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| 10.12.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Rosekind Nominated for NTSB The White House has nominated Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The nomination was announced...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Call-to-Action Dodgers to be IDed
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will shortly publish the names of those who have failed to respond to Administrator Randy Babbitt's June 24 call for voluntary measures to improve safety. Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen says RAA...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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FAA Gets Smart
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Honeywell's Smartpath Precision Landing System, for use at U.S. airports, providing precise navigation service based on the global positioning system (GPS). The first U.S.-approved system is located in...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety is No Secret
In the quest to continually advance aviation safety, The Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA), the Canadian Society of Air Safety Investigators and the Flight Safety Foundation are conducting an International Winter Operations Conference in Toronto this week...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Sully Flies Again for US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January, has returned to work as a management pilot. In addition to his flying duties...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Notice of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. DATES: The meeting will be held...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 01, 2009 Jackson, MS ROBINSON R44 N33PX A/c substantially damaged when struck trees and house near Jackson/Hawkins Field (HKS). Attention drawn to a/c by its noise, which witness described as repeated...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Improving Air Safety in Remote Regions
A new air surveillance system just introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Colorado allows air traffic controllers to track aircraft not covered by radar in remote, mountainous regions. It is the first FAA-certified multilateration system...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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ADS-B to Roll Out in Gulf of Mexico
Air traffic controllers will begin using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in December to track both fixed-wing and rotorcraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico, a major milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen program. The...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Get Smart
Honeywell's SmartRunway and SmartLanding technologies, developed to reduce runway accidents at crowded airports, have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval, allowing the company to deliver its runway products...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Agenda for Aviation Safety
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah Hersman says the Safety Board will continue to press the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on implementing safety recommendations issued as the result of NTSB accident investigations. Stated the...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Controllers Ratify Labor Pact
The nation's air traffic controllers on Sept.23 ratified a new labor contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will cost the federal government $700 million over the next three years. Under the agreement, newly hired controllers would see...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Human Factors Guide to Enhance Aviation Safety
Citing the prevalence of human factors issues in aircraft accidents and incidents, the Flight Safety Foundation's European Advisory Committee (EAC) has released the Operator's Guide to Human Factors in Aviation (OGHFA) to bridge the gap between theory and...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Bombardier Safety Standdown Set The 13th edition of Safety Standdown, Bombardier's annual safety seminar, takes place in Wichita, KA at the Hyatt Regency Wichita from September 28 to October 1. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Forty-Ninth Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). The...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Aug. 05, 2009 Mont Laurier, Canada ENSTROM F28 C-GVQQ A/c registered to private individual and piloted by accident pilot destroyed when impacted wires and terrain near Mont-Laurier Airport (CSD4). Two...
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| 09.21.2009 |
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New FAA Safety Initiatives Unveiled
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt is putting a new spin on air safety, moving to improving the agency's response to public safety complaints and whistleblower charges while ensuring that air carriers comply with safety...
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| 09.21.2009 |
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Roadmap for NextGen Implementation
The public unveiling of the recommendations of RTCA's NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force (NextGen TF) took place on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. at the NowGen NEXT conference sponsored by Avionics Magazine and RTCA, the organization that develops...
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| 09.21.2009 |
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Report Calls for Infrastructure Investment
Saying U.S. airlines have made measurable progress despite the recession, the Air Transport Association (IATA) believes any further progress requires the deployment of a modern air traffic management system which will yield higher productivity, greater...
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| 09.21.2009 |
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A Better 'Black Box'
In the wake of the fatal crash of an Air France Airbus A330-200 in the Atlantic on May 31, 2009 and the inability of searchers to retrieve the jetliner's flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the bottom of the deep ocean water...
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