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| 10.13.2009 |
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Aviation Today Webinar Focuses on Business Jets; More News
Business Jets: Separating the Reality from the Hype is the topic of a new Aviation Today webinar scheduled on the heels of the he National Business Aviation Association. Set for October 27 at 11 am, the webinar focuses on how the economic meltdown impacted...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Airlines Test the Waters
Federal regulators have issued final rules that require air carriers to test the tap water served to passengers and crew and used in plane lavatories in an attempt to avoid bacteria contamination of onboard water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Babbit Backs NextGen Recommendations
A senior FAA official says a recent report on the Next Generation (NextGen) system will help reshape the nation's future air traffic control system. The findings of an RTCA industry/government task force gives the FAA the means to implement the ATC...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Rosekind Nominated for NTSB The White House has nominated Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The nomination was announced...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Security Shortlines
Criminal Deportees Fly Unescorted The Houston Chronicle reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials routinely put illegal immigrants unescorted on commercial flights for deportation, including some who are sex offenders or have other...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 and A310 series airplanes. That AD currently requires replacement...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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First Ukrainian Customer for CabinVu
AeroSvit, the Ukraine’s largest network carrier, has selected AD Aerospace’s CabinVu in-flight security systems for fitting on its Boeing 767 and 737 aircraft. The Cockpit Door Monitoring System improves the safety of the...
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| 10.09.2009 |
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Social Networking Key in Marketing and Emergency Communications
Interlaken – Within minutes of the announcement by the European Regions Airline Associatin (ERA) that airBaltic was named the organization’s airline of the year, the news was being spread to the more than 10,000 subscribers to the airline’s...
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| 10.09.2009 |
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October Trends Looking Up; More News
Citing September’s 1.4% growth, the OAG said global airline capacity for October 2009 is showing positive growth of 1.04% compared to October 2008, although it was down slightly from September. The world’s airlines have 299.9 million seats...
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| 10.08.2009 |
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Azul Follows Others into the Capital Markets
Azul must raise $210 million for the seven Embraers set for delivery next year, according to Azul President Pedro Janot, who said the financing involves at least five banks. Less than a year old, having launched last December, the carrier expects to end the...
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| 10.08.2009 |
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The LCC story in China, Middle East and South America
Barcelona -- Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines hit the headlines earlier this year when it put forward a proposal for standing-only seats on aircraft, a concept crazy enough to feature on Ryanair’s website as a publicity stunt along with its much...
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| 10.08.2009 |
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MEDEVAC-configured UH-72As Delivered
The US Army Air Ambulance Detachment, 5th Aviation Battalion at Fort Polk, LA, has received three new MEDEVAC-configured Lakota UH-72As for its air medical operations. Over the coming years, this US Army base will replace its entire fleet of UH-1 Iroquois...
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| 10.07.2009 |
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Boeing: Mexico, Brazil Hottest Markets for Aircraft; More News
Mexico is second only to Brazil as being the hottest market for regional aircraft, Boeing said on Monday. The company projected a 2.9% GDP growth for the southern most North American county between 2010-2019. The news came as Boeing Commercial Aircraft Vice...
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| 10.07.2009 |
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Still Plenty of Routes in Need of LCCs
Barcelona – Well publicized spats with airports and governments over charges and taxes and pessimistic forecasts of a slower than expected return to economic prosperity does not dampen Ryanair’s perspective of route development. And with nearly 50...
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| 10.06.2009 |
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Part 135 Pressure Cooker; More News
Aviation Today recently conducted a webinar entitled Part 135 Operations: How to Handle the New Pressures. With the recent indictment of five Platinum Jet executives for illegal Part 135 operations, the stakes for operating without a Part 135 certificate just...
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| 10.06.2009 |
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Carolinas Medical Center Selects EC135s
American Eurocopter will provide three new helicopters to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Enhanced Safety Features for S-92
Sikorsky Aircraft has introduced new functionality on the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions. The new...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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FAA Gets Smart
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Honeywell's Smartpath Precision Landing System, for use at U.S. airports, providing precise navigation service based on the global positioning system (GPS). The first U.S.-approved system is located in...
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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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