Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Faa

  • The FAA is dragging its feet in addressing aviation safety claims made by whistleblowers, including reports that Delta Air Lines's maintenance and inspection regime needs more oversight, the Office of Special Counsel said today.
  • (Politico.com)
  • Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner, whose job is to protect from retaliation government employees who expose mismanagement or wrongdoing, detailed seven FAA whistleblower cases in letters to the White House and Congress.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials are seeking $655,125 in fines against Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Air affiliate for alleged safety violations, including failing to inspect a plane for cracks.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • A Delta passenger who filmed birds striking his plane over New York Citys John F. Kennedy International airport received a scathing letter from the Federal Aviation Administration condemning his use of an electronic during flight takeoff.
  • (FOX News)
  • A Delta Air Lines passenger who admitted using an electronic device last month to videotape a bird strike minutes after takeoff has been warned by the Federal Aviation Administration to follow the rules or face a penalty the next time.
  • (CNN)
  • Even if you dont remember the name Grant Cardone, surely you remember his video. Cardone was on the recent Delta flight hit by birds shortly after takeoff at New Yorks JFK airport.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S.
  • (Associated Press)
  • The Federal Aviation Administration says two people are believed to be dead after a small plane crashed in suburban Chicago. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory says the single-engine aircraft crashed late Thursday afternoon near Crystal Lake.
  • (FOX News)
  • MARLBOROUGH, Mass.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • You may recall a few weeks back that a Delta 757 leaving JFK on its way to LAX hit some birds on takeoff, damaging an engine, and requiring a quick turnaround back to JFK.
  • (Tech Dirt)

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