Cameras Being Deployed on Aircraft to Improve Safety, Security
Aviation industry lags rail, maritime sectors in use of video recordings</…
Category: Air Safety Week
Regulatory Log
Items in the Regulatory Log are based on agency announcements in the Federal Register unless otherwise noted; Federal Regi…
Current Regulatory Activity
This is a selective listing of items deemed particularly important.
Date posted on Federal Register an…
Air Safety Week’s Security Breach Report
DATE & SITE: October 2005 to January 2006 — 21 unnamed U.S. airports
AREA*: 3
CIRCUM…
Accidents & Incidents
Date: 16 Aug 2334Z Dublin Ireland
Aircraft Type: MD83 of Aviajet Reg: G-FLTM Flt 344E
Narrative: 5NM fro…
Emergency location
A highly radar-reflective fabric has been developed by Massachusettsbased Echo Co. According to Echo’s Harry Shamir, t…
The vexing problem of protecting airliners from missiles
All fuel tanks in transport-category aircraft may have to be inerted, not for sa…
A Behind the Scenes Look at TSA’s Ops Center
Have you ever wondered what happens when someone on the ‘No-Fly’ List attempts to board an a…
Scribe marks, part 2
Recall recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) action enjoining aviation safety inspectors to heighten their su…
Door Deadline
Apropos of hijackings, April 9 was the deadline for installing hardened cockpit doors on transport category aircraft. The F…