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August 27, 2009 N/A
Chris Hart Now NTSB Vice Chair
President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's vice chairman. Hart was sworn in as a member of the NTSB on...
August 26, 2009 N/A
One More Day to Sign Up
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
August 26, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
Southwest Parts Under Investigation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an inquiry into why Southwest installed unauthorized parts on at least 42 aircraft and how the airline’s maintenance...
August 25, 2009 N/A
Conference to Unveil NextGen Task Force Recommendations
Aviation Today’s Avionics Magazine and standards-setting organization RTCA have teamed to present a conference, “NowGen NEXT,” September 15 in Washington, D.C. The one-day conference, featuring FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt as keynote...
August 24, 2009 Air Safety Week
NTSB Revises Hudson Mid-Air Assessment; NATCA Off Crash Probe
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have modified their preliminary report on the Aug. 8 midair collision of a small fixed-wing aircraft and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River. They now say the air tour helicopter struck by...
August 24, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety on Par at Network & Regional Carriers
U.S. regional airlines and their mainline air carriers live by the same aviation safety standards, according to senior airline executives who recently testified before a Senate aviation panel. The congressional hearing was held in the wake of the Feb. 12...
August 24, 2009 Air Safety Week
FOD Finder in Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the first commercial airport in the world to link a day and night camera to its existing Tarsier Foreign Object Debris (FOD) radar detection system. The new camera upgrades the airport's 24-hour automated runway debris...
August 24, 2009 Air Safety Week
Avionics Magazine/RTCA Team on NextGen
Avionics Magazine and standards-setting organization RTCA have teamed to present a one-day conference, "NowGen NEXT," Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. The conference, featuring FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt as keynote speaker, will be the public...
August 24, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety Webinar Examines the Issues
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
August 24, 2009 Avionics
NextGen Task Force Issues Draft Report
The RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, formed earlier this year to guide FAA in expediting NextGen, will deliver a set of operational capability recommendations in five identified “domains” of Surface, Runway Access, Metroplex...
August 24, 2009 N/A
France Ends 'Black Box' Hunt
The French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis (BEA) for Civil Aviation Safety has abandoned its search for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Air France passenger jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean while enroute from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June...
August 24, 2009 N/A
Safety Webinar Examines the Issues
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
August 21, 2009 N/A
Frequentis Supports Slovenia ATC
Slovenia’s Ministry of Defence has asked Frequentis to modernize its existing communication systems for air traffic control and air defense. The new order includes new VHF and UHF radios and state-of-the-art communication facilities for an Air...
August 20, 2009 N/A
Safety Webinar Examines the Issues
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
August 20, 2009 N/A
Flight Delays Reported at MSP
Arriving flights were delayed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International on Aug. 19, the day after a major runway was closed down for a construction project. The Federal Aviation Administration reported average delays of an hour and a half for arriving flights. An...
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