Monthly Archives: February 2010

 

Small Plane Crashes Killing Five

 

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Cessna Skymaster 337 carrying five people crashed Monday at Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall Township, New Jersey. Witnesses reportedly said that the plane was on its approach for landing when it crashed at 3:44 p.m. The Wall Township Police Department reported that all of the victims in the crash were male and included two adults, a teenager, a young boy and the pilot.  Their names have not been released. The FAA and … Read more…

Created by Clifford Law Offices on February 19, 2010 |
Filed under: Small Plane Crashes

 

Regional Jets at O’Hare

 

The Chicago Tribune published an article Thursday detailing a current trend that has taken hold at Chicago O’Hare International Airport: increased usage of smaller regional jets as a substitute for larger Airbus or Boeing jets for relatively shorter journeys. At present, the Tribune article reported that United and American Airlines are reportedly operating two regional jet flights for every larger plane flight.  According to data cited by the Tribune, this represents a reversal in strategy for these carriers.  Ten years … Read more…

Created by Clifford Law Offices on February 15, 2010 |
Filed under: Regional Airlines

 

FAA to Fine American Airlines

 

FAA to Fine American Airlines Associated Press (AP) is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of purported safety violations at American Airlines.  In a story by Joan Lowry, it is reported that it could be one of the largest fines in the agency’s history, according to government and industry officials familiar with the investigation. The U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general is expected to release an audit in the next few days … Read more…

Created by Clifford Law Offices on February 13, 2010 |
Filed under: Commercial Aviation

 

NTSB Releases Probable Cause of Buffalo Crash

 

NTSB Releases Probable Cause of Buffalo Crash The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met all day yesterday (Feb. 2, 2010) and announced its finding on the probably cause of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, nearly a year ago. In finding a number of flight crew failures, the NTSB said that the captain of the flight “inappropriately responded to the activation of the stick shaker, which lead to an aerodynamic stall from which the … Read more…

Created by Clifford Law Offices on February 3, 2010 |
Filed under: Buffalo Plane Crash

 

Flights Reportedly Taking Off with Maintenance Problems

 

Flights Reportedly Taking Off with Maintenance Problems USA Today reported on Feb. 2, 2010, in a cover story that “since 2003, 65,000 U.S. flights with maintenance problems have taken off anyway.” According to a story by Gary Stoller who conducted a six-month investigation, millions of passengers have been affected by these flights that he discovered were a result of “substandard repairs, unqualified mechanics and lax oversight by airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).” Stoller obtained the information through the … Read more…

Created by Clifford Law Offices on February 3, 2010 |
Filed under: Commercial Aviation