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August 19, 2009 N/A
Runway at MSP Closed
Runway 12L/30R at Minneapolis-St. Paul International closed for reconstruction of the middle 3,800 feet of pavement. The runway is expected to remain closed through the end of October. During this time, the FAA will redistribute air traffic to the...
August 18, 2009 N/A
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 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
FAA and Controllers Agree on New Contract
Air traffic controllers and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have reached a tentative contract agreement aimed at ending years of acrimonious relations. Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have 45 days to ratify the...
August 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
Hudson Mid-Air Under Intense Media Glare
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continue to probe the Aug. 8 mid-air collision of a Piper Saratoga and a sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and five Italian tourists over the Hudson River, killing all nine people aboard both...
August 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
Industry/FAA Team on UAS
GE Aviation has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide a variety of operational and technical assessments to support integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) into...
August 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
Unmanned Air Systems: The Future is Now
Defense and industry officials got a glimpse last week of the latest in unmanned systems technologies, which many concede is the wave of the future for the U.S. military. More than 5,000 people from 30 countries took part in the world's largest exhibition of...
August 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
Conference Unveils 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 speaker...
August 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety Webinar Examines Increasing Safety 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 17, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety & Technology Trends
NavSat System on Fokker Aircraft Fokker Services announces the introduction of an integrated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for the Fokker 100 and Fokker 70. With the integrated GNSS system Fokker operators will be able to obtain a more accurate...
August 17, 2009 N/A
2009 Naverus PBN Summit
Nancy Graham, director of the ICAO Air Navigation Bureau, Hank Krakowski , COO of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, and Greg Russell, CEO of Airservices Australia, are three of the prominent air traffic management leaders who will speak at the third annual...
August 17, 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 14, 2009 Avionics
FAA, NATCA Reach Labor Agreement
FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), on Thursday reached a labor agreement, following what the agency described as a "challenging" mediation process. FAA said the joint decision to engage in...
August 14, 2009 N/A
New NTSB Member
Christopher A. Hart is now a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Hart joins the Board after a long career in transportation safety, including a...
August 14, 2009 Rotor & Wing
ATC Employees Suspended, NATCA Reacts
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) placed two Teterboro-based air traffic controllers on administrative leave Thursday in relation to the Aug. 8 midair collision involving a Eurocopter AS350 and a Piper PA32 over the Hudson River. While the FAA...
August 13, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Low-Altitude AW139 Trials Continue
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) has completed the first stage of qualification and authorization tests as part of an effort to establish a low-altitude...
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