When its authority to collect revenue from airport taxes expired at midnight on July 22, the FAA laid off more than 3,500 federal workers. Air traffic controllers are still on the job, but the agency has stopped work on vital airport construction projects, including installation of new runway lights and construction of new control…
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Republican FAA Shutdown Costs 4,000 Jobs, Threatens 90,000
When Republican House leaders forced a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week, they not only forced the layoff of 4,000 FAA workers, they also put at risk nearly 90,000 construction jobs at airports around the country. FAA funding expired after midnight Friday because Republicans blocked temporary funding in an effort to overturn a new rule making union…
FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education
FAASTeam Maintenance Safety Tip May 2011 Working to Your Limit 14 CFR Part 121.377 — Maintenance and preventive maintenance personnel duty time limitations, says: Within the United States, each certificate holder (or person performing maintenance or preventive maintenance functions for it) shall relieve each person performing maintenance or preventive maintenance from duty…
FAASTeam Maintenance Safety Tip April 2011
Maintenance Safety Tip Notice Number: NOTC2911 Hardware Over the years, I have come into contact with many different types of aircraft hardware. Someone who is newer to the trade or a layman might think that what they are looking at is just a bolt or nut. That statement, as you know, could not be further…
NTSB Reports Flaws In 737 Rivets
While the NTSB update was purely factual, with no analysis, The New York Times said that according to experts, the findings may reveal manufacturing defects. “It means the assembly was wrong, it means the wrong tools were used, it means they were careless in drilling the holes, and maybe the drill was dull,” John J.…
Duty Time Limit and FAR 121.377
Many members have asked about Duty Time Limits and a letter of interpretation that has been passed around the airline system, hangar and shop floor. The actual regulation states that a mechanic must have rest of a least 24 hours during any seven consecutive days or the equivalent within any one calendar month (four 24-hour…
Teamsters , TWU Labor Alliance Applauds PBS FRONTLINE REPORT
(WASHINGTON) – Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division and Transport Workers Union (TWU) commended PBS “Frontline” on its investigative report into airline maintenance. The two unions also stated that much remains to be addressed to ensure the safety of the traveling public. The report brought to light the increasing use by U.S. airlines of maintenance,…
Time to show your professional side
Can you demonstrate that your REQUIRED TRAINING is CURRENT? Review GPM 19.01. All M&E personnel shall receive the training necessary to ensure that they are competent, as defined by CFR 121.367, to perform the work to which they are assigned in a safe, effective, and efficient manner in accordance with AA and FAA requirements. M&E…