Not sure what all the 'chat' about this one is really for. I mean, from the governmental perspective, of course.<br><br>That site IS one of the final resting...
Another example of why "air safety" is a fleeting phenomena.<br><br>Boeing's lack of integrity shines through like a snake in the grass.<br><br>Many lives...
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- One year after the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420, survivors marked the anniversary Thursday with a memorial service and...
Its easy to think of the 737 as a bad airplane, but remember it has about the best safety record of any jetliner in use today. That doesn't excuse the rudder...
Dave, It's not really that the 737 is a bad airplane so much as it is critical for boeing to admit when a particular jet has a problem to prevent deaths. Once...
Wiring in jets, shuttles, plants a 'concern'....<br><br>Today's FRONT PAGE article...<br><br>Babs? please post the url for me? PHONE IS RINGING OFF THE ...
What truly amazes me is that boeing continues to use Kapton wiring on some of their newer aircraft despite the fact that TKT seems to be superior. Seems ...
As if Kapton isn't enough of a problem, an airline comes along and allows tefzel wiring (a softer wiring) to be bundled together with plastic ties despite the...
Kapton shouldn't be just controversal now, because it was back in 1985 when the FAA issued Airworthiness Directive 85-12-08 to all Boeing 757s and after ...
Ed Block (IASA Vice Chairman/US) and I, will be appearing on Good Morning America (ABC) Monday morning at 7:00am. We were called because of Gary Stoller's...
WASHINGTON - Alaska Airlines has been given seven days to prove that it is doing a good job keeping track of its planes, or it could lose the right to maintain...
Industry Given Five Years to Root Out and Replace Insulation<br> <br>Metalized Mylar deemed uniquely susceptible to fire propagation from a small ignition...
Objections Overruled<br>With respect to grandfathering, the administrator has been true to her word. The administrator and the FAA also have stood firm in...
Financially and Physically Challenging <br>Nevertheless, the prototype efforts provided sobering insights. American Airlines [AMR] (more) was one of the...
A Potential Mylar Muddle<br>The impact of the AD's requiring full change-out of metalized Mylar insulation on foreign operators appears problematic. The AD's...