http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:34:09 EDT The first contract to install and test a low-cost ground surveillance system that would improve runway safety at small to medium-sized airports was awarded to Thales ATM by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ideas,” said Acting Administrator... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/New-Low-Cost-Technology-for-Runway-Incursions_29090.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST As part of a plan to stave off gridlock at LaGuardia next summer, the Department of Transportation issued a February 2 deadline for airlines to tell the department which flights they will voluntarily give up in order to reduce congestion at the airport. DOT is attempting to reduce the hourly cap on flight... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/DOT-Deadline-on-LGA-Slots_29092.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST It is little wonder that aviation groups differed on their take of the House stimulus package with Air Transport Association expressing disappointment and the American Association of Airport Executives applauding the bill which was $500 million short of the $4 billion industry request. Very simply, the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/House-Includes-Aviation-Spending-in-Stimulus-Package_29094.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST In a last minute appointment, the Bush Administration named FAA veteran Lynne Osmus to succeed Robert Sturgell, effective tomorrow, as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, which is largely viewed as a place holder until the incoming... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/Osmus-Succeeds-Sturgell_28930.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Investing $30 billion on transportation infrastructure would create 834,000 jobs, according to the National Air Transportation Association. In a letter to Congress, President James Coyne said modernizing the air traffic control system increases capacity and improves safety. “The impact of inadequate... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/Aviation-Stimulus-Creates-800K-Jobs_28752.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST AE Plane, Others Hit by Winds A 90 degree turn caused by 60-knot winds on the ramp delayed the boarding of a Detroit-La Guardia American Eagle flight. The ERJ 135 was one of four aircraft battered by winds at Detroit between 5:30 and 6:05 a.m. on Sunday morning when the North Terminal also briefly lost... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/Safety-Watch_28753.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Stalled from conducting slot auctions, the Department of Transportation said it will further cut flights at La Guardia as part of congestion reduction... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/DOT-to-Cut-Cap-at-LGA_28759.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST Could it be somehow symbolic that the announcement for President-Elect Obama’s choice for secretary of transportation was dead last in filling out his cabinet? And, could the two-year failure of the reauthorization legislation be reflective of a lack of political will to address issues the industry... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/CPI-Report-Outlines-Transportations-Failures_28508.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST At press time, retiring Republican Representative Ray LaHood (Ill.), who served on the House aviation subcommittee, was to be nominated Friday by President-elect Barack Obama to be Secretary of the Department of Transportation. LaHood ends his 13-year tenure in Congress at the end of the month. LaHood, a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/LaHood-Tapped-for-DOT-Post_28509.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST NTSB Investigates CRJ Gear Failures The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the twin gear failures aboard a US Airways Air Wisconsin CRJ 200 in Philadelphia and a Mesa Airlines United Express CRJ 700 at Chicago. The CRJ problems follow the 2007 landing gear problems on... http://www.aviationtoday.com/ran/categories/atc/Safety-Watch-CRJ-Gear-Failures-Icing_28512.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST