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December 17, 2007
NextGen Means Safety and Efficiency
Marion Blakey, who recently took over as the new president and chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) says “perhaps the single most important goal is transforming the national air transportation system.” The former head of...
December 10, 2007
GAO Says Incursions Pose Higher Risks
While runway safety remains at the top of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List, recent incidents have heightened concerns about safety on airport runways and ramps, and pose a "a high risk of a catastrophic runway...
December 10, 2007
Secretary Set to Report on Delay Solutions
As the lone regional airline representative on the Aviation Rulemaking Committee on delay reductions, Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen said he has grown hoarse in fighting back any suggestion that would hurt regionals. These suggestions have...
December 10, 2007
DOT Pressure Stems Chronic Delays, Airlines Cut Capacity
Airlines have changed flight routes, added flight crews and are making additional aircraft available to stem the tide of chronically delayed flights and all it took was a Congressional mandate, pressure from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and a spate...
December 10, 2007
Quick Takes – Horizon, Republic/LCC,
Horizon Keeps Travelers Moving During Bad WX Horizon’s new shuttle service between Seattle and PDX did yeoman work during the chaotic weather in the Pacific Northwest when it not only scheduled larger aircraft but flew at 90 percent load factor. It is...
December 10, 2007
Eco Watch -- Senate Legislation, UK Route Eliminations, Continental Offsets
Senate Committee Passes Cap-and-Trade System A Senate committee is bringing reduction of greenhouse gases one step closer to reality for U.S. carriers as the Committee on Environment and Public Works passed legislation calling for reduction of GHGs by 70...
December 3, 2007
Webinar: Air Safety Under Tougher Scrutiny
John Goglia, former member of the National Transportation Safety Board, will be the lead speaker in understanding why a recent spate of high-profile accidents is putting air safety procedures under a harsh spotlight during Aviation Today’s next Webinar...
December 3, 2007
Regional Aircraft in Near Midair
The threat collision avoidance system prompted evasive action when a Republic Airways Bombardier CRJ-200 out of Greensboro, N.C., and Skyways Airlines Dornier 328 were allowed to get within 1.3 miles and 600 feet vertically last Tuesday. The flight was...
November 19, 2007
New Protection and Holiday Measures Unveiled
Unused military airspace from Florida to Maine will be opened to commercial flights, a measure long sought by airlines for increasing capacity, as part of last week’s White House announcement aimed at reducing holiday delays. The new airspace was dubbed...
November 19, 2007
Congress Passes New Continuing Resolution
In the usual budgetary cliff hanger than accompanies reauthorization, Congress extended aviation fuel and ticket taxes through December 14. The taxes were set to expire November 16 and industry was worried that Congress would take that opportunity to raid the...
November 19, 2007
FAA Causes Chicago Stir
Even as airlines wrangle with the Federal Aviation Administration over cutbacks at JFK International Airport, they may be facing continued restrictions at O’Hare despite the scheduled opening of a new runway on October 31, 2008. The airport is capped at...
November 12, 2007
Commentary: Business as Usual
While decrying the state of delays and attempting a passenger bill of rights, Congress said it would likely balance the budget by “borrowing” from the Aviation Trust Fund, illustrating just how hypocritical legislators are. That is, of course...
November 12, 2007
MSP Construction Impacts Pinnacle
The closure of a primary runway at Minneapolis, coupled with a large number of Northwest-requested cancellations, impacted Pinnacle Airlines Inc. performance in September when the Air Travel Consumer Report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation...
November 5, 2007
Chickens Coming Home to Roost at FAA
Anyone expecting an easy solution to the JFK capacity problem has not been paying attention as company after company condemned the FAA’s proposed capacity limitations at the linchpin airport which mirrors capacity in the 1960s. Now the governors of New...
October 29, 2007
Horizon Uses Technology to Cut Fog
Capitalizing on the success of its new, more efficient approach procedure at Wantachee, Wash., which reduced weather delays and cancellations at the airport, Horizon is now deploying a Head-up Guidance System (HGS) at Great Falls using Great Falls...
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