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June 15, 2009
Where Does Air Transport Go From Here?
Airline bankruptcies, capacity cuts, and the deep economic recession have taken a toll on the U.S. airline industry. On June 2, NASA Langley Research Center workers heard from Bruce Holmes, co-founder and CEO of NextGen Aero Sciences, who discussed the recent...
June 15, 2009
American Air Tests New 'Green' Technology
American Airlines on Thursday June 11 operated a Paris to Miami revenue flight (Flight 63) that tested new technology and procedures to reduce carbon emissions and save fuel on transatlantic routes. The initial test was conducted during a regularly scheduled...
June 15, 2009
The Secret to Success
In his first speech as FAA administrator, Randy Babbitt laid out his game plan for implementation of the FAA's satellite-based Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control system. "The secret to launching NextGen is advice. I learned first hand that the...
June 15, 2009
Safety and Technology Trends
FAA Renews ASAP at American Air American Airlines says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinstated the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) for American's mechanics. American and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have had a program in place for...
June 15, 2009
Safety Rules and Regs
Third Meeting--Special Committee 221--Aircraft Secondary Barriers & Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures. Notice of RTCA Special Committee 221 meeting. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special...
June 8, 2009
NextGen Love Fest Bodes Well for Progress
Industry associations, top-level federal officials, aviation union bosses and influential lawmakers appear united in their support of long-term FAA funding and the expeditious implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Last...
June 8, 2009
ADS-B Can Reduce Runway Incursions
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Member Kitty Higgins believes Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology can play a major role in reducing the threat of runway incursions. She recently noted that such a system is already being...
June 8, 2009
Runway Incursion Incident at CLT
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a runway incursion that occurred May 29, 2009 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) involving a general aviation aircraft and a regional jet. At about 10:17 a.m., a PSA Airlines...
June 8, 2009
Full Disclosure at Safety Board
As of June 1, 2009, all accident investigation public dockets are available on the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) public website (http://www.ntsb.gov) in accordance with the NTSB Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Improvement Plan. The NTSB said...
June 8, 2009
ERAU Creates Wildlife Risk Management Center
The Jan. 15, 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River vividly illustrated the dangers of midair collisions between birds and aircraft. But what led to the so-called "miracle on the Hudson" happens more often than the public...
June 8, 2009
Improving Airport Ground Safety
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for the Low-Cost Ground Surveillance (LCGS) program to heighten situational awareness of airport surface traffic. The value of the reward was not disclosed. The contract...
June 8, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Contract for Airspace Concept Evaluation NASA has selected Raytheon to receive an Airspace Concept Evaluation System, or ACES, follow-on contract valued at $29 million. This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that begins June 1. The base contract lasts two...
June 1, 2009
Battle Brewing Over Loran
U.S. lawmakers and industry experts are critical of President Obama's plan to shut down a decades-old navigation system that could serve as a backup to the Global Positioning System (GPS), the backbone of the Federal Aviation Administration's Next Generation...
June 1, 2009
Air Collision Fears Surround Drones
Major advances in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology has advocates clamoring to use more drones for everything from coastal patrols and border surveillance to tracking natural disasters. But fear of midair collisions is holding up any broad expansion...
June 1, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
AAIB Final Report on B-737-300 Stall The U.K. AAIB recently released the final report of their investigation into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-300 in September 2007. The Boeing 737-300 was on approach to Bournemouth Airport following a routine...
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