46th ANNUAL SMU AIR LAW SYMPOSIUM REMINDER

46th ANNUAL SMU AIR LAW SYMPOSIUM

March 29-30, 2012, Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, 221 East Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, Texas 75039

Come see why this is the oldest and largest aviation law symposium.  Some of the finest speakers in the business will be there along with luxurious accommodations and unprecedented networking opportunities.

Discounted symposium hotel rates are available until March 8th.  The Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas offers the Dallas area’s largest guest room accommodations, contemporary amenities, state-of-the-art meeting facilities, a full-service day spa and salon and a world-class art collection.  The hotel is easily convenient to both DFW and Love Field.  Phone (888) 444-OMNI (6664) or (972) 556-0800 for room reservations

Symposium details and online registration are available at www.smuairlawsymposium.com

The deadline for early registration is February 29, 2012. 

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available.  This is an opportunity to raise your firm’s profile before the largest gathering of aviation attorneys and experts in the universe.  Please contact Charles Tarpley at 214-350-5381 or catlaw@juno.com to learn how you can support the SMU Air Law Symposium.

Luncheon Speakers:

Captain Jeffrey Skiles, First Officer on US Airways Flight 1549 – “The Miracle on the Hudson” – The Miracle on the Hudson: The Revolution in Cockpit Human Factors Engineering Behind the Most Celebrated Aviation Success Story of Our Time

The Honorable Michael B. Mukasey, Former Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and former U.S. Attorney General

Flying Truths – 22 January 2012

If regulation solved all the problems in aviation, we’d just have to outlaw crashes
- Bill Voss, Flight Safety Foundation

Aviation Axioms from Bob Besco – 22 January 2012

Fly It Until The Last Piece stops Moving

US – National Transportation Safety Board News – 22 January 2012

A summary of this weeks activity and downloadable files of new reports published by the self-proclaimed, “world’s premier independent agency for accident investigation.”

TOTAL PRESS RELEASES ISSUED THIS WEEK – 1

TOTAL AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATION LETTERS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 0

TOTAL AVIATION MISHAP REPORTS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 30

  • New reports released this week – 30
  • Revised reports released this week – 0

AVIATION PRELIMINARY REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 5 – AVERAGE LATENCY 8 DAYS

AVIATION FACTUAL REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 24

  • Field Investigations (NTSB) – 3 (13%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 552 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Limited Investigations (delegated to FAA) – 7 (29%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 186 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Data collection reports (CA) – 10 (42%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 86 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Incident report (IA) –  0 (0%)
  • Other (public use, foreign, etc.) – 3 (13%)
  • Number of factual reports more than one year old issued this week – 4

REPORTS OF PROBABLE CAUSE RELEASED THIS WEEK – 1 NEW, 0 REVISED

  • 0 Field (NTSB) Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Limited (FAA) Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Data Collection Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Other Investigation Types

 SUMMARIES OF NEW REPORTS:

 

 

 

Flying Truths – 15 January 2012

Death is just nature’s way of telling you to watch your airspeed or rotor RPM.

Aviation Axioms from Bob Besco – 15 January 2012

Never let an airplane take you anywhere, your brain didn’t visit, at least five minutes earlier.

US – National Transportation Safety Board News – 15 January 2012

A summary of this weeks activity and downloadable files of new reports published by the self-proclaimed, “world’s premier independent agency for accident investigation.”

TOTAL PRESS RELEASES ISSUED THIS WEEK – 1

TOTAL AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATION LETTERS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 0

TOTAL AVIATION MISHAP REPORTS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 19

  • New reports released this week – 19
  • Revised reports released this week – 0

 AVIATION PRELIMINARY REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 22 – AVERAGE LATENCY 42 DAYS

AVIATION FACTUAL REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 2

  • Field Investigations (NTSB) – 0 (0%) – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Limited Investigations (delegated to FAA) – 0 (0%) – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Data collection reports (CA) – 1 (50%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 102 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Incident report (IA) –  0 (0%)
  • Other (public use, foreign, etc.) – 1 (50%)
  • Number of factual reports more than one year old issued this week – 0

 

REPORTS OF PROBABLE CAUSE RELEASED THIS WEEK – 7 NEW, 0 REVISED

  • 0 Field (NTSB) Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Limited (FAA) Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 7 Data Collection Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY 109 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Other Investigation Types

SUMMARIES OF NEW REPORTS:

 

Flying Truths – 8 January 2012

About night flying
a. Remember that the airplane doesn’t know that it’s dark.
b. There are certain aircraft sounds that can only be heard at night.
c. If you’re going to night fly, it might as well be in the weather so you can double count your exposure to both hazards.
d. You would have to pay a lot of money at a lot of amusement parks and perhaps add a few drugs, to get the same blend of psychedelic sensations as a single engine, single seat, night weather flight.

 

Aviation Axioms from Bob Besco – 8 January 2012

Most humans are caused by accident;
However, all accidents are caused by humans.

US – National Transportation Safety Board News – 8 January 2012

A summary of this weeks activity and downloadable files of new reports published by the self-proclaimed, “world’s premier independent agency for accident investigation.”

TOTAL PRESS RELEASES ISSUED THIS WEEK – 3

TOTAL AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATION LETTERS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 0

TOTAL AVIATION MISHAP REPORTS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 47

  • New reports released this week – 44
  • Revised reports released this week – 3

AVIATION PRELIMINARY REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 29 – AVERAGE LATENCY 30 DAYS

AVIATION FACTUAL REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 26

  • Field Investigations (NTSB) – 6 (23%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 315 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Limited Investigations (delegated to FAA) – 10 (38%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 307 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Data collection reports (CA) – 7 (27%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 96 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Incident report (IA) –  0 (0%)
  • Other (public use, foreign, etc.) – 3 (12%)
  • Number of factual reports more than one year old issued this week – 8

 REPORTS OF PROBABLE CAUSE RELEASED THIS WEEK – 3 NEW, 0 REVISED

  • 0 Field (NTSB) Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NNA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Limited (FAA) Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY NA DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 3 Data Collection Investigations – AVERAGE LATENCY 92 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • 0 Other Investigation Types

SUMMARIES OF NEW REPORTS:

 

 

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