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| 07.13.2009 |
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FAA Installs Runway Safety System at LAX
Technology that alerts pilots to potential runway safety hazards is now operating at Los Angeles International thanks to a partnership between the Federal Aviation Administration and the city of Los Angeles. The safety system, called Runway Status Lights...
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| 07.13.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Aviation Safety Expert Tapped for NTSB President Barack Obama will nominate veteran pilot and aviation safety expert Christopher A. Hart to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Hart, who previously served on the board from 1990 to...
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| 06.29.2009 |
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Group Formed to Develop UAV Sense-and-Avoid
The European Defence Agency's (EDA) member states, with Sweden as lead nation, signed a Project Arrangement on the MID-air Collision Avoidance System (MIDCAS) at the Paris Air Show to develop the sense and avoid technologies needed by unmanned air systems...
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| 06.29.2009 |
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ATC Tracking Methods Can Reduce Medical Errors
New research shows a method used by air traffic controllers may be more effective in tracking patient data and lead to fewer errors compared with current methods used in similar medical settings, primarily in military trauma. At present, the most prevalent...
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| 06.29.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Talking Tough Newly anointed FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt talked recently about his priorities as head of the U.S. aviation agency. "A word about my number one priority. Safety. Colgan and Air France are reminders that we've got to be vigilant. The...
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| 06.22.2009 |
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Regional Airline Summit Yields Action Plan
The nation's top-level federal aviation safety regulators have taken immediate steps to monitor the regional airline industry's pilot training and reduce the threat of fatigue on the flight deck. The voluntary measures emerged from the June 15 "call to...
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| 06.22.2009 |
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Trolling for Evidence
Investigators continue their search for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Airbus A330-200 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, killing all 228 people aboard. Air France Flight 447 had departed Rio de Janeiro bound for Paris. It...
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| 06.22.2009 |
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Get Smart
Honeywell has launched a product that builds on existing Honeywell technologies to address runway excursions that will alert pilots if the aircraft's approach is unstable and at risk for an unsafe landing. "Runway excursions - when a plane travels off...
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| 06.22.2009 |
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SESAR Gets Off the Ground
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU), a public-private partnership in air traffic management (ATM) research and development founded by the European Commission and EUROCONTROL, has signed 16 contracts totaling Euro1.9 billion for the creation of Europe's...
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| 06.22.2009 |
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Sydney Airport Near-Miss Prompts Safety Review
A Near-miss between two taxiing passenger jets on a runway at Sydney Airport has prompted a review of air traffic control procedures there. On July 17, 2008, an Airbus A330-300 carrying 13 crewmembers and 163 passengers bound for Melbourne started its takeoff...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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Where Does Air Transport Go From Here?
Airline bankruptcies, capacity cuts, and the deep economic recession have taken a toll on the U.S. airline industry. On June 2, NASA Langley Research Center workers heard from Bruce Holmes, co-founder and CEO of NextGen Aero Sciences, who discussed the recent...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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American Air Tests New 'Green' Technology
American Airlines on Thursday June 11 operated a Paris to Miami revenue flight (Flight 63) that tested new technology and procedures to reduce carbon emissions and save fuel on transatlantic routes. The initial test was conducted during a regularly scheduled...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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The Secret to Success
In his first speech as FAA administrator, Randy Babbitt laid out his game plan for implementation of the FAA's satellite-based Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control system. "The secret to launching NextGen is advice. I learned first hand that the...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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Safety and Technology Trends
FAA Renews ASAP at American Air American Airlines says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinstated the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) for American's mechanics. American and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have had a program in place for...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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Safety Rules and Regs
Third Meeting--Special Committee 221--Aircraft Secondary Barriers & Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures. Notice of RTCA Special Committee 221 meeting. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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NextGen Love Fest Bodes Well for Progress
Industry associations, top-level federal officials, aviation union bosses and influential lawmakers appear united in their support of long-term FAA funding and the expeditious implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Last...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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ADS-B Can Reduce Runway Incursions
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Member Kitty Higgins believes Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology can play a major role in reducing the threat of runway incursions. She recently noted that such a system is already being...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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Runway Incursion Incident at CLT
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a runway incursion that occurred May 29, 2009 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) involving a general aviation aircraft and a regional jet. At about 10:17 a.m., a PSA Airlines...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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Full Disclosure at Safety Board
As of June 1, 2009, all accident investigation public dockets are available on the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) public website (http://www.ntsb.gov) in accordance with the NTSB Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Improvement Plan. The NTSB said...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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ERAU Creates Wildlife Risk Management Center
The Jan. 15, 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River vividly illustrated the dangers of midair collisions between birds and aircraft. But what led to the so-called "miracle on the Hudson" happens more often than the public...
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