Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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Safe but Scary Landing for Powerless B-757
Pilots at the controls of an American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Seattle to New York on September 22 had to switch to backup battery power after they lost […]
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Keep on Treking
A National Transportation Safety Board Administrative Law Judge recently reversed an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emergency order of revocation issued in June 2008 that grounded Punta Gorda, FL-based Air Trek. […]
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More Deadly EMS and TV Chopper Crashes
An emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter carrying a patient crashed and burned in a suburban Chicago forest preserve Oct. 15, killing all four aboard. The latest fatal EMS chopper crash […]
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TSA Unveils GA Security Requirements
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would strengthen general aviation security, reducing the potential of private airplanes being used for terrorist acts. […]
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Bad Year for EMS Operations
The Sept. 27 fatal crash of a Maryland State Police helicopter performing an emergency medical services (EMS) mission in suburban Washington has yet again put air ambulance choppers in the […]
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Risky Runways Subject of House Hearing
The risk of runway incursions at U.S. airports remains high despite concerted effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce the air safety risk, FAA and government investigators testified […]
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Boeing 777 Cold Weather AD Issued
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive affecting Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800-powered Boeing 777-200/300 jetliners that are operated in extremely cold temperatures. The AD that is effective Sept. 29 requires […]
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FAA Air Safety Reforms Ordered
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement safety recommendations advanced by an Independent Review Team (IRT) formed in the wake of […]
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FAA Orders Review of Eclipse 500 Certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting a month-long review of the Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet (VLJ) in response to allegations of safety issues when the VLJ was certified […]
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