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Civil aviationTHE VICE PRESIDENT QUAYLE'S JET GOES BACK AFTER BOMB SCARE
SAN FRANCISCO, Flight carrying new Vice President Dan Quayle from San Francisco to Tokyo returned to Californian airport 90 minutes after takeoff for bomb scare. Two passengers on the All Nippon Airways'... more
Civil aviationSENSIS CORP. LANDS $100 MILLION FAA CONTRACT
USA, The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Sensis Corp. a contract worth up to $100 million to build and install systems to guide aircraft and vehicles around airport grounds. Sensis will... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PILATUS PC12 E PC12/45 AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY (BEECH) A36, B36TC, AND 58 PLANES.
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more
Civil aviationQANTAS, ANSETT TOLD TO CHECK ENGINES
AUSTRALIA, The aviation watchdog will today order Qantas and Ansett to urgently inspect several jet engines which overseas regulators fear may disintegrate, blasting shards of metal into passenger cabins. The... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON BELL TEXTRON MODEL 222, 222B, 222U, 230, AND 430 HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: January 5, 2001 2001-01-51... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [66 FR 2 1/2/2001] [Docket No. 2000-NM-194-AD; Amendment 39-12065; AD 2000-26-15]... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS A319, A320, E A321 AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75591 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-227-AD; Amendment 39-12015; AD 2000-24-08] RIN... more
Civil aviationCRIME IS SOARING AT N.Y. AIRPORTS
NEW YORK, Bad weather isn't the only headache for the Port Authority this winter - new statistics show crime is way up at New York City's two airports. At Kennedy, crime jumped 23 percent in 2000 compared... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75589 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-96-AD; Amendment 39-12025; AD 2000-24-18]... more
Civil aviationPRODUCTION LINE NUMBERS OF BOEING AIRCRAFT AFFECTED BY SEALANT FAA AD
USA, After diffusion by WAPA agency of the news, the numbers of Boeing produced aircrafts (747, 757, 767 and 777 series) on which factory have used a sealant that do not meet flammability standard for... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82262 12/28/2000] [Docket No. 2000-NM-48-AD; Amendment 39-12052; AD 2000-26-03]... more
Civil aviation(2) FAA AD ON AGUSTA A-109E HELICOPTERS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82903 12/29/2000] [Docket No. 2000-SW-58-AD; Amendment 39-12061; AD 2000-26-11] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AGUSTA A-109E HELICOPTERS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 82896 12/29/2000] [Docket No. 2000-SW-07-AD; Amendment 39-12044; AD 2000-25-09] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON ATR-72 AIRCRAFTS
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 70775 11/28/2000] [Docket No. 97-NM-273-AD; Amendment 39-11999; AD 2000-23-26] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 707 AND 720 SERIES AIRCRAFT
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75588 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 99-NM-378-AD; Amendment 39-12027; AD 2000-24-20] RIN 2120-AA64... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 707, 727C 727-100C SERIES AIRCRAFT
USA, [4910-13-U] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [65 FR 75585 12/4/2000] [Docket No. 99-NM-363-AD; Amendment 39-12013; AD 2000-24-06] RIN... more
Civil aviationFRONTIER AIRLINES MAKES GROUND-TO-AIR MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS AND CREW
PHOENIX, Frontier Airlines today announced that it will provide round-the-clock, ground-to-air medical support to their passengers and crew through MedAire's Emergency Telemedicine Service. With the addition... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PIAGGIO P-180 AIRCRAFTS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [66 FR 7 1/2/2001] [Docket No. 99-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-12053; AD 2000-03-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS EC-135
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON DORNIER 328-300 AIRCRAFT
USA, 2000-26-13 DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GMBH: Amendment 39-12063. Docket 2000-NM-349-AD. Applicability: All Model 328-300 series airplanes, certificated in any category. NOTE 1: This AD applies to each... more
Civil aviationJUST HOW SECURE ARE AIRPLANE COCKPIT DOORS?
USA, It's a concern that's been raised in light of several recent air rage incidents, and research shows varying policies between domestic and international airlines. A British Airways passenger... more
Civil aviationFAA DELAYS NOISE RULES FOR GRAND CANYON
U.S.A., Air tour operators are breathing a sigh of relief as the Federal Aviation Administration let a deadline pass for enforcing strict new rules to limit aircraft noise over the Grand Canyon. It is... more
Civil aviationFAA FOUND FIRE HAZARD ON OVER 3000 BOEING AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, After investigations, Federal Aviation Administration has found that, on 1,300 U.S. Boeing jets, (on 3,137 aircraft worldwide) there is fire risks, due to use of a sealant that do not... more
Civil aviationFAA: MORE SAFETY IN FLIGHT-SCHOOL
U.S.A., The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to step up surveillance of flight schools and improve training of student pilots as airline hiring has sapped experienced instructors and fatal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PRATT&WHITNEY HELICOPTERS TURBOSHAFTS ENGINES -PART 1
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 33 [Docket No. NE-123; Special Conditions No. 33-004-SC] Special Conditions: Pratt & Whitney Canada, Inc. (Formerly... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PRATT&WHITNEY HELICOPTERS TURBOSHAFT ENGINES
USA, Novel or Unusual Design Features The Pratt & Whitney engine model PT6T-9 turboshaft engine model incorporates two power-sections coupled to a common gearbox, and will have engine ratings... more
Civil aviationAB-412 GROUNDED FOR WINCH PROBLEMS
ROME, ITALY, Agusta helicopter company emitted a security bulletin (412/83) regarding the electrical system of AB-412 helicopters equipped with winch; an Italian Firefighters AB-412 EP experienced in the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EC-130 EUROCOPTER HELICOPTER
USA, Acceptable system performance would be attained by demonstrating that the critical function components of the system under consideration continue to perform their intended function during... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EC-130 EUROCOPTER HELICOPTER
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 27 [Docket No. SW009; Special Condition No. 27-009-SC] Special Conditions: Eurocopter France Model EC-130 Helicopters,... more
Civil aviationUGERNT FAA AD ON BELL 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, AND 412CF HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Model 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, and 412CF Helicopters SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-SW-17-AD] Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON TURBOMECA TURBOSHAFT ENGINES
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NE-12-AD] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arrius Models 2B, 2B1, 2F... more
Civil aviationFAA PROPOSAL FOR SAFE USE OF LIFE-LIMITED AERO PARTS
USA, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, suggested a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in order to establish a new standard for control of limited-life aviation parts use. In other words, the intent... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, SA.316B, SA.316C, SE.3160, and SA.319B Helicopters AGENCY: Federal... more
Civil aviationCANADIAN TSB PROPOSES ADOPTION OF NEW ANTI-FIRE PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS
CANADA, Canadian Transportation Safety Board requested that, in order to best detect and fight fires on commercial aircrafts, new procedures and systems have to be studied and applied. Citing the 1998... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ERRATA CORRIGE
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NE-11-AD; Amendment 39-11912; AD 2000-20-01] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON CONTINENTAL ENGINES
USA, ACTION: Final rule; ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2000-08-51. Emergency AD... more
Civil aviationHELICOPTER HAZARD FOR SURPLUS SPARES
USA, Following some serious accident occurred in the last years, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for the owners of 42 helicopters that were serviced by a Clearwater, Florida company. According... more
Civil aviationAMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT LANDS AT MIAMI AIRPORT FOR A ''FORGOTTEN'' GUN
MIAMI, FLORIDA, An American Airlines aircraft heading Dominican Republic from New York has made an unscheduled landing at Miami airport after a passenger has remember to have with him a gun, passed without... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER SA-330 HELICOPTERS
., SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Eurocopter France Model SA330F, G, and J helicopters and requires inspecting the tail rotor blade (blade)... more
Civil aviationDRUNKEN AUSTRALIAN CAUSES HAVOC ON AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT
LOS ANGELES, A 30 year-old drunken australian, after bingeing on prescription drugs and wine, caused havoc on a flight of Air New Zealand. The man kicked the pilot in the groin, insulted women and... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-SW-25-AD; Amendment 39-11931; AD 2000-20-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BELL 430
USA, Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 430 Helicopters ACTION: Final rule. more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON R-22 HELICOPTERS
., Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. 2000-SW-51-AD; Amendment 39-11960; AD 2000-20-51] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 Helicopters AGENCY:... more
Civil aviationFAA HAS FOUND MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES IN BOEING
SEATTLE, USA, After a special audit at plants in Seattle, Everett and Renton, FAA inspectors found systemic manufacturing irregulatiries such as inadequate inspection and quality-control procedures. The... more
Civil aviationAIR SAFETY AGENCY, TODAY EUROPEAN UNION'S PROPOSAL
BRUSSELS, Ue executive staff is aiming at setting up a european agency for air transport safety and environmental standards, promotion of european aeronautical regulations, fair competition system, increase... more
Civil aviationCATANIA: ENAC MEETING FOR EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
CATANIA, Air transport safety matters will be dscussed at 43th Ecac (European Civil Aviation Conference) meeting taking place at Acicastello, nearby Catania, from September 21th to 23rd. Among the main... more
Civil aviationNTSB RECOMMENDS SAFETY MEASURES
USA, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made a number of recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding aircraft fuel tanks and wiring systems. The recommendations... more
Civil aviationMOBILE PHONES ABOARD: RECOVERY PROJECT IS STARTING UP
MILAN, The debate over the use of mobile phones on board is much dicussed. Sientific research is under the spotlights in the dispute because it should have to make clear rather mobile phone's electric... more