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Monday, May 12, 2008
RAA Blasts Feds on FAA Bill, Congestion Pricing
Indianapolis, IN – Regional Airline Association members had choice words for Congressional failure to pass the long-overdue Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation, effectively killing changes for a bill this year, despite continuing efforts to bring it to a Senate vote again. Most... [read more]
May 12, 2008 Air Safety Week
FAA Faces Challenges on NextGen
A recent report to the Congress by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inspector General says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "faces challenges" in developing its Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control system. "FAA is at a...
May 12, 2008 Air Safety Week
Approach to Canadian Air Safety Oversight Needs Improvement
There are several weaknesses in how Transport Canada has managed the transition to a new approach for overseeing air transportation safety, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in a recently released report. Under the new approach--a requirement...
May 5, 2008 N/A
Reauthorization Faces White House Veto
The rejection of user fees in the FAA reauthorization bill, celebrated by both regional airlines and the general/business aviation communities, may earn the much needed legislation a veto when the bill reaches the White House. A policy statement from the...
May 5, 2008 N/A
FAA Certifies ERJ 190 for ETOPS-120
The Embraer ERJ 190 jet received ETOPS (Extended Operations) certification for 120 minutes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft had already obtained the same certification from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency...
May 5, 2008 N/A
Eco Watch –Boeing/Airbus, ATA Initiative
President Outlines GHG Policy President George Bush announced goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and called for a regulatory regime that would set limits on GHGs. The policy includes identifying initiatives for reducing carbon emissions...
May 5, 2008 Air Safety Week
Safety Board Probes a Manned/Unmanned NAS
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as the Pentagon prefers to call them, were developed to be three-dimensional creatures, that is military machines designed to conduct "3-D" dull, dirty and dangerous missions deemed...
May 5, 2008 Air Safety Week
ATC Equipment Checks Less Detailed
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has intentionally become less detail-oriented in the way it maintains and certifies the safety of its ground based equipment, such as radar and instrument landing systems. The change is aimed at making agency...
May 5, 2008 Air Safety Week
A New Era for Era
SRA International is acquiring Era Corp., a privately held provider of advanced surveillance technologies for the air traffic management, airport operations, military and security markets. Reston, VA-based Era has nearly 300 employees and develops...
May 1, 2008 Avionics
Letters
Fancy Gadgets Having followed the "advances" in avionics and flight procedures since receiving my wings in 1958, and having just finished reading your entire March edition, I wonder if we’re not re-inventing the "wheel" and in the...
May 1, 2008 Avionics
Industry Scan
Systems Development Improved On Tranche 2 Typhoon Improved systems development tools and processes have helped shorten the development lifecycle of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon, which is scheduled for deliveries to partner nations beginning this...
May 1, 2008 Avionics
People
Joseph B. Smith Alto Aviation, Leominster, Mass., named Joseph B. Smith senior quality manager. Smith has more than 25 years experience in manufacturing, wire harness cable, electromechanical devices and sub assemblies. Alto Aviation manufactures aircraft...
May 1, 2008 Avionics
Calendar
May 5-7 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference, Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, Md. Visit http://i-cns.org. 5-8 Regional Airline Association (RAA) Annual Convention, Indiana Convention Center...
May 1, 2008 Avionics
New Products
Software Development Environment AdaCore, of New York and Paris, released the 12th annual edition of its GNAT Pro Ada software development environment, available in 44 configurations on 79 different operating systems, including versions of Windows...
April 30, 2008 N/A
A New Era for Era
SRA International is acquiring Era Corp., a privately held provider of advanced surveillance technologies for the air traffic management, airport operations, military and security markets. Reston, VA-based Era has nearly 300 employees and develops...
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