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Monday, October 13, 2008
DOT Earmarks $89M for Improvements at JFK International
The Bush Administration is committing almost $90 million over the next eight years for taxiway improvements at John F. Kennedy International. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said DOT will sign a "Letter of Intent" committing the federal government to invest $89 million between 2009 and... [read more]
October 13, 2008
Heed New International NOTAMs
On November 1, two new notices to airmen (NOTAMs) regarding U.S. entry and overflight requirements go into effective. NOTAM 8/2189 covers U.S.-registered aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 100,309 pounds or less. Under the new NOTAM, these...
October 13, 2008
How GPS Devices Can be Duped
Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones, and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, would we be ready? It's an...
October 13, 2008
Honeywell Helps Pilots Avoid Runway Overruns
Honeywell has developed a software upgrade to its Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) that will alert pilots if their approach to an airport is not within a safe tolerance envelope of speed and glide path. A stable approach is one where the aircraft...
October 13, 2008
Safety & Technology Trends
Air Traffic Controller Training Available The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in...
October 6, 2008
ADS-B ARC Report with FAA
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) has delivered three dozen recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as regards implementation of ADS-B, a critical element of the FAA's ambitious...
October 6, 2008
GAO: Slot Auctions Illegal
The Bush administration has no legal authority to auction coveted takeoff and landing rights at congested New York-area airports to ease congestion and boost competition, The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) legal opinion requested by members of...
October 6, 2008
Predicting Clear Air Turbulence
It comes blasting out of the blue on your airplane flight: sudden bumpiness and sometimes even a violent plummeting. It arrives without warning, and it can be more than frightening, since it causes tens of millions of dollars in injury claims every year. It's...
October 6, 2008
Safety and Technology Trends
This is Your Captain Sleeping The two go! pilots that that fell asleep on the inter-island CRJ-200 hop last winter, completed their FAA-imposed suspensions on September 9. However, they have long since been fired by go! parent Mesa Air Group. The flight...
October 6, 2008
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directive; ATR Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320. Final Rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on...
September 29, 2008
Risky Runways Subject of House Hearing
The risk of runway incursions at U.S. airports remains high despite concerted effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce the air safety risk, FAA and government investigators testified last week. The General Accountability Office's Gerald...
September 29, 2008
DayJet Shutdown Won't Impact NextGen
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials say the recent demise of DayJet will have "no impact" on the five-year, phased implementation of Next Generation (NextGen) technologies, including Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)...
September 29, 2008
TSB of Canada Sees Safety Risk With See-and-Avoid
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recently released its final investigation report into the August 4, 2006, mid-air collision west of Caledon, Ontario. The collision involved a Cessna 172P operated by the Brampton Flying Club and flown by an...
September 29, 2008
FAA to Pay $4.5M in Torrance Chopper Crash Settlement
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to the lone survivor of a 2003 mid-air helicopter collision at Torrance Municipal Airport in California. According to the NTSB, the fatal accident occurred on Nov. 6, 2003...
September 29, 2008
GPS Can Be Spoofed
Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, would we be ready? It's an...
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