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| 11.09.2009 |
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Fallout from NW Flight 188
The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appeals were filed Nov. 4, according to an NTSB spokesman, noting that appeals are...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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ALPA Sweats Out Fatigue Policy
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has adopted a new flight-time/duty-time and rest policy that reflects latest scientific findings on fatigue and its affects on pilot performance. The pilot union's announcement precedes the Federal Aviation...
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Jury Still Out on 'Senior Citizen' Pilots
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has concluded that there is too little information to determine if the federal move to increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots has decreased aviation safety. The law enacted in December 2007 that...
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AEA Challenges SMS NPRM
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the FAA's safety management systems proposed rulemaking (Safety Management System; Docket No. FAA-2009-0671). The AEA does not support the...
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Another A330 Pitot Tube Incident?
A Jetstar Airways Airbus A330-200 on Oct. 29 may have suffered the same malfunction involved in the loss of an Air France jetliner over the Atlantic, killing all on board, five months ago. The Jetstar Airways A330-200 with 209 passengers and crew onboard...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Qantas Suspends Pilots After Near Gear Up Landing
Qantas Airways suspended two pilots after a Boeing 767 they were piloting came within 700 feet of landing in Sydney before they realized the jetliner's landing gears weren't lowered. The Australian airline has begun an investigation into the Oct. 26 incident...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
On ALERT in Arkansas The Arkansas Children's Hospital's aviation program---Angel One---has been awarded FAA approval for its Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring/Flight Operations Quality Assurance (HFDM/FOQA) program. As one of the leading small operators of...
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Security Shortlines
9/11 Responders Twice as Likely to Have Asthma First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population...
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Airbus Model A310 airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 03, 2009 Jones Creek, TX BEECH E18S N797SB A/c substantially damaged when struck radio tower and impacted terrain while maneuvering near Lake Jackson. . Local mosquito control flight originated at Brazoria...
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| 11.06.2009 |
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Delta TechOps Expands Agreement with Omni Air
Delta TechOps has expanded its maintenance agreement with Tulsa-based Omni Air International (OAI) to include component and inventory...
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Croatia Airlines to Use Lufthansa Lido/Flight Bag
Lufthansa Systems said it successfully implemented its Lido/FlightBag electronic cockpit communication platform for Croatia Airlines. The first scheduled...
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| 11.06.2009 |
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Lone Survivor Details Helicopter Crash
Robert Decker, the only survivor of a March 2009 Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 crash off Newfoundland, told a panel that he didn’t...
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Partnership to Focus on Gas Turbine Development
Rolls-Royce is undertaking a joint research efforts with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and three...
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| 11.06.2009 |
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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 ceremony in front...
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Cabin with a Vu
Caribbean Airlines, the national flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago, has chosen to come back to AD Aerospace to enhance cockpit security on its Boeing 737 aircraft. The Cockpit Door Monitoring System improves in flight security by increasing the...
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| 11.06.2009 |
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Cabin with a Vu
Caribbean Airlines, the national flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago, has chosen to come back to AD Aerospace to enhance cockpit security on its Boeing 737 aircraft. The Cockpit Door Monitoring System improves in flight security by increasing the...
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| 11.05.2009 |
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New CEO Takes Over at Eurocopter Canada
Fort Erie, Ontario-based Eurocopter Canada has named Guy Joannes its new...
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India’s Air Works Gains EASA Approval
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued repair station certification for the Air Works maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)...
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| 11.05.2009 |
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Avionics Magazine Plans IFE Webinar
Avionics Magazine has gathered a panel of industry experts to discuss the new technologies and trends in the in-flight entertainment (IFE) market. The Webinar, “Latest Trends in In-Flight Entertainment,” will...
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