Feds Worried That Laser-Pointing Incidents Could Be Work Of
Terrorists
"Is this kids with pranks, or something that is more of a
challenge to the system?"
That question, posed by the Dr. Linda Connell, director of the
Aviation Safety Reporting System at NASA's Ames Research Center, is
top on the minds of commercial and corporate pilots around the
country. At least six times in the past couple of days, someone has
pointed powerful lasers at the cockpits of passing aircraft.
147 New Commercial Aircraft In 2005 Is Enough, Say
Officials
The bad news is that China has slapped a moratorium on the
delivery of aircraft not already in the pipeline. The good news is
that an order for 60 Boeing 7E7s appears to be unaffected by the
move.
AD NUMBER: 2004-26-12
MANUFACTURER: Empresa
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-12
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for all EMBRAER Model ERJ 170 series airplanes. This
AD requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to include
certain operational instructions and prohibit dispatch of any
flight with the integrated electronic standby system (IESS)
inoperative, even though it is allowed by the current version of
the Master Minimum Equipment List; and performing a test to
determine proper operation of the network interface card (NIC)
communications and repairing if necessary.
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