News, Fitness for Duty, Safety Regulation
New Fatigue Rules for Canadian Airline Pilots
Canada’s major airlines have two years to implement new flight and duty time limits that…
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A Boost for CVRs
The NTSB says recording capacity should be extended to 25 hours, up from the current…
Cabin Safety, Safety Regulation
Getting Out
A new law says the FAA must study how airliner seat size affects emergency evacuations.
News, Mechanical Issues, Accident/Incident Investigation, Safety Regulation
FAA, EASA Order More Frequent CFM56-7B Fan Blade Inspections
The new inspection interval has been set at every 1,600 engine cycles.
FAA Alleges Frontier Airliners Flew With Incomplete Medical Kits
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed levying a $474,000 civil penalty against Frontier…
News, Cabin Safety, Safety Regulation
U.K. CAA Seeks Crackdown on Disruptive Passengers
Citing skyrocketing numbers of reported incidents involving disruptive passengers, the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)…
News, Human Factors, Safety Regulation
EU Publishes New Rules on Crewmembers’ Mental Fitness
The new rules were developed in the aftermath of the March 2015 crash of Germanwings…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Regulation
EU Council Adopts First EU-Wide Drone Rules
The European Union (EU) Council on Tuesday adopted what it called the first ever EU-wide…
Safety Regulation, Unmanned Aircraft
‘Overly Conservative’
The FAA should change the way it evaluates risks involving drones, a scientific panel says.
Philosophizing About Compliance
Enforcement actions drop sharply under FAA’s emphasis on corrective actions over penalties.