News and notes from around the interweb:
- A tight labor market means TSA may have to recruit even worse screeners than before. In fairness though an American Airlines employee tried to take a stolen gun through a security checkpoint and the TSA actually noticed.
- On 19 May 2016 EgyptAir 804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean and killed the 66 passengers and crew on board.. The French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety completed its report, expressed frustration with the Egyptian government and attributes the incident to a likely “rapid spread of a fire.” Egypt determined that this was “a malicious act.”
- Air Canada is said to have rationed water during a 4 hour tarmac delay
Copyright: ronniechua / 123RF Stock Photo - Department of Transportation may terminate funding for up to 21 Essential Air Service airports because subsidies exceed $200 per passenger or serve fewer than 10 passengers per day.
- New FAA flight paths change the locations where aircraft noice is most acute, generating homeowner complaints. In some cases you can still say ‘you knew the airport was there’ but not in each one, still sacrificing air traffic to small groups of homeowners can’t be the right answer and where these changes have been implemented home values have risen rather than fallen.
- FAA proposes new rule for engine tests engine makers would have to ensure they could withstand bird strikes at the lower fan speeds that are used when climbing and descent and not just at full takeoff power.
- A ceiling panel fell and hit a passenger on United’s Amsterdam – Washington Dulles flight after what’s reported to be a hard landing on Wednesday.
It’s interesting to see that 19 these 21 airports whose EAS is being cut off are in states that voted for Trump. Thank goodness these leeches are getting what they deserve. #MAGA!
Think you buried the lede, and the headline is misleading. A better one would be “egyptians incompetence, obfuscation or criminal negligence continues to hinder investigation”
Also, the biggest story out of all of these is the change in fan blade testing. First, to me these three points are simply incredible:
– “9 years after “Miracle on the Hudson,” FAA proposes new test for engine bird strikes”
– Engines are currently tested at 100 percent takeoff power or thrust, which is ideal for testing fan blades, but does not adequately simulate lower fan speeds used during climb and descent
_ “The bottom line ultimately is that the airlines in a very cost-competitive industry are reluctant to take on additional safety measures that they view as a burden or an additional cost” – Sully
All three points just make my head hurt. 9 years? Also, the change in metallurgy and who knows what else may be profound to get these blades to be damage resistant at lower and higher speeds. Like, is it even currently doable – I’m assuming its not, otherwise it would have happened? And there are more issue with new jet engines, fans, etc. now than at any time in the recent past – across all manufacturers.
Production of jet engines is the major constraint on delivery of airframes right now. Not reassuring.
More than 20 years ago, I bumped myself on a Johnstown-PIT flight. It was hot and there were weight restrictions. There were dollar beers at the airport bar and an hour or so and at least six beers later we were off to PIT on the next flight. I recall there was no washroom on the plane and despite the short flight I was dying to go by the end. A memorable flight.
Outrageous that these airports are being cut off solely because they are Trump supporters. It’s time for hearings. Send emails to Jim Jordan demanding he hold hearings immediately!!
Once again libs show us that can’t stop crying over an election.
#WalkAway
Seems like a lot of EAS to random small towns in PA. It isn’t that big of a state to need all that I wouldn’t think. I also don’t get trying to tie EAS stats to voting. Weird sour grapes.