 10 rules for news-gathering helicopters</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-national-transportation-safety-board-moots-10-rules-for-news-gathering-helicopters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-national-transportation-safety-board-moots-10-rules-for-news-gathering-helicopters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helicopters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has proposed 10 rules for news gathering helicopters.

This follows the NTSB completing its investigation into the mid-air crash in 2008 of two news gathering helicopters over Phoenix, Arizona, the United States, in which four people had died.
The United States National Transportation Safety Board – the independent US [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-national-transportation-safety-board-moots-10-rules-for-news-gathering-helicopters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Delta Air Lines restores Aviation Safety Action Program</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/delta-air-lines-restores-aviation-safety-action-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/delta-air-lines-restores-aviation-safety-action-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delta air lines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines, based in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, and the world&#8217;s largest airline, has reached an agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reinstate the voluntary programme that allows pilots to report openly concerns over safety.

The programme, called the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/delta-air-lines-restores-aviation-safety-action-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Airbus plane that landed in Hudson River had engines which FAA had earlier ordered to inspect</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-plane-that-landed-in-hudson-river-had-engines-which-faa-had-earlier-ordered-to-inspect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-plane-that-landed-in-hudson-river-had-engines-which-faa-had-earlier-ordered-to-inspect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airbus a320]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been revealed that the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered stringent inspection of the type of engines on the US Airways plane that splash-landed in New York&#8217;s Hudson River after a few of those engines were found to have a rare kind of stall problem known as &#8220;compression stall.&#8221;

The Federal Aviation [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-plane-that-landed-in-hudson-river-had-engines-which-faa-had-earlier-ordered-to-inspect/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Flight attendants of American Airlines take up Aviation Safety Action Program</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/flight-attendants-of-american-airlines-take-up-aviation-safety-action-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/flight-attendants-of-american-airlines-take-up-aviation-safety-action-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, has partnered with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to launch the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP).

Lauri Curtis, vice-president (onboard service) of American Airlines, said in a statement that the joint safety programme has been &#8220;designed to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/flight-attendants-of-american-airlines-take-up-aviation-safety-action-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US Airways Flight 1549 black boxes reveal both engines lost power together after bird hit</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-airways-flight-1549-black-boxes-reveal-both-engines-lost-power-together-after-bird-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-airways-flight-1549-black-boxes-reveal-both-engines-lost-power-together-after-bird-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[‘Miracle on the Hudson’: Both engines had failed at the same time, black boxes reveal.

Both engines of the US Airways’ Airbus A320 jet that splash-landed in the freezing waters of New York’s Hudson River had lost power simultaneously, the flight data recorder, commonly called the ‘black boxes,’ has revealed.
The Airbus that took of from New [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-airways-flight-1549-black-boxes-reveal-both-engines-lost-power-together-after-bird-hit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Chesley &#8216;Sully&#8217; Sullenberger: US Airways pilot as national hero</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/chesley-sully-sullenberger-us-airways-pilot-as-national-herochesley-%e2%80%98sully%e2%80%99-sullenberger-commercial-aviation-pilot-as-national-hero-after-successful-landing-of-us-airways-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/chesley-sully-sullenberger-us-airways-pilot-as-national-herochesley-%e2%80%98sully%e2%80%99-sullenberger-commercial-aviation-pilot-as-national-hero-after-successful-landing-of-us-airways-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: Commercial aviation pilot as national hero after successful landing of US Airways flight in Hudson River after losing both engines
In spite of Captain Chesley Sullenberger III, 57, keeping a low profile and also keeping cool about it all, he is being repeatedly described as the ‘Hero of Hudson’ for having landed safely, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/chesley-sully-sullenberger-us-airways-pilot-as-national-herochesley-%e2%80%98sully%e2%80%99-sullenberger-commercial-aviation-pilot-as-national-hero-after-successful-landing-of-us-airways-flight/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Aviation safety row: Seven US-based airlines sue FAA over new crew-rest rules</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/aviation-safety-row-seven-us-based-airlines-sue-faa-over-new-crew-rest-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/aviation-safety-row-seven-us-based-airlines-sue-faa-over-new-crew-rest-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trouble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seven airlines based in the United States have sued the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alleging that the agency “broke its own rules and may have compromised flight safety when it set new standards for pilot rest times without input from the carriers.”

In the lawsuit fled the US Court of Appeals for the District [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/aviation-safety-row-seven-us-based-airlines-sue-faa-over-new-crew-rest-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Southwest Airlines feels the $10.2-million fine is too much, negotiates with FAA for reduction</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-feels-the-102-million-fine-is-too-much-negotiates-with-faa-for-reduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-feels-the-102-million-fine-is-too-much-negotiates-with-faa-for-reduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[southwest airlines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, is negotiating with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeking to reduce the $10.2-million penalty that the aviation regulator had imposed on the airline for flying its Boeing 737 jets without required inspections.

The Federal Aviation Administration fined Southwest Airlines in March 2008 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-feels-the-102-million-fine-is-too-much-negotiates-with-faa-for-reduction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US Federal Aviation Administration downgrades Israel&#8217;s aviation safety ranking</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-federal-aviation-administration-downgrades-israels-aviation-safety-ranking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-federal-aviation-administration-downgrades-israels-aviation-safety-ranking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[israel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to lower Israel’s aviation security ranking after an inspection revealed what the FAA termed “severe security shortcomings in Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority.”

The FAA has reported various security defects at Ben Gurion International Airport, the largest and busiest international airport in Israel.
Israel’s aviation security will now get [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-federal-aviation-administration-downgrades-israels-aviation-safety-ranking/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Security steps jacked up for private flights departing from and arriving in US</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/security-steps-jacked-up-for-private-flights-departing-from-and-arriving-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/security-steps-jacked-up-for-private-flights-departing-from-and-arriving-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeland security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private flights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united states]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking steps to strengthen security vis-à-vis general aviation (GA) “to minimise further the vulnerability of GA aircraft flights being used to deliver illicit materials, transport dangerous individuals or employ aircraft as a weapon.”

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the department would [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/security-steps-jacked-up-for-private-flights-departing-from-and-arriving-in-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FAA re-issues warning to pilots of Boeing 737 aircraft over in-flight warning horn</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-re-issues-warning-to-pilots-of-boeing-737-aircraft-over-in-flight-warning-horn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-re-issues-warning-to-pilots-of-boeing-737-aircraft-over-in-flight-warning-horn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Unites States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has re-issued an urgent airworthiness directive requiring that pilots of Boeing 737 aircraft be advised to pay attention if they hear an in-flight warning horn.

The in-flight warning horn indicates a loss of cabin pressure, which can cause pilots to lose consciousness if they do not put on oxygen [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-re-issues-warning-to-pilots-of-boeing-737-aircraft-over-in-flight-warning-horn/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
