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In November 2019, Jim Marko, a manager of aircraft integration and safety assessment at Transport Canada aviation regulator's National Aircraft Certification Branch questioned the readiness of MCAS. Because new problems kept emerging, he suggested to his peers at FAA, ANAC and EASA to consider the safety benefits of removing MCAS from the MAX.
MCAS may refer to: Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a flight control subsystem on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane designed to enhance pitch stability;
A traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS), pronounced / ˈ t iː k æ s / TEE-kas), also known as an Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS), [1] is an aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of mid-air collision (MAC) between aircraft.
On December 11, 2019, during a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation titled "The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration's Oversight of the Aircraft's Certification," an internal FAA review [128] dated December 3, 2018, was released, which predicted a high MAX accident rate, if it kept flying with MCAS unchanged ...
Aviation safety is the study and practice of managing risks in aviation. This includes preventing aviation accidents and incidents through research, educating air travel personnel, passengers and the general public, as well as the design of aircraft and aviation infrastructure. The aviation industry is subject to significant regulation and ...
Minimum Aviation Performance Standards MATS Manual of Air Traffic Services: MB Marker beacon: MBC Main Base Check MCAS Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System: Held responsible for Boeing 737 MAX groundings: MCBF Mean cycles between failures MCC Multi-crew cooperation: MCDU multifunction control display unit MCH Manufacturer Certificate ...
DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification is the primary document by which the certification authorities such as FAA, EASA and Transport Canada approve all commercial software-based aerospace systems.
Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay was formed on that date and continues today to serve the operational needs of the aviation community. On 28 May 1987, the station was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark , in recognition of its role in World War II.