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| 01.05.2009 |
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'Poor Man's' ADS-B
FreeFlight Systems is offering a new solution for pilots seeking an affordable means to incorporate ADS-B into their aircraft. Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast, or ADS-B, is the cornerstone of the FAA's NextGen air traffic management, which takes...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
It's Official.... Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) is President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to replace Mary E. Peters as head of the U.S. Department of Transportation. LaHood is retiring from the House of Representatives after 14 years. He would be the...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Reducing Delays via SATNAV Technology
Newark Liberty International is the nation's first major airport to test how a new satellite navigation technology can reduce flight delays. Under an agreement approved today by the Port Authority of NY/NJ's Board of Commissioners, the technology, called...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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A Better Flight Plan for Weather Forecasting
At MIT, planning for bad weather involves far more than remembering an umbrella. Researchers in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics are trying to improve weather forecasting by using robotic aircraft and advanced flight plans that consider millions...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Indonesia Adopts Aviation Safety Bill Indonesia's Parliament has passed a new aviation safety measure aimed at improving air safety, a demand of the European Union that banned Indonesian carriers from its airspace in 2007 following a string of accidents...
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| 12.15.2008 |
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EU Inaugurates SESAR
The European Union is launching a new air traffic management system to help cope with increasing numbers of flights over Europe. The system will employ the same satellite-based technology as the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen System. Eurocontrol...
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| 12.15.2008 |
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US, Brazilian Investigators Clash on Gol Crash
U.S. and Brazilian aviation safety investigators disagree on the probable cause of the Sept. 29, 2006 mid-air collision of a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 and an Embraer Legacy 600 over the Amazon that killed all 154 people aboard the jetliner. The business jet was...
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| 12.15.2008 |
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DFW Int'l Debuts Perimeter Taxiways
DFW International has opened the first quadrant of its state-of-the-art perimeter taxiway, a revolutionary aviation concept that will increase safety and efficiency of runways. Because of DFW's runway configuration, aircraft are often called upon to cross...
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| 12.15.2008 |
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NetJets Joins NextGen
Fractional aircraft provider NetJets Aviation is the FAA's latest NextGen partner. Under the agreement, NetJets will focus on NextGen initiatives such as area navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches on routes into Teterboro...
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| 12.08.2008 |
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Meeting of the Minds
The 5th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum, which took place December 2-3, in Washington, DC, once again provided a venue for high level and informative discussions about global aviation safety topics. Attending this year's event were over 450...
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| 12.08.2008 |
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Fatal SR22 Crash in the Sunshine State
On Nov. 13, 2008, the pilot and passenger on a Cirrus SR22 (N827GM) were killed when their aircraft impacted automobiles and terrain in Tallahassee, FL. One person on the ground was seriously injured. The airplane was operating on an instrument flight rules...
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| 12.08.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Nov 01, 2008 Plymouth, NC PIPER PA-28-236 N2139N Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee and Piper PA-28-236 Dakota substantially damaged when collided in mid-air a5 nm N of Plymouth Municipal Airport (PMZ). Pilot of Dakota...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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New Runways for U.S. Airports
Three major U.S. airports brought new runways online this week, helping to alleviate airport congestion at those commercial airfields. Seattle-Tacoma International, which struggled for years with only two parallel runways, opened a new, 8,500-foot west runway...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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ITT Plans ADS-B 'Critical' Services
The ITT team building the ground infrastructure for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in the U.S. will begin deploying equipment to key sites identified for "critical" services early next year. In August, the team gained initial...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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FAROS Evaluation at DFW
Wouldn't you want to be alerted if you were about to land on a runway that was occupied by another aircraft or vehicle? Such is the purpose behind the Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal, commonly referred to as FAROS, a runway safety concept pioneered by...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Performance Based Navigation Discussed
The aviation industry must accelerate implementation of advanced airspace management technologies to counteract pressure from a public increasingly concerned about the environment, improved schedule reliability and increased safety. That's the message Chris...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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ADS-B: At What Price?
Emphasizing the need for affordable equipment along with services that deliver good value for general aviation operators, AOPA on Oct. 31 submitted comments formally expressing its support for key recommendations from the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Committee...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
NWA Grounds Jetliners It is reported that Northwest Airlines temporarily grounded 27 of its Boeing 757 aircraft on Friday, Nov. 7 as a result of an internal audit. The planes were cleared to resume flying within three hours. "We learned that we were...
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| 11.10.2008 |
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'Change' Coming to the FAA
While "change" has been a slightly over-used phrase this year, FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell last week stuck with that theme in walking attendees of the Air Traffic Control Association's annual conference through a couple of key FAA...
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| 11.10.2008 |
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Three U.S. Air Carriers Picked to Lead ADS-B trials
Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways will team with Honeywell while US Airways plans to partner with Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) to gain early operational knowledge of automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) for...
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