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Rare Move: NTSB Blasts Carrier

Is This Another Move To "Out" Unsafe Fliers?

The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the fatal ditching of a commuter airplane off Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, last year was "the in-flight failure of the right engine and the pilot's failure to adequately manage the airplane's performance after the engine failed."

Aviation Protection Systems To Market Israeli Anti-Terrorist Aircraft Defense Sy

Next-Generation Flight Guard Technology Coming To US Civil Aviation Market

Aviation Protection Systems, Inc. Thursday announced it has obtained exclusive rights from ELTA Systems Ltd. (ELTA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Israel Military Industries (IMI) to bring the dark flare-equipped Flight Guard anti-terrorist aircraft defense system to the United States. Independently owned and privately funded, Aviation Protection Systems has already established business offices in the Miami area and started to introduce Flight Guard to key customers within the aviation industry.

AD: Empresa

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-13 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-13 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and EMB-145 series airplanes, that requires inspection of the housings of the main landing gear (MLG) leg strut bushings, and related investigative and corrective actions, and other specified actions.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-11 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes; and certain Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes;and Model C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600).

AD: Avcraft Aerospace GmbH

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-15 MANUFACTURER: AvCraft Aerospace GmbH SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-15 SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that currently requires certain revisions to the airplane flight manual, replacement of certain de-icing boots in the air intake duct assemblies of the engine with re-designed units, repetitive inspections of the boots to find discrepancies, and corrective action if necessary.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-12 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-12 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300B2 and B4 series airplanes; Model A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R, A300 F4-600R series airplanes,and A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600); and Model A310 series airplanes.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-14 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-14 SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300 B4 series airplanes and all Airbus Model A300-600 series airplanes. That AD currently requires a one-time high frequency eddy current inspection to detect cracking of the splice fitting at fuselage frame (FR) 47 between stringers 24 and 25

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-16 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-16 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-200B, -200C, -200F, -300, -400, -400D, and -400F series airplanes; and Model 747SP series airplanes, that requires repetitive functional tests of the auxiliary power unit (APU) and engine fire shutoff switches and repetitive replacements of the APU and engine fire shutoff switches.