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#121 Premium – Regulatory Over-Reaction: The Looming Pilot Shortage for Regional Airlines
Premium 114 – REVISITING UNINTERRUPTIBLE AUTOPILOTS
The Impact of Government Closure on Aviation in the United States
The US government is closed, but you wouldn’t know it by going to your local airport. TSA screeners are still checking bags, the control towers and FAA are still guiding aircraft safely to their destinations, and business travelers and tourists…
Cyber-Security and Aviation
Cyber-security has been in the news lately with the recent cyber attack on South Korea, thought to be the work of the North Koreans. This follows issues in the US pointing fingers at the Chinese PLA Unit 61398. Before these…
Quality Control, FAA Oversight, and Safety
With news on March 4 that Pratt & Whitney uncovered an elaborate scheme to falsify material certifications for some parts, which they have already moved aggressively to correct, the issue of regulatory oversight and self-policing is once again at…