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Monday, November 23, 2009
New Hudson River Flight Rules
The airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the midair collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, has been split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights. The low zone is now reserved for local fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters... [read more]
November 23, 2009 Air Safety Week
FAA Glitch Causes Wide Air Travel Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with Harris Corporation on a computer outage that sent U.S. air travelers nationwide scrambling on Nov. 19 after a pre-dawn FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays. The U.S. aviation...
November 23, 2009 Air Safety Week
FAA Takes Steps on 'No-Radio' Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating training and procedures for handling the loss of two-way communication with aircraft and how other agencies are notified, after a detailed review of air traffic contact with Northwest Airlines Flight 188...
November 23, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety & Technology Trends
Korean Air Favors ARINC ARINC's long-time customer Korean Air is renewing its contracts for ARINC GLOBALink data and voice communications and ARINC AviNet wide-area network service. Under the GLOBALink contract, ARINC will continue to provide Korean Air with...
November 23, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety Rules & Regulations
Modification of the New York, NY, Class B Airspace Area; and Establishment of the New York Class B Airspace Hudson River and East River Exclusion Special Flight Rules Area. Final rule. SUMMARY: This action makes a minor modification to the New York, NY, Class...
November 20, 2009 N/A
Raising the Aviation Safety Bar
A new training facility specializing aviation safety and airworthiness training will be opened this November by Baines Simmons. The Aviation Safety Academy, which will be based at Fairoaks Airport, will be the UK’s first...
November 19, 2009 Rotor & Wing
New Hudson Rules Go Into Effect Today
FAA’s changes to the airspace over the Hudson and East rivers surrounding New York City take effect today. The modifications, which separate helicopters...
November 19, 2009 N/A
Improved Data Management and Workflow
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is making air navigation safer through more timely access to accurate data. Using ArcGIS Server, a server-based geographic information system (GIS) from ESRI, ICAO is creating a Web-based portal containing...
November 19, 2009 N/A
New Airport Surface Management Solution
Era Systems has launched its new web-based airport surface management solution, AirScene.com Symphony, which adds to AirScene.com’s already extensive airport operations capabilities. Symphony will help airports proactively manage airport operations, reduce...
November 18, 2009 N/A
Helping Kuwait Airways Fly Safely
Kuwait Airways has selected GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies’ XL Go videoborescope to support its rigorous aircraft inspection regime. The XL Go has advanced image handling and data transfer capabilities, elevating the airline’s...
November 18, 2009 N/A
New ATC Voice Switch for FAA
Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated its Next Generation Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Voice Switch to officials of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in preparation for the upcoming National...
November 17, 2009 Rotor & Wing
FAA Splits Hudson Airspace Into Zones
The Federal Aviation Administration’s new “exclusionary zone” that separates helicopters and seaplanes from aircraft flying over the Hudson River in the airspace around New York City goes into effect on Thursday, Nov. 19. Under the new...
November 17, 2009 N/A
Air Traffic Management for Doha International
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by SELEX Systemi Integrati of Italy for the provision of an integrated air traffic management (ATM) systems package for the New Doha International Airport in...
November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
FAA Transitions oo Digital NOTAMs
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally entering the digital age, implementing digital Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs). NOTAMs currently provide timely information about hazards and changes in aeronautical facilities, services...
November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
Reverse Engineering for Safety-Critical Avionics Software
Verocel, a software verification company, and Certification Services, Inc. (CSI), a consultancy specializing in airborne and ground-based aviation-related digital systems, have won a research contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study...
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