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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...October 10, 2011
As birds begin to migrate south for the winter, pilots and airfield managers are preparing themselves for the increase risk of bird strikes, the Air Force Reserve Command said Wednesday. The number of strikes typically rises from 6,500 in July to more than 9,000 in October, according to recorded monthly trends from the Air Force Safety Center Aviation...August 29, 2011
Cleveland, Ohio-based SCM Technologies developed Cell Switch, a tool that indicates when an aircraft engine has reached manufacturer-suggested pre-heating levels. Engines should be pre-heated for several hours prior to departure to increase engine safety and longevity, according to engine manufacturer regulations. Cell Switch, Model CS-100, enables users to remotely control 120-volt powered devices by...August 29, 2011
ATRA Provides Holistic Safety Rating The Air Transport Rating Agency (ATRA), an independent Swiss agency, provided a new scientific holistic safety rating for commercial airlines, the agency announced Thursday in Geneva. ATRA has used a scientific multi-criteria analysis approach that takes into account the complexity of airlines organizations in order to obtain tangible results that are meaningful and can...August 22, 2011
Capt. Lee Moak, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president, sent a letter to President Obama last week urging him to push the FAA to issue a final rule outlining pilot's flight, duty and rest requirements in efforts to eliminate pilot error. At the 57th Annual Air Safety Forum held in...August 15, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assured reporters Tuesday it will not allow LightSquared's high-speed wireless network presence in the broadband spectrum to disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) communication. "We're not going to do anything that creates problems for GPS safety and service as we explore technical solutions that will both protect GPS and allow a new service to...August 15, 2011
LightSquared filed a letter Thursday to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) saying it believes the Global Positioning System (GPS) industry has failed to comply with Department of Defense (DoD) filtering standards. The subsidiary says...August 15, 2011
DATE AIRCRAFT NAME NARRATIVE DEATH/INJURY REMARKS July 30, 2011 Takeetna, AK Cessna U206G N756MP Around 1415 ADT, a float-equipped a/c collided midair near Amber Lake, about 16 miles SW of Talkeetna, AK. Aircraft departed from Sister lake just prior to entering a downwind for landing at Amber Lake. The solo pilot was not injured; the pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The a/c sustained minor...August 8, 2011
The FAA impasse ended Friday, after nearly two-weeks of debate as the Senate approved legislation to restore funding and jobs to roughly 74,000 furloughed agency employees and contractors. The measure, which was signed by President Obama on Friday, funds the agency until Sept. 16. "On Monday 74,000 Americans will go back to work because the Senate passage of a short-term reauthorization of the Federal...August 8, 2011
Deborah Hersman was officially sworn in last week for a second two-year term as National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman. Hersman was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 28, 2011 and confirmed by...August 1, 2011
The partial shutdown of the FAA dragged into its second week Monday, as Administrator Randy Babbitt and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stepping up their pressure on Congress to pass a funding reauthorization bill. Congress has been preoccupied with debate to reach a bipartisan agreement on raising the federal debt ceiling. LaHood and Babbitt joined with local contractors and construction workers at...August 1, 2011
A FAA study released this month says LightSquared's proposed broadband network could cause GPS interference, which could ultimately lead to deaths. News reports last week, citing an internal FAA report, said the estimated loss of life could be 794 from 2014 to 2023...August 1, 2011
Flightcom, of Portland, Ore., introduced a wireless aviation headset system, designed to meet crew communication requirements for military marshalling, de-icing, maintenance and loadmaster operations. The hands-free and wireless systems leave marshallers hands available to signal aircraft...July 25, 2011
The FAA partially shutdown on Saturday as the agency's reauthorization bill expired and was not granted a 21st extension by Congress. Airport construction projects will now be delayed and about 4,000 FAA employees have been furloughed. Congress is expected to take up the issue of FAA funding reauthorization on Monday. "Unless Congress acts quickly, more work on projects critical to our nation's...July 25, 2011
An air traffic controller was intoxicated while on duty at an air traffic center in Longmont, Colo., on July 5 according to FAA. FAA is now investigating the incident. The controller was six hours into a shift when a random drug and alcohol test administered on site showed illegal blood alcohol levels...July 4, 2011
Imagine looking up at the sky to see the most peculiar, perfectly circular shaped clouds with piercing blue clearings and a white mushroom-like center. What would you think? What type of cloud formation is it? Andrew Heymsfield had many questions the day he looked into the sky and saw that image. Fortunately, as a scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Heymsfield began the...July 4, 2011
LightSquared, a large wireless broadband and satellite network provider, presented a modified spectrum plan to the FCC on June 29 proposing a comprehensive solution to the GPS interference issues, the company announced June 30. The GPS interference issue developed over the company's planned use of high-powered broadband signals, which will overpower and disable critical GPS navigation and timing function...June 27, 2011
Two House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees examined potential impacts of frequency interference on U.S. aviation safety in light of pending government action that may affect Global Positioning System (GPS) reliability at a June 23 hearing in Washington, D.C. The hearing addressed LightSquared's plan to build out its terrestrial broadband Internet service and the potential impacts on GPS...June 20, 2011
One of the critical building blocks for NextGen implementation is equipage and the shared responsibility of modernizing the existing aviation system, Randy Babbitt, FAA administrator said during the 2011 RTCA Annual Symposium luncheon, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. "The FAA cannot do NextGen alone. This must be a partnership," he told over a 100 attendees...June 20, 2011
The Wellington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) is monitoring the ash plume from the Cordon Caulle volcano (Chile), which erupted June 4, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA). Reports from the Buenos Aries VAAC indicate the eruption is continuing as of 0800 NZST, June 14. The initial ash plume reached an altitude of more than 50,000 ft. An ash plume is already in the eastern...
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