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11.23.2009		New Hudson River Flight Rules The airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the midair collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, has been split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights. The low zone is now...
11.23.2009		FAA Glitch Causes Wide Air Travel Delays The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with Harris Corporation on a computer outage that sent U.S. air travelers nationwide scrambling on Nov. 19 after a pre-dawn FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays. The U.S. aviation...
11.23.2009		FAA Takes Steps on 'No-Radio' Flights The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating training and procedures for handling the loss of two-way communication with aircraft and how other agencies are notified, after a detailed review of air traffic contact with Northwest Airlines Flight 188...
11.23.2009		Safety & Technology Trends Korean Air Favors ARINC ARINC's long-time customer Korean Air is renewing its contracts for ARINC GLOBALink data and voice communications and ARINC AviNet wide-area network service. Under the GLOBALink contract, ARINC will continue to provide Korean Air with...
11.23.2009		Safety Rules & Regulations Modification of the New York, NY, Class B Airspace Area; and Establishment of the New York Class B Airspace Hudson River and East River Exclusion Special Flight Rules Area. Final rule. SUMMARY: This action makes a minor modification to the New York, NY, Class...
11.20.2009		Raising the Aviation Safety Bar A new training facility specializing aviation safety and airworthiness training will be opened this November by Baines Simmons. The Aviation Safety Academy, which will be based at Fairoaks Airport, will be the UK’s first...
11.19.2009		New Hudson Rules Go Into Effect Today FAA’s changes to the airspace over the Hudson and East rivers surrounding New York City take effect today. The modifications, which separate helicopters...
11.19.2009		Improved Data Management and Workflow The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is making air navigation safer through more timely access to accurate data. Using ArcGIS Server, a server-based geographic information system (GIS) from ESRI, ICAO is creating a Web-based portal containing...
11.19.2009		New Airport Surface Management Solution Era Systems has launched its new web-based airport surface management solution, AirScene.com Symphony, which adds to AirScene.com’s already extensive airport operations capabilities. Symphony will help airports proactively manage airport operations, reduce...
11.18.2009		Helping Kuwait Airways Fly Safely Kuwait Airways has selected GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies’ XL Go videoborescope to support its rigorous aircraft inspection regime. The XL Go has advanced image handling and data transfer capabilities, elevating the airline’s...
11.18.2009		New ATC Voice Switch for FAA Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated its Next Generation Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Voice Switch to officials of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in preparation for the upcoming National...
11.17.2009		FAA Splits Hudson Airspace Into Zones The Federal Aviation Administration’s new “exclusionary zone” that separates helicopters and seaplanes from aircraft flying over the Hudson River in the airspace around New York City goes into effect on Thursday, Nov. 19. Under the new...
11.17.2009		Air Traffic Management for Doha International Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by SELEX Systemi Integrati of Italy for the provision of an integrated air traffic management (ATM) systems package for the New Doha International Airport in...
11.16.2009		FAA Transitions oo Digital NOTAMs The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally entering the digital age, implementing digital Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs). NOTAMs currently provide timely information about hazards and changes in aeronautical facilities, services...
11.16.2009		Reverse Engineering for Safety-Critical Avionics Software Verocel, a software verification company, and Certification Services, Inc. (CSI), a consultancy specializing in airborne and ground-based aviation-related digital systems, have won a research contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study...
11.16.2009		Safety & Technology Trends Paying Tribute The Flight Safety Foundation recognized aviation achievements around the world at its 62nd Annual International Air Safety Seminar in Beijing, China. Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer William R. Voss presented the awards at a...
11.16.2009		Era Automated Solutions at NY Airports Era Systems says its fully hosted Itinerant Aircraft Billing (IAB) system built for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has been successfully installed and is now in full operational use. The solution, which utilizes Era’s...
11.16.2009		Bird Strike Prevention in East Africa The AviAssist Foundation recently completed a four-day wildlife hazard management workshop at Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania. The course provided an introduction and refresher to wildlife hazards to aviation. The workshop was oversubscribed with 27...
11.12.2009		Enhancing Air  Safety in Indonesia All Weather, Inc. (AWI) is providing an undisclosed number of Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) and Runway Visual Range Systems (RVR) to numerous airports throughout Indonesia.  The AWOS, developed by AWI, is an unmanned system that provides...
11.12.2009		Reverse Engineering for Safety Verocel, a software verification company, and Certification Services, Inc. (CSI), a consultancy specializing in airborne and ground-based aviation-related digital systems, have won a research contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study...
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