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FAA Safety Inspections Fall Behind

Now Is NOT The Time To Be Hearing This

After a spate of crashes worldwide this month, it makes sense that there is more attention on airline safety now than at any time since the days following 9/11.

Hot! Aviation Fuel Tanker Stolen From Kentucky Airport

Authorities in Greenville (KY) are on alert following the theft of a fuel truck containing between 1,400 and 2,000 gallons of highly flammable Jet-A from the Muhlenberg County Airport (M21) sometime Thursday night.

More BRAC News: Cape Cod F-15s Moving To Westfield (MA) Guard Base

Despite pleas from supporters hoping to keep Otis National Guard Base open, it perhaps isn't surprising that the Base Realignment And Closure Commission agreed Friday with the Pentagon's recommendation to close the Cape Cod (MA) facility.

Critics' Request For Environmental Impact Study Of O'Hare Expansion Denied

Not for the first time, opponent pleas for more time to review plans affecting a Chicago airport have been rejected. This time, the moves affects airport construction, not destruction -- and the word came from the FAA, not city hall.

France, Belgium Join UK In Banned Airlines Program

Blacklisted!

Responding to increased pressure from the governing body of the European Union after deadly air crashes in Greece and Venezuela, EU members France and Belgium announced plans to create "blacklists" of risky air carriers flying throughout Europe.

NASA: ISS Status Report #41

The residents of the International Space Station this week unloaded cargo delivered to them last month by Discovery’s astronauts, prepared for the arrival of more supplies and repaired a key component of the outpost’s environmental control system.

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (08.28.05)

"We are down to the nub. We can't possibly provide the oversight we're required to do." Source: Linda Goodrich, regional vice president for flight standards with the FAA inspectors union, commenting on the effects of reduced manpower and funding to the agency, to the Detroit Free Press. The FAA failed to comply with their own mandated safety inspection program in 2003, missing approximately one-in-four (938) scheduled inspections of the five major domestic carriers that year.