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Air Carriers Withdraw from Voluntary Safety Programs, Just as Congress Seeks to Mandate Them

Just as Comair’s mechanics have chosen to withdraw from the FAA’s ASAP, Congress has passed a law that will require FAA to make a rule requiring air-carrier participation in programs like ASAP. This may pose some implementation challenges as well as some labor-management issues. The upcoming SMS rule may provide an opportunity to improve this system. Click through for the full article. Continue reading →

Boeing is Back to Work!

For those of you who are manufacturing Boeing parts, you will be glad to know that Boeing is now back in the business of making aircraft! Recently, Boeing settled their months-long strike with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and now they have struck a new bargain with the Society of Professional … Continue reading →