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November 27, 2012

FAA Wins 1st Round: NTSB DENIES Riggs' Attempt To Battle FAA's Emergency Order

Story Developing... Riggs Loses First Round In Battle With FAA/NTSB

ANN Real-Time Update, 11.27.12, 1543 ET: David G Riggs, quickly assuming the aura of aviation's best known crook and con-man, has lost another battle with the Feds... this time, namely, the NTSB and the FAA. It is a battle that could see Riggs losing his tickets for at least year and could the first in a wave of other actions that are rumored to be heading his way... not just from the FAA, but from Federal authorities investigating hundreds of reports of individual illegalities and misconduct. In a document completed just moments ago by the NTSB's Alfonso J Montano, their Chief Administrative Law Judge, the Judge completed an "ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT'S PETITION CHALLENGING

Self-Serve Fuel Pricing, Runway Improvements Cited

A new self-service Avgas fueling facility was officially opened for business November 20 at Tallahassee Regional Airport (KTLH) in the Florida panhandle. Through a partnership with Million Air, general aviation customers will have access to a cost saving alternative to the full-service fueling option.

Also: USAF SpacePlane Ready, NASA's Year-Long ISS Mission, 13K Mile Lancair Flight, VXX RFP, Build Your Own Cub

If you’re a furloughed pilot at American Airlines, you had more than turkey and all the trimmings to be thankful for this past Thanksgiving. The airline will begin recalling pilots effective January of 2013. Operational needs combined with recent and expected retirements are credited with creating the recall opportunities. It’s not just anyone who could stand up and call a statement by Chuck Yeager a “sham” but a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, CA has done just that, ruling against the retired General in a publicity lawsuit. The program director for an organization in Great Bend, KS, which r

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Trial Date Set In Avidyne – L3 Patent Suit

Proceedings Set To Begin in February

A U.S. District Court has set the date for a jury trial in a long-standing patent dispute between Avidyne and L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc. Trial is scheduled to begin in February 2013.

Proposal Has been Vetted Twice In Public Consultation

EASA has published a proposal to establish a single system for the safety approval of Third Country Operators (TCO) operating into, within or out of the European Union (EU). Released in a document known as an Opinion, the proposed rules have been subject to two rounds public consultation in 2011 and 2012 fully involving all concerned stakeholders. The proposal was released Monday.