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  787 Up On The Hill

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 8:34 PM on Jun 12, 2013

  The Boeing 787 took center stage in the House today, courtesy of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's aviation subcommittee. Little was revealed, though as co... Read More >>

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  DOT Significant Rulemakings Update

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 2:16 PM on Jun 05, 2013

  It's been a while since the last check-in on DOT's progress on significant rulemakings, so here goes. DOT's May report revealed schedule adjustments on two key MRO-related efforts... Read More >>

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  Risk-based Repair Station Surveillance: From Wanted To Needed

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 12:39 PM on May 08, 2013

  This week's release of an updated audit on FAA's repair station oversight underscored numerous shortcomings that are keeping the agency's five-year-old risk-based surveillance prog... Read More >>

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  Casablanca And Controller Furloughs

  Posted by Andrew Compart 3:17 PM on Apr 26, 2013

  There is a famous scene in the movie classic Casablanca in which Capt. Louis Renault, the corrupt police chief, is ordered to close down Rick's club. Here's how the scene goes down... Read More >>

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  Why the 787 battery fix will work

  Posted by Guy Norris 1:03 AM on Mar 15, 2013

  Boeing’s extensive and detailed briefing from Tokyo on the 787 battery redesign finished a few hours ago and, for the first time since this business began with the initial JA... Read More >>

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  FAA green light for 787 battery tests

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:14 PM on Mar 12, 2013

  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has given Boeing’s battery system redesign plan the green light, but only on condition the manufacturer conducts “extensive tes... Read More >>

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  787: design change for dummies

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:46 PM on Mar 01, 2013

  As Boeing prepares to test, implement and certificate what it hopes will be an FAA-approved fix for its 787 battery problem, the company has issued a kind of ‘design change f... Read More >>

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  787 test flight conditions detailed

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:00 PM on Feb 07, 2013

  Here are some more details of the conditions imposed on Boeing by the FAA to enable 787 flight tests to begin. Echoing some of the provisos levied on Boeing when it conducted today... Read More >>

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  Bad Belts

  Posted by John Croft 10:42 AM on Nov 28, 2012

  I’m not sure if it’s related to the plumping-up of America or whether more pregnant women are flying, but four out of the 13 unapproved parts notification alerts is... Read More >>

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  FAA Bulletin Details Weber Seat-track Issue

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 10:29 AM on Nov 02, 2012

  FAA today released a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) detailing the passenger seat-track issue that challenged American Airlines last month.  The bullet... Read More >>

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