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| 05.04.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Federal Aviation Administration Ninth Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 216: Aeronautical System Security. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 216: Aeronautical Systems Security. DATES: The meeting...
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| 05.04.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 09, 2009 Wamena, Indonesia BAE AVRO 146R PK-BRD Avistar BAe-146 crashed during its second approach to Runway 15 at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia Six fatalities The non-scheduled cargo flight...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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Government Secrecy for the Birds
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaFrance ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make its entire bird strike database available to the public. "Public disclosure is our job," LaHood wrote on his official blog. "The sea change in...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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NTSB Praised for Recommending Grounding of Zodiac
The urgent recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to ground the Zodiac CH-601XL Special Light Sport Aircraft was a "heroic decision that could save lives if the Federal Aviation Administration acts promptly," said Ladd...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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NTSB Rules on Fatal Servant Air Crash in Alaska
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTDB) has released its final report on the January 5, 2008 Servant Air crash that killed six people and injured four others at Kodiak, Alaska. The Safety Board said the Piper PA-31-350 (N509FN) crash was caused by a...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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Smart Car Technology Advances
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are testing an innovative technological system in the Detroit area that ultimately could help protect drivers from being surprised by black ice, fog, and other hazardous weather conditions...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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Safety and Technology Trends
Former FAA Chief Bobby Sturgell Joins Rockwell Collins Bobby Sturgell, who served as acting administrator of the FAA during the end of the Bush administration, has joined Rockwell Collins as senior vice president of its Washington Operations. In his new role...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers; Extension of Comment Period, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period. SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for...
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| 04.27.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 01, 2009 Kilshanchoe, Ireland SCHWEIZER 269C EI-CZL Schweizer 269C owned and operated by European Helicopter Academy, destroyed when impacted terrain following wire-strike near Kilshanchoe. Two...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Light Sport Plane Can Break Apart in Flight
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground a light sport plane that has broken apart in flight six times, killing ten people, since 2006. The Safety Board recommends that the FAA prohibit...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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NTSB's Rosenker Talks Safety
National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker recently addressed the Wichita (Kansas) Aero Club, discussing NTSB actions and activities in the aviation safety arena. Rosenker highlighted some key issues of particular interest to the...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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ADS-B Operational in Northern Canada
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working diligently to switch to a Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) by 2020 and the European Community plans to deploy its Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research Program, or...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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ADS-B Up and Running in the Sunshine State
South Florida is the first region to adopt Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) technology under the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative. ADS-B is the cornerstone of the FAA-mandated NextGen initiative that is...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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PBN Spreads to China
Sichuan Airlines has formally signed an agreement with Naverus to provide tailored Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures for Lhasa Airport. Naverus also will assist Sichuan Airlines in obtaining regulatory approval to fly the procedures with its fleet...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Progress Made in Airline Performance
While government data show that flight delays have fallen recently, more can be done to improve airline service by accelerating the implementation of NextGen. "The Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report shows that customer service...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Astronauts Need to Work Out More
A new study in The Journal of Applied Physiology suggests that astronauts need to modify their workouts to avoid extensive muscle loss during missions onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The latest NASA-sponsored research from Ball State...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Jail Time for Indonesian Pilot The pilot of an Garuda Indonesia airliner that crashed at an airport on Java island, killing 21 people, has been jailed for two years for criminal negligence. An inquiry found that Capt Marwoto Komar had approached the runway...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Model MD900 (including the MD902 Configuration) Helicopters. Final rule. SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified MD Helicopters (MDHI) model helicopters that requires...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 01, 2009 Hungry Horse, MT MAULE M4-220C N2007U A/c impacted frozen surface of reservoir near Hungry Horse.. The personal local flight departed Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI). One fatality A/c...
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| 04.13.2009 |
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NLR Hosts FLYSAFE Event
The National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) on March 25-26 hosted a conference to present the results of the major European Union research project FLYSAFE (Airborne Integrated Systems for Safety Improvement, Flight Hazard Protection and all Weather Operations)...
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