Category Archives: aviation

Amazon Under FAA Scrutiny for Shipping Hazardous Materials

Posted on 13 June 2016 by Ken Zino

Amazon has a history of violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations. From February 2013 to September 2015, Amazon was found to have violated the Hazardous Materials Regulations 24 other times. The FAA is continuing to investigate Amazon’s compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to air transportation. Continue reading →

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FAA Fines R&R Conner Aviation for Safety Violations

Posted on 19 February 2016 by Ken Zino

The FAA alleges that beginning on 16 September 2013, RCA operated the chopper on at least four flights around Detroit, Oregon, when it did not comply with four airworthiness directives and with parts that were past their replacement dates. Continue reading →

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First HondaJet now In Private Service

Posted on 28 December 2015 by Ken Zino

Honda Aircraft Company is now delivering the HondaJet. This milestone follows final type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which the HondaJet received on 8 December. The aircraft company is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Honda Motor. Continue reading →

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FAA Finally Announces Registration Rules for Drones – UAS

Posted on 14 December 2015 by Ken Zino

Critics say that the threats to general and commercial aviation as well as national security have not been addressed since the users will not have a pilot’s license or training of any sort about airspace rules. Worse, the potentially deadly drones will not have a transponder on board so they can be tracked. It’s a terrorist’s dream… Continue reading →

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FAA Wants $200,000 Fine for Unsafe Conditions at Detroit Wayne County Airport – DTW

Posted on 18 November 2015 by Ken Zino

Unless successfully challenged – highly unlikely – once again beleaguered taxpayers will be picking up the tab for illegal behavior at an airport that has a long history of malfeasance and criminal behavior by Democratic politicians who control Wayne County. Continue reading →

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FAA Fines Drone Operator SkyPan $1.9 Million

Posted on 6 October 2015 by Ken Zino

SkyPan operated the aircraft in a careless or reckless manner to endanger lives or property, the FAA alleges. Continue reading →

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FAA Researching Green Pavement for Airports

Posted on 27 August 2015 by Ken Zino

The FAA has not recommended the use of environmentally friendly airport pavement materials yet because research on the effects of aircraft tire pressure and heavy gear loads on green airport pavement materials has been limited. Continue reading →

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Ineffective FAA Sits By as Drones Take Over U.S. Airspace

Posted on 29 July 2015 by Ken Zino

What is it going to take – a commercial airliner knocked out of the sky by a drone before the FAA exercises its right to control national airspace? Already drones have been reported on the approaches to large airports, including LAX – Los Angeles. Continue reading →

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Nissan and NASA to Develop Autonomous Drive Vehicles

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Ken Zino

NASA did not press release the deal, leaving it to French and Japanese owned Nissan to crow about the research in an attempt to downplay what is sure to be controversial – U.S. taxpayer resources supporting – yet again – offshore corporations. Continue reading →

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Shanghai Yancui Import ships Hazardous Materials into US

Posted on 22 October 2014 by Ken Zino

At least it was not Ebola. Nonetheless, workers at a DHL sorting facility in Erlanger, Kentucky discovered the bottle emitting smoke. Why it took the FAA this long to act is also an indictment of the continuing failure of federal agencies to do their job. To be fair and un-Fox-like it appears that the FAA has a scarce amount of attorneys working on a high volume of cases caused by corporate scofflaws, so it takes time to act. Continue reading →

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FAA Warning on Syria as US remains Ensnared in Conflict

Posted on 18 August 2014 by Ken Zino

There is no question the ongoing armed conflict and volatile security environment in Syria poses a serious threat to civil aviation. Continue reading →

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FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Sites in Place

Posted on 18 August 2014 by Ken Zino

The unmanned planes represent the latest government and/or private industry assault on personal privacy. If you think speeding cameras are bad, wait a couple of years. They also pose a real safety threat to other aircraft, and depending on how you cut the statistics they are up to 300 times more likely to crash than small, manned aircraft that are currently used for surveillance and traffic enforcement. Continue reading →

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Pork or Progress as FAA Funds Natural Gas Shuttles?

Posted on 31 July 2014 by Ken Zino

The grant gives money to purchase six compressed natural gas buses to transport airport passengers and employees from the terminal to parking and rental car facilities. This project is part of the airport’s program to minimize vehicle emissions within the airport footprint. Continue reading →

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Anti-Green Aviation Industry Finally Getting the Lead Out

Posted on 10 July 2014 by Ken Zino

The general aviation industry through trade groups, airplane and engine makers, as well as members of Congress who fly has fiercely resisted doing anything about this destructive and toxic use of lead in so-called 100 low lead fuel (100LL) going back to the last century. Continue reading →

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DOJ Antitrust Suit Opposes American – US Airways Merger

Posted on 19 August 2013 by Ken Zino

The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit opposing the proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways and American Airlines. DOJ said that the merger would result in world’s largest airline, and would “substantially lessen competition for commercial air travel in local markets throughout the United States and result in passengers paying higher airfares and receiving less service.” Continue reading →

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