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| 10.13.2008 |
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DOT Earmarks $89M for Improvements at JFK International
The Bush Administration is committing almost $90 million over the next eight years for taxiway improvements at John F. Kennedy International. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said DOT will sign a "Letter of Intent" committing the federal...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Heed New International NOTAMs
On November 1, two new notices to airmen (NOTAMs) regarding U.S. entry and overflight requirements go into effective. NOTAM 8/2189 covers U.S.-registered aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 100,309 pounds or less. Under the new NOTAM, these...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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How GPS Devices Can be Duped
Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones, and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, would we be ready? It's an...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Honeywell Helps Pilots Avoid Runway Overruns
Honeywell has developed a software upgrade to its Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) that will alert pilots if their approach to an airport is not within a safe tolerance envelope of speed and glide path. A stable approach is one where the aircraft...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Air Traffic Controller Training Available The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in...
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| 10.06.2008 |
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ADS-B ARC Report with FAA
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) has delivered three dozen recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as regards implementation of ADS-B, a critical element of the FAA's ambitious...
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| 10.06.2008 |
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GAO: Slot Auctions Illegal
The Bush administration has no legal authority to auction coveted takeoff and landing rights at congested New York-area airports to ease congestion and boost competition, The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) legal opinion requested by members of...
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| 10.06.2008 |
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Predicting Clear Air Turbulence
It comes blasting out of the blue on your airplane flight: sudden bumpiness and sometimes even a violent plummeting. It arrives without warning, and it can be more than frightening, since it causes tens of millions of dollars in injury claims every year. It's...
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| 10.06.2008 |
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Safety and Technology Trends
This is Your Captain Sleeping The two go! pilots that that fell asleep on the inter-island CRJ-200 hop last winter, completed their FAA-imposed suspensions on September 9. However, they have long since been fired by go! parent Mesa Air Group. The flight...
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| 10.06.2008 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directive; ATR Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320. Final Rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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Risky Runways Subject of House Hearing
The risk of runway incursions at U.S. airports remains high despite concerted effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce the air safety risk, FAA and government investigators testified last week. The General Accountability Office's Gerald...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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DayJet Shutdown Won't Impact NextGen
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials say the recent demise of DayJet will have "no impact" on the five-year, phased implementation of Next Generation (NextGen) technologies, including Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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TSB of Canada Sees Safety Risk With See-and-Avoid
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recently released its final investigation report into the August 4, 2006, mid-air collision west of Caledon, Ontario. The collision involved a Cessna 172P operated by the Brampton Flying Club and flown by an...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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FAA to Pay $4.5M in Torrance Chopper Crash Settlement
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to the lone survivor of a 2003 mid-air helicopter collision at Torrance Municipal Airport in California. According to the NTSB, the fatal accident occurred on Nov. 6, 2003...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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GPS Can Be Spoofed
Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, would we be ready? It's an...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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Cloud Radar Predicts Weather More Accurately
Scientists at the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council have developed a system that measures the individual layers of cloud above us. The Cloud Radar will not only allow forecasters to predict the weather more precisely, the information gathered...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
TMA Reducing Air Traffic Delays The FAA says passenger delays are being reduced thanks to a program that increases the efficient use of runway capacity at major airports. Airlines are reporting major savings in time and money because of Traffic Management...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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Security Shortlines
El Al Jetliner Lands in Israel after Bomb Scare An El Al Boeing 767 flying from Paris landed safely on Sept. 24 at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport with a fighter escort. Security officials received a warning that al Qaeda may have planted a bomb on board, but...
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| 09.22.2008 |
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Congress Gets Status Report on NextGen
The House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on Sept. 11 to examine the status of the Next Generation Air Transportation System initiative, known as NextGen. Committee Members explored key issues related to the initiative and the interagency...
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| 09.22.2008 |
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Runway Status Light Installations Begin at LAX
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials say installation of new airfield safety equipment began on Sept. 15 and should be completed in early 2009. New Runway Status Lights are expected to improve airfield safety by reducing the possibility of runway...
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