ASD Experts

06/21/2024

After this week's Senate hearing with Boeing's CEO and its Chief Engineer, I was again asked by KNX Los Angeles to provide perspective on what was said. In short, the Senate was tough on Boeing and rightfully said Boeing needs to stop talking and start providing some real action. Based on statements made by senators, there is a strong likelihood that the deferred DOJ prosecution may be reversed, opening the courtrooms and keeping Boeing lawyers very busy.

Having watched the entire hearing, Boeing clearly was pointing responsibility for many of its issues in other directions, such as suppliers and airlines.

06/15/2024

I'm very worried about the competency of our global aviation safety system...

Big problems were known for years without informing the flying public, and now that it is public the big-guys are scrambling. I have been in this industry for 44 years and am struggling with understanding how things like this can happen.

The industry needs to get back to the basics!

The airliner you'll be boarding at some point this summer to jet you off to your vacation ... may contain parts made from COUNTERFEIT titanium. Not necessarily comforting news for air travelers .... The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into a Chinese supplier of titanium...

03/25/2024

When a corporation is in dire need to shift its culture, the organization's leadership may be the one thing that needs to be shifted the most. Boeing's CEO Calhoun just announced that he is stepping down at the end of the year. In parallel, Boeing’s chairman (Larry Kellner) announced he won’t “stand for re-election”. And, Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes is walking away.

So, what does Boeing do? It reshuffles the deck by moving other Boeing executives around that have been in charge of the same culture that has led to issues such as the MCAS, systemic FOD, rudder bolts, and door plugs falling off, to name a few.

In 2024, we are seeing a much more assertive FAA (it’s about time). One only needs to look at the number of proposed fines and certificate actions that have been applied in the past few months at manufacturers, repair stations, and airlines. With the FAA’s recent focus on United Airlines, the FAA is clearly sending a message that they will enforce safety. What will be interesting to see is how the FAA responds to management changes in these troubled companies. Shuffling the deck chairs rarely results in anything different. The FAA has its own credibility at stake.



https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/article/53099915/boeing-commercial-airplanes-ceo-stan-deal-is-retiring?o_eid=4347H4810023E4X&oly_enc_id=4347H4810023E4X&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|4347H4810023E4X&utm_campaign=AVVDB240321011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=AMT+Daily

Stephanie Pope replaces Stan Deal starting today.

01/27/2024

Boeing just can't get it right on the 737 MAX. Below is a link to my latest interview with KNX Los Angeles regarding the MAX -9.

01/12/2024

Attached is a link to my recent interview with KNX Los Angeles discussing the recent 737 MAX -9 issues and the systemic implications. This is becoming a much more complex issue and empty promises of improvement should not be enough to make it go away... again.

A really bad week for Boeing just got worse. The company is now formally under FAA investigation for its troubled 737 MAX line of passenger jets. The announcement comes one week after a plug door came flying off of a 737 MAX-9 jet over Portland. That was just the latest in a long string of safety in...

11/23/2023

Here's a link to my KNX Los Angeles interview on the car explosion on the US/Canada border and subsequent shutdown of international flights at Buffalo International.

Happy Thanksgiving!

KNX News Chief Correspondent Charles Feldman talks to aviation security expert Michael Dreikorn on how the U.S.-Canada border car explosion could impact airports over this holiday travel period.

06/08/2023

Below is the link to my latest KNX Los Angeles Newstalk interview regarding the recent Boeing manufacturing challenges with the 787 Dreamliner and Starliner Spacecraft.

02/24/2023

My interview this evening with KNX Los Angeles on the near miss at Burbank Airport.

KNX In Depth's Charles Feldman and Rob Archer discuss a reported near collision at Hollywood Burbank Airport on Wednesday night. Michael Dreikorn is with the aviation security firm ASD Experts. He's also a former FAA official.

02/13/2023

At the end of the day, the flying-consumer is the one who will end up paying for the 5G debacle. Why the airline industry or passenger advocacy groups have not filed a class-action suit against the FAA, FCC, and telecommunications industry yet is puzzling.

https://simpleflying.com/airlines-faa-5g-retrofit-deadline-extension/

Carriers won't have their fleets fitted in time for the current deadline.

01/12/2023

The link below is of my interview earlier today with KNX News Talk (Los Angeles) regarding the failure of the FAA;s NOTAM system. Bottomline, we're standing by for the FAA to share with the public what happened. At this point, we're all speculators.

https://omny.fm/shows/knxam-on-demand/can-faa-computer-problems-happen-again

KNX In Depth's Charles Feldman and Rob Archer talk FAA computer problems. Another mess at airports but this time there's no airline to blame. An FAA computer system failure led to a temporary ground stoppage of planes across the country. First time since 9/11 that a national ground stoppage was orde...