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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Sully Flies Again for US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January, has returned to work as a management pilot. In addition to his flying duties...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Notice of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. DATES: The meeting will be held...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 01, 2009 Jackson, MS ROBINSON R44 N33PX A/c substantially damaged when struck trees and house near Jackson/Hawkins Field (HKS). Attention drawn to a/c by its noise, which witness described as repeated...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Lawsuit Filed in Hudson Collision
The widow of a Piper PA32 pilot that collided with a Eurocopter AS350 on August 8 over the Hudson River has filed a lawsuit...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Big Change on the Way
Performance-based Navigation (PBN) will enable major reductions in aircraft CO2 emissions, fuel burn and noise over the next few years if aviation stakeholders and the communities they serve embrace the change together and reach agreement on implementation...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Industry Scan
Honeywell Display Combines Synthetic Terrain, Enhanced Vision Honeywell Aerospace reports it is close to productionizing a combined synthetic vision, enhanced vision display that will support lower landing minima in a head-down display. In a briefing in...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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People
Gregory Yeldon CMC Electronics, of Montreal, promoted Gregory Yeldon to president. Yeldon has more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace sector. He has served as interim president of CMC Electronics since November 2008. Additionally, he has served as...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Calendar
October 4-7 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) 54th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact ATCA, phone 703-299-2430 or visit www.atca.org. 5-7 Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Mid-Term Middle Ground
The RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, formed this year to develop consensus recommendations to expedite the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), has produced a list of suggested operational capabilities in five identified...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Product Focus: Software
The fusing of data that gives flight crews better insight into aircraft operations is directly related to the ability of software providers to integrate data from multiple aircraft systems like sensor control, communications and displays. It is a capability...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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New Products
DC/DC Converter North Atlantic Industries (NAI), of Bohemia, N.Y., released a 3U, cPCI DC/DC converter, 55MQ2, which provides 150 watts of output power at full load over its operating temperature range of -55°C to +85°C (conduction cooled and measured...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Aviationtoday.com: High-Flying Troubles
In 1965, a then-unknown lawyer named Ralph Nader came out with a blockbuster expose of the automobile industry’s systematic disregard for safety. Called "Unsafe at Any Speed," the book sparked a revolution in transportation regulation...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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FAA Acquires SRM Tracking System
Dyadem has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide an enterprise-wide software solution to aid in Safety Risk Management (SRM) activities. Dyadem’s Stature...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Improving Air Safety in Remote Regions
A new air surveillance system just introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Colorado allows air traffic controllers to track aircraft not covered by radar in remote, mountainous regions. It is the first FAA-certified multilateration system...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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ADS-B to Roll Out in Gulf of Mexico
Air traffic controllers will begin using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in December to track both fixed-wing and rotorcraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico, a major milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen program. The...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Get Smart
Honeywell's SmartRunway and SmartLanding technologies, developed to reduce runway accidents at crowded airports, have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval, allowing the company to deliver its runway products...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Agenda for Aviation Safety
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah Hersman says the Safety Board will continue to press the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on implementing safety recommendations issued as the result of NTSB accident investigations. Stated the...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Controllers Ratify Labor Pact
The nation's air traffic controllers on Sept.23 ratified a new labor contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will cost the federal government $700 million over the next three years. Under the agreement, newly hired controllers would see...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Human Factors Guide to Enhance Aviation Safety
Citing the prevalence of human factors issues in aircraft accidents and incidents, the Flight Safety Foundation's European Advisory Committee (EAC) has released the Operator's Guide to Human Factors in Aviation (OGHFA) to bridge the gap between theory and...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Bombardier Safety Standdown Set The 13th edition of Safety Standdown, Bombardier's annual safety seminar, takes place in Wichita, KA at the Hyatt Regency Wichita from September 28 to October 1. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman...
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