http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:46:05 EDT FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned on Tuesday, following a weekend arrest in Fairfax, Va., for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to a statement posted to the FAA Website late in the day, Babbitt, who was named to the agency's top post in 2009, submitted his resignation to Transportation... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Babbitt-Resigns-as-FAA-Administrator-Huerta-Named-Interim-Chief_75326.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Aviation accidents around the world ticked higher last year, attributable to the resurgence in air traffic, according to ICAO's inaugural State of Global Aviation Safety Report issued this week. The number of accidents attributed to scheduled commercial flights increased in 2010 to 121, compared to 113 in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/ICAO-Issues-Global-Safety-Report_75327.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts weaker profitability for global airlines as crisis in the Eurozone and a potential global recession are depressing the outlook. In its outlook released Thursday, IATA said 2011 profitability remains weak at $6.9 billion for a net margin of 1.2... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/IATA-Eurozone-Crisis-Could-Hit-Aviation_75328.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Metron Aviation, based in Dulles, Va., is opening an office in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., near FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) to further research and development support of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative. Metron Aviation is a prime contractor on... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Metron-Opens-New-Jersey-NextGen-Office_75329.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Southwest to Deploy Flightcom Ground Comm System Flightcom, based in Portland, Ore., signed an agreement with Southwest Airlines to deploy its wireless aviation ground support communication systems at all of Southwest's gates at its 73 U.S. destinations, starting in the first quarter of 2012. The Flightcom... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Safety-and-Security-Briefs_75330.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST DATE AIRCRAFT TYPE NARRATIVE DEATH/INJURY REMARKS Dec. 1, 2011 Fulton, N.Y. Wing John R Wittman Tailwind On Dec. 1, 2011, about 1440 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built, Wing Wittman Tailwind W10, N865JT, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground in a wooded area near Fulton... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Accidents-and-Incidents_75331.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash Wednesday of a sight-seeing helicopter in Las Vegas, killing... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Tourist-Helicopter-Crashes-in-Nevada_75315.html Thu, 8 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Two crash landings at Florida's Key West International Airport (EYW) in the last two months prompted the airport's director, Peter Horton, to make repairing the runway overrun a primary focus. A Gulfstream G150 departed from Witham Field Airport (SUA) in Stuart, Fla., on Oct. 31 carrying two passengers en... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/EYW-Reaps-EMAS-Benefits-More-to-Install-Improve_75276.html Mon, 5 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST NTSB's Sumwalt Sworn in for Second Term Robert L. Sumwalt was sworn in on Nov. 29 for his second five-year term as a Board Member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). President Obama nominated Sumwalt. His term will run until Dec. 31, 2016. President Bush first designated Sumwalt as Board... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Safety-Security-Briefs_75281.html Mon, 5 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST DATE AIRCRAFT TYPE NARRATIVE DEATH/INJURY REMARKS Nov. 18, 2011 Casper, WY Cessna T337 N357 Around 1340 MST a/c was substantially damaged after impacting terrain following a missed approach procedure at the Casper/Natrona County Int'l Airport. The pilot was fatally injured. According to preliminary... http://www.aviationtoday.com/asw/categories/bga/Accidents-and-Incidents_75282.html Mon, 5 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST