Pilots played role in US Airways 1702 crash: FAA

12 Dec 2014

FAA documents obtained by Flightglobal detail a series of procedural errors by the pilots, contradicting earlier reports that the accident had been caused by a blown tire.

http://tinyurl.com/oekwqc6

787's voice and data recorder concerns not unique

3 Dec 2014

Investigators have found in other aircraft the type of problems recently-found to affect Boeing 787 cockpit voice recorders.

http://tinyurl.com/nr4c8k8

Boston Logan fire spurs e-cigarette concerns

7 Oct 2014

E-cigarette sparks fire on JetBlue aircraft at Logan, spurring airport safety review.

http://tinyurl.com/o434b9f

Barney Frank: No Need to Regulate Disclosures for GOs

http://tinyurl.com/a8xuwmn

Obama: Walter to Succeed Schapiro as SEC

http://www.bondbuyer.com/issues/121_226/obama-designates-elisse-walter-replace-schapiro-sec-chair-1046142-1.html

California To Create Default Probability Model

http://www.bondbuyer.com/issues/121_234/california-treasurer-office-predicting-cities-likelihood-default-1046565-1.html

Megaberth too shallow for big ships?

PORTLAND - Late last year, a committee of city and Portland Harbor officials sent a letter to then-Gov. John Baldacci recommending dredging along the eastern end of Portland's "megaberth," which was under construction.

But Ocean Gateway Pier II, which opened Sept. 10, was not dredged, and on Tuesday a cruise ship's captain left the berth early to avoid shallow water.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/too-shallow-for-big-ships__2011-09-30.html?searchterm=hemmerdinger