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December 14, 2011
ERA was awarded the contract to supply its Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) system to Heydar Aliyev international airport in...December 13, 2011
Airlines reported a total of seven tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and 11 tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in October, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) Air Travel Consumer Report. The larger U.S. airlines have been required to report...December 12, 2011
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned on Tuesday, following a weekend arrest in Fairfax, Va., for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to a statement posted to the FAA Website late in the day, Babbitt, who was named to the agency's top post in 2009, submitted his resignation to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and it was accepted. Babbitt, a former Eastern Airlines...December 12, 2011
Aviation accidents around the world ticked higher last year, attributable to the resurgence in air traffic, according to ICAO's inaugural State of Global Aviation Safety Report issued this week. The number of accidents attributed to scheduled commercial flights increased in 2010 to 121, compared to 113 in 2009, resulting in an accident rate of 4.0 per million departures. The accident rate in 2009 was 3.9...December 12, 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts weaker profitability for global airlines as crisis in the Eurozone and a potential global recession are depressing the outlook. In its outlook released Thursday, IATA said 2011 profitability remains weak at $6.9 billion for a net margin of 1.2 percent. Looking ahead to 2012, IATA downgraded its central forecast for airline profits from $4.9...December 12, 2011
Metron Aviation, based in Dulles, Va., is opening an office in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., near FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) to further research and development support of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative. Metron Aviation is a prime contractor on Systems Engineering 2020 (SE-2020) SIR1...December 12, 2011
Southwest to Deploy Flightcom Ground Comm System Flightcom, based in Portland, Ore., signed an agreement with Southwest Airlines to deploy its wireless aviation ground support communication systems at all of Southwest's gates at its 73 U.S. destinations, starting in the first quarter of 2012. The Flightcom hands-free wireless aircraft pushback system connects one or more wing walkers with the tractor...December 12, 2011
DATE AIRCRAFT TYPE NARRATIVE DEATH/INJURY REMARKS Dec. 1, 2011 Fulton, N.Y. Wing John R Wittman Tailwind On Dec. 1, 2011, about 1440 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built, Wing Wittman Tailwind W10, N865JT, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground in a wooded area near Fulton, N.Y. The airplane had departed from the Oswego County Airport (FZY), Fulton, N.Y., just prior...December 12, 2011
FAA is proposing a $777,000 civil penalty against Horizon Air for allegedly operating 32 Bombardier Dash-8-400s on 49,870 flights when the aircraft were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations...December 8, 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts weaker profitability for global airlines as crisis in the Eurozone and a potential global recession depressing the outlook. In its outlook released Thursday, IATA said 2011 profitability remains weak at $6.9 billion for a net margin of 1.2 percent. Looking ahead to 2012, IATA downgraded its central forecast for airline profits from $4.9 billion to...December 7, 2011
Aviation accidents around the world ticked higher last year, attributable to the resurgence in air traffic, according to ICAO's inaugural State of Global Aviation Safety Report issued this week. The number of accidents attributed to scheduled commercial flights increased in 2010 to 121, compared to 113 in 2009, resulting in an accident rate of 4.0 per million departures. The accident rate in 2009 was...December 6, 2011
Flightcom, based in Portland, Ore., signed an agreement with Southwest Airlines to deploy its wireless aviation ground support communication systems at all of Southwest’s gates at its 73 U.S. destinations, starting in the first quarter of 2012. The Flightcom hands-free wireless aircraft pushback system connects one or more wing walkers with the tractor operator...December 5, 2011
Boeing has partnered with a pilot training school in South Africa, aimed at improving air safety on the continent. Boeing said the agreement with Port Alfred, South Africa-based 43 Air School reflects a shared commitment by Boeing...December 5, 2011
FAA's Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) system connects 46 safety databases across the industry and is integrated into the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) process, the agency said Thursday in a fact sheet. There are...December 5, 2011
Aircraft manufacturers and safety officials are collaborating to develop a secure emergency oxygen system, following a move by FAA this year to remove them from aircraft lavatories. FAA said the development of the...December 5, 2011
NTSB's Sumwalt Sworn in for Second Term Robert L. Sumwalt was sworn in on Nov. 29 for his second five-year term as a Board Member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). President Obama nominated Sumwalt. His term will run until Dec. 31, 2016. President Bush first designated Sumwalt as Board member on Aug. 21, 2006 serving as vice chairman of the Board for two years. TSA Finds Credit Card Knife...December 5, 2011
DATE AIRCRAFT TYPE NARRATIVE DEATH/INJURY REMARKS Nov. 18, 2011 Casper, WY Cessna T337 N357 Around 1340 MST a/c was substantially damaged after impacting terrain following a missed approach procedure at the Casper/Natrona County Int'l Airport. The pilot was fatally injured. According to preliminary information from FAA, while on instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 03, the ATC monitoring the...November 28, 2011
U.S. military personnel may be able to go through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) expedited screening at airport checkpoints pending trial results at California's Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY), the agency said last week. The program, an intelligence-driven, risk-based security approach, will be tested at MRY to determine if the technology is congenial to military personnel's Common...November 28, 2011
A new generation of wireless ground support systems designed to reduce accidents and increase safety were recently deployed at more than 50 U.S. commercial airports. Portland, Ore.-based Flightcom engineered the wireless headset system to help aircraft during ground pushback, towing, de-icing and maintenance operations. The communications system is designed to reduce the billions of lost annual revenue...November 28, 2011
The "no security scan, no fly" policy is to remain active at U.K. airports despite the European Commission's appeal to let passengers be pat-down rather than scanned through an X-ray machine. The...
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