A Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector and a helicopter tour pilot are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after mechanical problems forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing on Maui. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the inspector suffered a broken ankle during Wednesday's landing near the remote town of Hana, on Maui's east end. The pilot's injuries were not believed to be serious. Gregor says the aircraft operated by Sunshine Helicopters experienced unknown... Read Full Story
Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed reluctance Thursday to increase the number of flight hours required to be an airline co-pilot, a key safety recommendation arising from an airline crash in upstate New York last February. Members of Congress and families of the 50 people killed in the crash of Continental Express Flight 3407 near Buffalo have urged the FAA to require that all airline pilots have a minimum of 1,500 hours of flying experience. Only captains are now... Read Full Story
Senators want the Federal Aviation Administration to work faster on new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying when they're too tired. Senators questioned FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt at a hearing Thursday about his agency's slipping schedule for proposing rules on how many hours airlines can ask pilots to fly and how much rest they must have between shifts. He told senators his agency needs more time to do the job right. Babbitt also said he opposes requiring all airline... Read Full Story
Two airline pilots who overshot their destination have blamed U.S. air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures. Capt. Timothy Cheney, 53, and First Officer Richard Cole, 54, said in documents filed Nov. 24 with the National Transportation Safety Board that controllers did not follow rules and practices contained in the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control manual and did not coordinate effectively with Northwest Airlines... Read Full Story
The Federal Aviation Administration is forming a panel to examine the reliability of a telecommunications network that broke down last month, snarling air traffic across the country. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said Tuesday the episode — which resulted in delays of 819 flights — was unacceptable. He said the agency needs to understand what happened so that it can prevent further incidents. FAA has spent years installing the multibillion network, which is critical to plans to modernize... Read Full Story
The Pellston Regional Airport in northern Michigan had two advantages when local officials planned a new terminal in 2001: a grand vision and lots of federal money.
“We designed a terminal building that was – I don’t want to say gold-plated – but we designed what we’d like to see in a perfect world,” airport manager Kelley Atkins said. “There was very little that was taken out of the original plan.”
The result is a 34,500-square-foot, lodge-style building with three stone fireplaces... Read Full Story
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Subject: From the Producers of FAA Idol: 2009 “FAA’s Got Talent”; Tuesday / December 15, 2009 - tickets go on sale this afternoon. FAA’s Got Talent A CFC Tradition Has Returned! Brought to you by the producers of “FAA Idol” and other variety shows! Back by popular demand, this year’s show is FAA’s Got Talent with a variety of talents – everything from original acoustical guitar compositions to an opera aria to pop & country hits sung by past FAA Idol winners with a comedian or two thrown in... Read Full Story
The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Thursday Morning, December 10, 2009, 10:00 AM Hearing on Aviation Safety: "Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives" Testimony Of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator J. Randolph (Randy) Babbitt: [ At time-code 01:10:33] http://commerce.senate.gov/public/ http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=a40ade8f... Read Full Story
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