Milestone For Achieving Type Inspection Authorization From
FAA
Boeing's Dreamliner has completed flutter and ground effects
testing, and apparently passed with flying colors according to a
blog entry posted last week.
Measure Contains "Passengers Bill Of Rights," Includes 3 Hour
Rule
Included in the legislation passed Monday by the U.S. Senate to
reauthorize the FAA is the so-called "Passengers Bill of
Rights." The language, championed by FlyersRights.org,
requires the either delayed commercial aircraft return to the gate
after a three hour period on the Tarmac.
The World Trade Organization ruled Tuesday that grants from
European governments received by Airbus have given an unfair
advantage to the planemaker over its rival Boeing. However, in a
news release, Airbus says 70% of the U.S. complaints were
"rejected."
Several 757's Flown Without Inspections Required By AD
The FAA has proposed a $1.45 million civil penalty against
Northwest Airlines for operating a number of its Boeing 757
aircraft without proper windshield wiring inspections. A 1990 FAA
airworthiness directive on Boeing 757s required inspections for the
presence of undersized wires in the heating system.
The German Government is set to loan $1.49 billion to Airbus for
the development of the A350 long-haul airliner. "As far as we are
concerned all pre-conditions have been met and the funds are
available," said Peter Hintze, parliamentary state secretary at the
German ministry of economics.
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