Two On Board Fatally Injured When Accident Occurred Shortly After Takeoff
Two people on a flight arranged by Angel Flight East were fatally injured last week when the Beechcraft 58 Baron they were aboard went down shortly after takeoff from South Jersey Regional Airport (KVAY) in Lumberton, NJ.
NATA convened its fourth Annual Meeting and Aviation Business Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington last week. Attendance at the annual event exceeded previous years, driven in part by an agenda addressing opportunities and issues facing the aviation business community.
Whistleblower Reveals FAA Allowed Airplanes To Fly With Expired Airworthiness Certificates, Registrations
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has sent letters to the President and Congress disclosing that safety inspectors at the FAA have improperly approved aircraft for commercial operations without first reviewing critical safety information that in some cases would have prohibited their operation. Moreover, due to lapses in oversight at FAA’s Civil Aviation Registry, aircraft have operated in the National Airspace System without a valid registration or airworthiness certificate.
House And Senate Appropriations Committees Move THUD, CJS Bills Forward
Appropriations committees in both the U.S. House and Senate passed legislation late last week that funds general aviation priorities in the Fiscal Year 2019. The bills included the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) and Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations.
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