Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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AF Flight 447 Casts Shadow Over Paris
The Paris Air Show got underway this week with the fatal crash of Air France Flight 447 into the South Atlantic likely casting a shadow over the premier aviation event. […]
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Mystery Remains on Fatal Air France Crash
The loss of Air France Flight 447, which disappeared over the South Atlantic on June 1 during a nasty lightning storm, taking 228 lives, will continue to baffle aviation safety […]
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Battle Brewing Over Loran
U.S. lawmakers and industry experts are critical of President Obama’s plan to shut down a decades-old navigation system that could serve as a backup to the Global Positioning System (GPS), […]
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Lawmakers Order Safety Probe of Regional Carriers
Four senior U.S. senators, including the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee’s aviation subcommittee, have petitioned the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General to investigate safety enforcement of the nation’s regional […]
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Colgan Air Crash Raises Many Safety Issues
Three days of testimony before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last week about pilot fatigue, failed flying tests and cockpit warning systems placed a harsh spotlight on regional airline […]
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FAA Drafts Rule for Part 135 CRM Training
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a proposed rule that would require all certificate holders conducting operations under Part 135 to include in their flight training programs crew resource […]
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Emirates A340 Tail Scrape Explained
Incorrect weight data on an in-flight computer caused the tail of an Emirates Airbus A340 (A6-ERG) to scrape the runway during takeoff March 20, 2009 from the Melbourne Airport, according […]
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Government Secrecy for the Birds
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaFrance ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make its entire bird strike database available to the public. "Public disclosure is our job," LaHood wrote on […]
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IATA/CIS Team to Improve Aviation Safety
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) have agreed to improve aviation safety throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The expanded pact adds specific […]
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EU Adds to Airline Safety Blacklist
The European Commission (EC) has banned all eight airlines operating from the West African nation of Benin from flying to Europe because of their poor safety record. The EC also […]
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