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| 09.05.2008 |
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U.S. Airlines Pass FAA Test
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air safety inspectors found an overall adherence rate of 98 percent in conducting more than 5,600 audits of Airworthiness Directive (ADs) compliance at over 100 U.S. air carriers, Acting Administrator Robert A. Sturgell...
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| 09.05.2008 |
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Airlines to Lose $5.2B in 2008
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued a revised industry financial forecast that would see the global airline industry post losses of $5.2 billion in 2008 as a result of higher oil prices and softening passenger demand. "The situation...
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| 09.04.2008 |
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London B-777 Hard Landing Due to Ice
The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) says ice in fuel lines “most probably” caused a twin-engine British Airways Boeing 777-236ER (G-YMMM) to lose power just prior to landing on Runway 27L at London Heathrow this past January...
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| 09.04.2008 |
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Swissair Flight 111 Remembered
Canadian Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon said Sept. 2, 2008, the ten-year anniversary of the crash of Swissair Flight 111, was “a day to remember the victims of one of the most tragic air accidents in Canadian history.” He commended the...
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| 09.03.2008 |
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NTSB Probes Aviation Incidents
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two runway incursion incidents and an aircraft separation incident, all of which occurred in a two-day period. A regional jet narrowly missed a general aviation aircraft during a nighttime landing at...
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| 09.03.2008 |
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Abu Dhabi Int’l Surface Surveillance Solution
Searidge Technologies and its partner in the Gulf region, Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies, will install an IntelliDAR system at Abu Dhabi International for advanced surface surveillance. IntelliDAR, a non-cooperative system, provides surface...
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| 09.02.2008 |
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Air Tanker Crash in Nevada
An air tanker crashed Sept. 1 shortly after takeoff from Reno-Stead Airport, killing all three crew members. National Transportation Safety Board (NTB) investigators were expected to arrive at the crash site to begin searching for clues into the fatal crash...
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| 08.29.2008 |
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Oxygen Bottle Culprit on Qantas Flight
Aviation safety investigators said on Aug. 29 that an exploding oxygen cylinder ripped a large hole in a Qantas Boeing 747 on July 25, but said they still don’t know why the air tank failed, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s...
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| 08.29.2008 |
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UAE Beefs Up Airport Security
March Networks says Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) International Airport has selected its VideoSphere intelligent video management solution to enhance passenger and asset security in its main terminal and adjacent facilities. Located...
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| 08.28.2008 |
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Impasse Between FAA and SW
Southwest Airlines says it won’t pay the FAA a $10.2 million penalty for safety violations. Barring a last-minute resolution, the dispute appears to be headed for court in September. The U.S. aviation agency stated that it expected the payment by Aug...
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| 08.28.2008 |
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Hijackers of Sudanese Jetliner Surrender
Two hijackers gave up to Libyan authorities a day after they hijacked a Sun Air Boeing 737, with nearly 100 passengers on board, shortly after takeoff from Nyala, Darfur’s largest...
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| 08.27.2008 |
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Legal Action to Block Slot Auction
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey seeks to join a lawsuit that would invalidate a plan by the federal government to auction flight slots at the New York metropolitan region's airports. The Air Transport Association filed the original suit in the...
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| 08.27.2008 |
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Multilateration at Stockholm-Arlanda
In less than 18 months from contract award, Sensis Corporation’s Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS) multilateration is now fully operational at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. The system is fully integrated into Arlanda’s Advanced –...
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| 08.26.2008 |
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ICAO Gives U.S. High Marks
The U.S. aviation system received a score of 91 out of 100 in a new safety audit released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations agency that oversees international civil aviation. The U.S. score, which was well above the...
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| 08.26.2008 |
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Gulf Air Enhances Safety
Gulf Air, the national airline of the kingdom of Bahrain, has embraced new software for aviation safety and quality management as part of its growth and expansion strategy. Gulf Air has adopted the Aviation Quality Database (AQD), which...
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| 08.25.2008 |
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NTSB to Instruct on Post-Crash PR
The NTSB is offering a two-day course on how public relations personnel can most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident. The training will be offered on October 28-29 at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, VA, ...
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| 08.25.2008 |
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Bad Sunday for Aviation
At least 68 people were killed when a Boeing 737-219 (EX-009) crashed Aug. 24 after departing Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) in Iran.. The crew was attempting to return to Manas International (FRU) after reporting technical problems ten...
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| 08.22.2008 |
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Wide Area Multilateration Leader
Sensis Corporation’s multilateration technology, Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS), has been chosen by eight air navigation service providers around the world to meet diverse wide area surveillance challenges. MDS provides highly accurate...
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| 08.22.2008 |
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OK Airport Weather Monitoring Planned
Plans are on schedule to install state-of-the-art Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) at three airports in Oklahoma this fall. The unattended AWOS manufactured by All Weather, Inc. (AWI) will provide continuously updated weather information to...
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| 08.21.2008 |
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Update: Spanair Crash Kills 153
A Spanair MD-82 jetliner broke up and caught fire after skidding off the runway at Madrid's Barajas International Airport, killing 153 people in Spain's worst aviation accident in 25 years and one of the deadliest European air carrier crashes in a decade. Of...
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