Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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Report of Dual Engine Flameout On Trans-Atlantic Flight Raises Significant Safety Issues
It took a less than 70 hours of chafing for a hole to be breached in the fuel line, but only about 13 minutes for the computer systems to lead […]
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Safety Board Calls for Design Changes to Airbus Rudder System
"The sensitivity of the system is critical and needs to be addressed." Safety Board Member Debbie Hersman Modifications are needed to nearly 500 Airbus A300-600 and A310 aircraft in order […]
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American Airlines Tries to Pin Blame on Design Defect
Airbus disagrees sharply over cause of Flight 587 crash The outcome of a bitterly contested investigation into a crash that occurred 10 years ago should guide the probable cause of […]
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Order: Responsibility For Correct Maintenance Cannot Be Delegated
While there is no question that Air Sunshine was responsible for the maintenance of its aircraft, since the work was done "in house," operators who have their maintenance performed by […]
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Safety Board Working to Resolve Unrequited Recommendations
A backlogged safety recommendation is less likely to be resolved satisfactorily than one that is settled routinely, according to an ASW analysis of about three dozen cases in which National […]
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Report: Terrorist Bombs, Not Missiles, the Deadliest Threat
Equipping airliners with defensive systems against terrorist surface-to-air missile attacks may be the one of the least efficient ways to spend aviation security dollars, according to a RAND Corp. study. […]
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Climate Change Seems to be Changing the Pattern Of Bird Strikes
Earlier breeding > more young birds > more strikes with aircraft BALTIMORE, Md. – Global warming may be involved in the explosive growth of certain bird populations, placing new pressure […]
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Growing Pains Revealed in Audit Of Air Marshal Program
Hundreds of disciplinary actions for such things as sleeping on duty and misuse of government equipment show the need for tightened management and oversight of the Federal Air Marshal Service […]
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System Enables Safe Landings With Total Failure of Normal Flight Controls
Loss of flight controls need not be a death sentence, as engine thrust can be used as a fallback means of bringing a stricken airplane to a reasonably safe landing. […]
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Australian Regulators Propose New Approach to ‘Controlling the Risks of Fatigue’
With monikers like the "do nothing" option, the "changing the numbers" option and "follow another country’s rules" option to describe alternatives, Australian officials are calling for a new approach to […]
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