Saturday, November 22, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘FAA’

US Federal Aviation Administration downgrades Israel’s aviation safety ranking

Thursday, November 20, 2008 19:26

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.”

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FAA re-issues warning to pilots of Boeing 737 aircraft over in-flight warning horn

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:11

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.

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FAA lax in monitoring maintenance outsourcing by airlines, says report

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 13:04

The United States Transportation Department has found that nine major airlines in the United States outsourced over 70% of their major aircraft maintenance in 2007, compared to 34% in 2003.

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Pilots who slept during flight get their license back after FAA suspension

Friday, September 26, 2008 9:47

The two pilots who shocked the airline industry by dozing off during a flight and sending air traffic controllers into panic mode have now received their licenses back.

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Delta, Northwest gets FAA Single Operating Certificate, merger draws near

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 16:03

Delta Air Lines Incorporated and Northwest Airlines Corporation, both major airlines based in the United States, have moved closer to merger with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepting plans by the two carriers for a Single Operating Certificate for the combined carrier.

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FAA strengthens safety supervision of airlines, puts forth 13 new safety guidelines

Saturday, September 13, 2008 6:59

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced new steps as well as 13 recommendations to enhance its supervision of aviation safety.

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FAA probing 11 airlines for violating safety rules

FAA probing 11 airlines for violating safety rules

Sunday, September 7, 2008 18:56

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aviation watchdog of the United States, is investigating 17 cases in which 11 airlines did not comply with the US government’s safety directives.

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FAA puts off auction of flight slot at Newark Liberty International Airport

Monday, September 1, 2008 6:15

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it was delaying its plan for auctioning slot at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, the United States, in the facce of fierce opposition from airlines as well as from airports in the New York area.

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Southwest Airlines insists it won’t abide by FAA deadline for paying $10.2-million fine

Friday, August 29, 2008 5:55

Southwest Airlines Company, the biggest low-cost airline in the United States, has said it will not abide by the deadline for paying a fine of $10.2 million imposed on it for having flown its jets without required inspections.

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FAA’s computer glitch delays hundreds of flights across US

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 18:35

An unprecedented malfunction in the computer software of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has caused delay of hundreds of flights at airports across the United States from Texas to New York. 

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FAA orders inspection of Eclipse 500 personal jets after emergency landing

Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:01

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the country, has ordered immediate inspection of throttles on small personal jets manufactured by Eclipse Aviation after one Eclipse 500 plane made an emergency landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport on June 5, 2008.

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US Federal Aviation Administration clips flight-schedule wings of Canada’s Porter Airlines

Saturday, May 31, 2008 20:35

The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has ordered Porter Airlines Incorporated, a regional airline based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to “trim” its weekday schedule for flights from Toronto to Newark, New Jersey, the United States.

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