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State airport closings offer lessons on the national level
July 01, 2008
New Jersey has lost half the airports it had at the end of World War II, with the number dwindling from about 100 to 45, according to aviation attorney William G. Mennen IV, a speaker at this year’s New Jersey Aviation Conference. The lessons learned from the closure of these airports could be instructive for those trying to prevent airport closures in...
moreWashington Report: FAA Tech Center now 'historic'
July 01, 2008
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has designated the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center an AIAA Historic Aerospace Site for its pivotal role in creating the nation’s ATC system over the past 50 years.The institute established the Historic Aerospace Sites program in January 2000 to promote the preservation of, and the...
moreCongressional Observer: July 2008
July 01, 2008
Congress resumed business early last month after an 11-day hiatus and took note of the to-do list President Bush outlined in his weekly radio address. That list included a war funding bill, intelligence legislation, veterans’ benefits and a free-trade pact. However, the Senate first debated the Climate Security Act sponsored by Sens. Joseph Lieberman...
moreGAMA Going Green
June 24, 2008
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) on Friday announced that it established an environment committee “to represent the general aviation manufacturing industry’s environmental policy and coordinate with other aerospace industry stakeholders and government entities.” According to GAMA, the committee will ensure that the association’s members...
moreNightime Curfew Proposed for Bob Hope Airport
June 24, 2008
Following the end of the comment period for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (Calif.) Airport Authority’s plan to impose a nighttime curfew on Bob Hope Airport, the authority plans soon to submit a formal application for the curfew to go forward. If Burbank’s proposal to impose a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew is enacted, this would be the nation’s first imposition...
moreDOT’s Congestion Plan Gets Cool Reception
June 24, 2008
The Transportation Department’s plan to manage congestion at New York’s three area airports drew criticism from industry witnesses and members of Congress last week, and the head of the airline lobby once again used the forum to label business aviation a “significant contributor” to delays in the Northeast corridor. Testifying at the House aviation...
moreAircraft Charter Broker Regulations Pushed
June 19, 2008
Recent enforcement actions against charter brokers using “unfair or deceptive” business practices have come under scrutiny, and some organizations are now pressing for government regulation. “The one industry that is not regulated is brokers,” Sentient Flight Group vice president of aircraft management Gil Wolin said this week at the Corporate Aircraft...
moreFAA Holds First Aviation Fatigue Symposium
June 19, 2008
The FAA today wrapped up its first symposium focused specifically on managing fatigue in aviation. The three-day conference, dubbed “Aviation Fatigue Management Symposium: Partnerships for Solutions,” held in Vienna, Va., was attended by about 300 participants from airlines; pilot, flight attendant and controller unions; aviation associations; aircraft...
moreNTSB Addresses Landing Distances, Crew Fatigue
June 19, 2008
The NTSB issued a number of recommendations yesterday stemming from an April 12, 2007, landing overrun of a Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Mich. None of the 49 passengers or three crewmembers aboard were injured, but the airplane sustained substantial damage. According to the Safety Board, “The probable cause of...
moreFAA Amends ETOPS Rule
June 17, 2008
Effective yesterday, the FAA officially amended the regulations governing extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) of turbine-powered airplanes operated by airlines and on-demand charter passenger-carrying operations. A final ETOPS rule was issued in January, but it did not “accurately reflect the intent of the FAA to have a qualified mechanic perform the...
moreCongressional Hearing Takes On ATC Staffing, Training
June 12, 2008
During a House aviation subcommittee hearing on air traffic controller facility staffing yesterday, Natca president Patrick Forrey charged that “rampant understaffing has caused a significant increase in controller workload and a subsequent need to increase the use of overtime, resulting in a dangerous and unsustainable rise in controller fatigue.”...
morePolitical Flap over Carriage of Political Candidates
June 10, 2008
NBAA reports that the FAA has responded to a query about the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, which changed the law with respect to what candidates for federal election must pay when traveling on non-commercial aircraft. Major provisions of the act require presidential, vice presidential and Senate candidates to reimburse the person...
moreNatca Endorses Obama for President
June 10, 2008
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) late last week endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president. According to the controllers union, Obama is “a champion of fair collective bargaining rights for controllers [and] a fierce advocate for aviation safety and holding the FAA accountable.” Two years ago, Obama introduced the FAA Fair...
moreFAA’s New ERAM, WATRS Rules Take Effect This Month
June 03, 2008
According to NBAA, the implementation date for the FAA’s En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program has been postponed from this Thursday, June 5, until June 29 to prevent conflict with the start of a new charting cycle and the transition to the West Atlantic Route System (WATRS). ERAM is the largest National Airspace System (NAS) equipment...
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