Additionally, the Judge approved testimony by FAA inspector Christopher Monteleon, a Whistleblower who had warned of Colgan problems prior to the crash. District Judge William Skretny disagreed he said the report was potentially relevant because it was unlikely that the culture at Colgan had significantly changed in the weeks after the crash. The airlines did not want to share the report, and claimed the report was irrelevant because the work culture at Colgan had changed. Shortly after the crash, Colgan hired Nick Sabatini (FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, who had just retired on 1/3/09) to look at their operations and draft a confidential report. OF 40 filed lawsuits, all but eight have been settled through mediation. The airlines used a bankruptcy to delay the release of critical records. The accident investigation unveiled very troubling details about pilot pay, pilot fatigue, FAA blocking of Whistleblower concerns, etc.
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ĩ-3-2013 Judge grants access to internal review, FAA inspector in advance of trial in 2009 plane crash Fifty people died when Colgan Flight 3407 (flying as Continental Connection) crashed into a house in Buffalo in 2009. The preferred runway for the hours of 10PM to 6AM changed from Runway 6 to Runway 24. Fort Meyers, FL (Southwest Florida International Airport ): A coooerative effort aimed at reducing residential noise impacts began on 8/1/13.It is midway between Tupelo and Meridian, both of which have control towers at very slow airports (averaging 150 ops/day). This airport has twelve based aircraft and averages 21 operations per day. Louisville, MS (Louisville Winston County Airport ): FAA will pay 90% of the $734K needed for construction of a new terminal building.Nearby airports include Pittsburgh (KPIT), Alleghany (KAGC), Beaver (KBVI) and Zelienople (KPJC), and are all substantially underutilized. This airport is home for roughly 100 GA aircraft, has no control tower, and averages 200 operations per day. Butler, PA (Butler County Airport, Scholter Field ): $1M in FAA and state funds will be used to acquire 4 acres and widen the taxiway.The system uses ground-based and satellite-based technologies, and should substantially reduce delays during heavy traffic periods in the ski seasons ahead. Telluride, CO (Telluride Regional Airport ): A new ATC aircraft tracking system has been activated, which will allow controllers at the center in Longmont to ‘see’ flights below 12,000′, all the way to the ground.News articles from earlier this year expressed concern the project would be delayed by the FAA budget sequester. Airport operations have declined 33% since the peak in 1999. The airport averages 153 operations/day (four takeoffs per hour of ATC service), with roughly 30 daily commercial passenger departures. The new ‘Taxiway Echo’ will parallel the north end of crosswind Runway 13/31, along the east side, and will replace a portion of current Taxiway Delta. Cedar Rapids, IA (The Eastern Iowa Airport ): FAA has announced a $5.2M AIP award for construction of a new taxiway.The new standard would apply to crews using enhanced forward vision systems (EFVS) using a real-time image of the flight environment while flying on straight-in precision approaches. 9/4/13: FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to make it legal for some pilots to fly down to 100′ above the touchdown zone elevation without seeing the airport, before they must execute a missed approach.9/3/13: Helicopter Association International president Matt Zuccaro said HAI is evaluating its legal and political options in the wake of a federal court decision upholding the authority of the FAA to mandate the “North Shore Route” for helicopters transiting New York’s Long Island.
And, lots of what appears to be early maneuvering, to get Congress to exempt FAA from a repeat of last Spring’s sequester debacle… … Also, many more news releases appeared, with elected officials grandstanding about the FAA/AIP money coming home for their constituents. Attorneys representing families of the deceased will have access to these resources. Summary: Top AvNews story: A Judge has rejected airline arguments that the testimony of FAA Whistleblower Christopher Monteleon and the Report compiled by consultant (and former FAA official) Nick Sabatini are irrelevant in trials related to the Colgan 3407 crash in Buffalo.
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