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| 07.24.2009 |
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Lear 60 Thrust Reverser Redesign Urged
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends that the FAA require a re-design of the thrust reverser system on Learjet 60 business aircraft. The recommendations contained in a letter to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt stem from the...
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| 07.24.2009 |
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Raytec to Illuminate Ports and Airports
Raytec, specialist manufacturers of professional CCTV Lighting, will supply Infra-Red and White-Light LED illuminators to major ports and airports within Europe. Raytec illuminators are used to deliver high...
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| 07.23.2009 |
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WAM & ADS-B for the Azores
Era has been selected by NAVPortugal to deliver a wide area multilateration (WAM) and ADS-B system for the central group of islands in the Azores. Era's solution will utilize its MSS multilateration and ADS-B system to provide NAV Portugal with highly...
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| 07.23.2009 |
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ITT Teams with Oman RAF
ITT has been awarded a contract to supply a turnkey Air Traffic Control (ATC) solution for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) at their new operational airbase. ITT will supply a turnkey ATC solution, including: a Terminal Air Surveillance Radar (TASR)...
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| 07.22.2009 |
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Rosenker to Depart NTSB
After leading the National Transportation Safety Board for four and a half years, Mark V. Rosenker has announced that he will resign his position as acting chairman and member. He submitted his letter of...
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| 07.22.2009 |
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First Regional Airline Safety Forum
The FAA on July 21 held the first meeting in what will be a series of 12 nationwide regional airline safety forums aimed at reducing risk at regional air carrier operations.The initial forum, held in a Washington, DC hotel, was attended by...
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| 07.21.2009 |
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Higgins to Leave NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board Member Kathryn (Kitty) O’Leary Higgins has submitted her resignation from the Safety Board to the White House, effective August 3. Higgins said she is leaving the NTSB "to...
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| 07.21.2009 |
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2008 Cessna Bird Strike Crash Hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting Tuesday, July 28, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. on the ...
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| 07.20.2009 |
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FAA Issues SAFO on Batteries
The two types of batteries commonly used to power consumer PEDs (Personal Electronic Devices) brought on aircraft are lithium batteries (disposable) and lithium-ion batteries (rechargeable). Both these types are capable of ignition and subsequent...
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| 07.20.2009 |
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General Aviation Security
The House Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee recently conducted a hearing entitled General Aviation Security: Assessing Risks and the Road Ahead. The hearing was called to highlight progress made by the Transportation Security...
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| 07.17.2009 |
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Hole in SW B737 Probed
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are trying to determine how a foot-wide hole opened in the top of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, forcing the crew to make an emergency...
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| 07.17.2009 |
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F/A-18 Hornets Inspected for Cracks
A U.S. Navy safety bulletin was issued July 10 to inspect all older-model Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet strike aircraft for possible cracks in an internal support fitting after fractures were discovered in horizontal stabilator...
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| 07.16.2009 |
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GAMA Testifies on GA Security
The chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and president & CEO of Jeppesen says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), industry and Congress must work together to implement an effective security system that does not...
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| 07.16.2009 |
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NextGen SmartProbe for Learjet 85
Goodrich has been selected by Bombardier to provide its next generation SmartProbe air data system for the Learjet 85 midsize business jet. The selection marks the first application of Goodrich's SmartProbe air data system on a Learjet aircraft. Work will...
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| 07.15.2009 |
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FAA/NCOIC Team on NextGen
The FAA and the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) have entered into an agreement to advance the Enterprise Architecture of NextGen, the FAA's national airspace system (NAS) transformation program. NCOIC's FAA contract has...
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| 07.15.2009 |
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Med-Trans/Shannon AirMed1 Partner
Med-Trans is now providing the aviation services for AirMed1 air ambulance service, while Shannon Medical Center, San Angelo, TX, will continue to provide the medical direction and clinical care. Med Trans will supply a new...
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| 07.14.2009 |
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Optimum Levels of ATC Performance
The Middle East is one of the most dynamic aviation markets in the world expanding from 5% of international traffic to 10% in the past seven years. But we are not immune to the global recession, says Majdi Sabri, regional vice president for...
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| 07.14.2009 |
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Initial Findings in Airbus A330 Incident
The NTSB has released preliminary information in a May 21, 2009 incident involving a TAM Airbus A330, the same type of aircraft that crashed into the Atlantic on June 1. The TAM Airlines A330 (PT-MVB) experienced a loss of speed and altitude information while...
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| 07.13.2009 |
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Fossett Doomed by Downdrafts
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on the Sept. 3, 2007 aviation accident that claimed the life of Steve Fossett, saying that the famed aviator was downed by mountain downdrafts during a local pleasure...
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| 07.13.2009 |
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EMS Operator Completes NVG Training
EMS air ambulance operator Mercy Flights of Medford, OR, recently completed night vision goggle (NVG) training with Night Flight Concepts (NFC) of Port St. Lucie, FL. The comprehensive NVG training package took place on-site at Mercy Flights facility in Oregon...
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