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| 11.10.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Aerial Firefighting Conference Held Organizers say the Aerial Firefighting Conference 2008, held in Athens, Greece, October 22-23, was attended by delegates from twenty-two nations. The agenda included discussions on fixed/rotary operations, safety...
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| 11.03.2008 |
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FAA Progress and Challenges in Meeting FTI Goals
The U.S. DOT's Office of Inspector General recently issued its follow-up audit of the FAA's Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program. FTI is intended to replace seven FAA-owned and -leased telecommunications networks with a single network to reduce...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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NASA's Aviation Safety Initiatives
NASA on Oct. 21-23 held its second annual Aviation Safety Technical Conference in Denver, CO, providing government, industry and academics the latest information on the U.S. space agency's four-part Aviation Safety Program. The bulk of the three-day event was...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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More Electronic Flight Bags Funded
The FAA has reached agreements with three additional U.S. airlines to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems in exchange for critical operational data. The data will help the FAA evaluate the safety impact of this technology and is expected to accelerate key...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
First European Airlines Obtain ADS-B Approval Air France, AirOne and Volkswagen, three of the 18 aircraft operators participating in EUROCONTROL's ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast) Pioneer Airlines project, have become the world's first...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE October 16, 2008. AD #: 2008-22-51. This Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) is prompted by two reports of cracks on the ring frame that connects the tail rotor fenestron housing to the rear structure tube (tailboom). The...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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FAA Awards Contract for National RSL Installations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Sensis a multi-million dollar contract to install runway status lights (RSLs) at 22 major U.S. airports by 2011. Runway status lights are designed to improve runway safety at busy airports by warning...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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NATCA: Jetliners Deliberately Vectored Near Thunderstorms
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking into claims made by a union controller in Jacksonville, FL that several jetliners were rerouted Oct. 11 to test a controller trainee, bringing those planes close to thunderstorms in the process. Federal...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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GAO Report: Drones in the NAS
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, recently issued a report regarding the safe operation of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in the National Airspace System (NAS). The GAO recommends that the Congress create...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Tinker AFB Focuses on Runway Incursions
Runway incursions are receiving high-level attention by U.S. Air Force safety officials. The majority of runway incursions throughout the USAF involve vehicles that enter the protected runway environment without approval. The protected area is known as a...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Indonesia Grounds More Airlines AAP reports that Indonesia has grounded four small airlines, giving them three months to improve safety standards or face a ban, a transport ministry spokesman said Oct. 14. The country's quarterly safety audit found that Pura...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directive; MD Helicopters Model 600N Helicopter. Final Rule; Request for Comments. SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model 600N helicopters. The AD currently requires...
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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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