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September 28, 2009
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...
September 28, 2009
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...
September 28, 2009
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...
September 28, 2009
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...
September 28, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Forty-Ninth Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). The...
September 28, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Aug. 05, 2009 Mont Laurier, Canada ENSTROM F28 C-GVQQ A/c registered to private individual and piloted by accident pilot destroyed when impacted wires and terrain near Mont-Laurier Airport (CSD4). Two...
September 21, 2009
New FAA Safety Initiatives Unveiled
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt is putting a new spin on air safety, moving to improving the agency's response to public safety complaints and whistleblower charges while ensuring that air carriers comply with safety...
September 21, 2009
Roadmap for NextGen Implementation
The public unveiling of the recommendations of RTCA's NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force (NextGen TF) took place on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. at the NowGen NEXT conference sponsored by Avionics Magazine and RTCA, the organization that develops...
September 21, 2009
Report Calls for Infrastructure Investment
Saying U.S. airlines have made measurable progress despite the recession, the Air Transport Association (IATA) believes any further progress requires the deployment of a modern air traffic management system which will yield higher productivity, greater...
September 21, 2009
A Better 'Black Box'
In the wake of the fatal crash of an Air France Airbus A330-200 in the Atlantic on May 31, 2009 and the inability of searchers to retrieve the jetliner's flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the bottom of the deep ocean water...
September 21, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Flightcrew Alerting; Reopening of Comment Period. Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: On July 9, 2009, the FAA published an NPRM to amend the airworthiness standards for flightcrew alerting and invited comments for a...
September 14, 2009
Air Safety in the Big Apple
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is revising flight procedures to create safe, dedicated operating corridors for all the aircraft that fly at lower altitudes around Manhattan and over the Hudson River. A New York Airspace Task Force chartered by the...
September 14, 2009
European Council Adopts Aviation Package
The European Council has adopted two regulations to improve the performance and safety of the European aviation system. The first strengthens the Single European Sky legislation while the second extends the tasks of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)...
September 14, 2009
Researchers Develop UAS Simulations for ATC
Looking into the skies over Daytona Beach, FL you'll notice plenty of aircraft. Home to one of Embry-Riddle's residential campuses, Daytona Beach boasts the second busiest general-aviation airport in the nation. But one kind of aircraft you won't see anywhere...
September 14, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Boston Logan Gets ASDE-X Boston Logan International is now operating with the Sensis Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system. Logan is the 19th airport to receive the technology through the FAA's...
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