Europa: La Agencia de Seguridad Aérea quiere endurecer el exámen médico a los pilotos

En marzo de 2015 el copiloto del vuelo Germanwings 4U9525, Andreas Lubitz, bloqueó la cabina y estrelló deliberadamente el avión contra la ladera de una montaña de los Alpes franceses. Las 150 personas que viajaban de Barcelona a Düsseldorf fallecieron en el siniestro. Ayer, la Agencia Europea de Seguridad Aérea (EASA) propuso establecer controles médicos […]

World Aero repairs 16,000th component at its EASA/FAA Part-145 wheel & brake repair facility

Aircraft wheel and brake MRO World Aero this week celebrates processing its 16,000th component at its EASA/FAA/TCCA certified wheel and brake repair facility. World Aero carried out this work on a Messier-Bugatti-Dowty main wheel for the Boeing 787-8, for one of the world"™s leading flag-carrier airlines. Phil Randell, World Aero"™s Managing Director, comments: "Celebrating the […]

FAA approves A350 XWB for beyond 180 minutes ETOPS

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Airbus A350-900 for ETOPS* (Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations) "˜beyond 180 minute"™ diversion time. This approval means that when the first FAA-affiliated operators start to take delivery of their A350s in 2017 they will be able to serve new direct non-limiting routings, compared with a standard […]

Llega a Estados Unidos el primer simulador A350 XWB para las Américas

Llega a Estados Unidos el primer simulador A350 XWB para las Américas con su reciente certificación de Nivel D de FAA y EASA. El Centro de Formación de Airbus (ATC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Miami, parte de la creciente red internacional de Training by Airbus*, acaba de incorporar su primer simulador de vuelo […]

EASA Approves Embraer’s Sorocaba Service Center

Embraer"™s business aircraft service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, this week received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency covering maintenance for the airframer"™s entire business jet family. The important approval, which adds to the blessing already conferred by Brazil"™s ANAC agency, came just before the second anniversary of the opening of the 21,500-sq-ft facility at […]

Bangkok admite que incumple los estándares internacionales de seguridad aérea

El Gobierno de Tailandia admitió hoy que el país no cumple los estándares internacionales de seguridad aérea después de que la Administración Federal de Aviación de Estados Unidos (FAA, en inglés) rebajara el martes su clasificación. «Debemos admitir que la industria aérea tailandesa no cumple los estándares de seguridad», dijo en una rueda de prensa […]

Airbus A320neo receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification

The world’s best-selling single aisle aircraft, the A320neo, has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 24th November 2015. The certified aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100G-JM engines. The EASA A320neo type Certificate was signed by EASA"™s Certification Director Trevor […]

EASA, IATA move to reduce risk of loss of control accidents

NEW DELHI: Concerned over recent plane crashes, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the publication of new training requirements for airline pilots to prevent loss of control situations. «The «upset prevention and recovery training» (UPRT) requirements aim to improve safety standards by mitigating loss of control in-flight […]