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April 20, 2009
ADS-B Up and Running in the Sunshine State
South Florida is the first region to adopt Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) technology under the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative. ADS-B is the cornerstone of the FAA-mandated NextGen initiative that is...
April 20, 2009
PBN Spreads to China
Sichuan Airlines has formally signed an agreement with Naverus to provide tailored Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures for Lhasa Airport. Naverus also will assist Sichuan Airlines in obtaining regulatory approval to fly the procedures with its fleet...
April 20, 2009
Progress Made in Airline Performance
While government data show that flight delays have fallen recently, more can be done to improve airline service by accelerating the implementation of NextGen. "The Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report shows that customer service...
April 20, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Jail Time for Indonesian Pilot The pilot of an Garuda Indonesia airliner that crashed at an airport on Java island, killing 21 people, has been jailed for two years for criminal negligence. An inquiry found that Capt Marwoto Komar had approached the runway...
April 13, 2009
Aviation in the Doldrums
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) annual aviation forecast predicts a return to growth for air travel after the global economic recession runs its course this year. Due to the current worldwide economic downturn, the FAA's optimistic 16-year...
April 13, 2009
Low Carbon Flight at a Crossroad
The aviation industry hopes to see a global framework for reducing emissions emerge from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in time for December's global climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark. And delegates at the fourth...
April 6, 2009
End Labor Unrest in the Control Tower
One of the toughest challenges facing Randy Babbitt, the aviation consultant and former head of the largest U.S. airline pilot who has been nominated as the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, will be to negotiate a new labor pact with...
April 6, 2009
Industry Backs GPS-Based Navigation (with Strings Attached)
The airline industry and aircraft manufacturers stand behind replacing existing navigation radars with satellite-based navigation, but believe more can be done to make the transition more financially palatable to the aviation community. They also believe that...
April 6, 2009
NextGen: a National Priority
United Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Glenn Tilton, speaking recently at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium, said the U.S. must establish a modern air transportation system that will be a long-term step change solution and economic growth enabler. Tilton...
April 6, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
ASA Grounds 60 Aircraft Over Paperwork Issues Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a unit of SkyWest, recently grounded 60 of its 112 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 jets after an internal audit raised safety concerns. The aircraft groundings, which affected nearly 40...
March 30, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Inventor of G-Suit Dies Earl Wood, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic investigator credited with inventing the high-altitude pressure suit worn by pilots and astronauts, died March 18 in Rochester, MN. He was 97. His top secret work laid the foundation for the...
March 23, 2009
Lawmakers Concerned over NextGen Risks
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ability to successfully implement its revolutionary satellite-based Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is threatened by the lack of a detailed plan and measurable goals, the air carrier's reluctance...
March 23, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
A FARE Deal A family grant fund to benefit families of crewmembers and patients killed or seriously injured in air-medical accidents has been established by the Foundation for Air-Medical Research and Education (FARE), with lead grants from individual donors...
March 16, 2009
Bird Strike Cost Not Chicken Feed
As the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 into the icy Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009 illustrates, the cost of mid-air collisions between birds and aircraft can and does affect the bottom line of aircraft operators. While the National Transportation Safety...
March 16, 2009
Drone Flight Authorizations Take Off
The number and types of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flying in U.S. airspace continues to grow as manufacturers and operators continue to prove to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the pilotless creatures can safely share national air space...
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