The database has not been able to issue updates or new notices since late Thursday, but pilots have continued to receive any relevant information from local Air Traffic controllers and through alternate systems, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said …Officials: Part of F.A.A. system down, safety not compromised – USA Today

BOSTON — Federal aviation officials have imposed a restricted flight zone over parts of Hyannis after intense media coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy’s diagnosis of brain cancer. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said the FAA began …Air Space Over Kennedy Compound Restricted – Boston Channel

The executive jet being used by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was just minutes away from being shot down by the Israeli Air Force. Tony Blair honoured for Northern Ireland peace commitment.Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair… Tony …Israelis Almost Took Out Tony Blair’s Jet – ABC News

Tony Blair was unaware at the time that fighter jets were above the plane. Photograph: Martin Argles Two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet transporting Tony Blair after coming under the misapprehension that the aircraft …Israeli jets threaten to shoot down Tony Blair’s plane – Guardian Unlimited

FAA Air Traffic Program saves $27 million in delays.ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release), NY – 5 hours agoMay 23, 2008 – In midst of second-worst year for flight delays, FAA launched software program in March 2007 that saved $27 million for airlines and 1.1 …FAA Air Traffic Program saves $27 million in delays. – ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)

Fox 28Staff shortages could impact Air Traffic control tower at South …WSBT-TV, IN – May 21, 2008by Troy Kehoe (tkehoe@wsbt.com) By Jim Pinkerton SOUTH BEND ? A staffing shortage shut down South Bend Regional Airport’s Air Traffic control tower early …Chicago fights to keep November opening for O’Hare runway and tower Chicago TribuneUnion warns of air controller shortage, FAA denies problem WTHIFAA, union disagree over South Bend airport staffing Chicago Tribuneall 11 news articlesStaff shortages could impact Air Traffic control tower at South … – WSBT-TV

Low pay ‘forcing Air Traffic controllers out of jobs’ABC Online, Australia – May 20, 2008The former chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says there is a dangerous shortage of Air Traffic controllers in Australia. …Control tower staff sickies spark air alert NEWS.com.auall 2 news articlesLow pay ‘forcing Air Traffic controllers out of jobs’ – ABC Online

Staffing levels at the Monroe Regional Airport’s Air Traffic control tower are dangerously low and are a safety hazard, according to a tower facility representative.Union: Staff low in air control tower

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/8758 Issue Date: May 22, 2008 at 2006 UTC Location: Florence, South Carolina near FLORENCE VORTAC Beginning Date and Time: May 23, 2008 at 1800 UTC Ending Date and Time: May 25, 2008 at 2045 …SC TFR: 05.23.08 – 05.25.08

Centre negotiating with BIAL to permit 80-seater aircraft to operate from HAL Airport BANGALORE: The Centre on Thursday, held out a ray of hope before the Karnataka High Court for retaining the HAL Airport.Centre holds out hope for HAL Airport

Marc Aurel Lehmann and Carl Heinz Maxwitat, both in their late 60s, landed their two-seater DA 40 aircraft at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Monday and casually walked out after parking it …Germans fly in, stroll out

Planes at Newark Liberty International Airport depart southwest have historically turned to the left on take-off, but now a new regulation that went into effect in December allows controllers to tell pilots to …FRIGHT: Newark Planes Take Off In Wrong Direction

Staffing levels at the Monroe Regional Airport’s Air Traffic control tower are dangerously low and are a safety hazard, according to a tower facility representative.Union rep: Monroe Regional Airport controllers understaffed

Some residents in the Broadlands and Brambleton neighborhoods awoke from a deep slumber at 2 a.m. Sunday to what they described as the loudest airplane they’ve ever heard – ” “it shook the house” wrote one …Living in LoCo: Early Morning ‘UFO’ Rattles Loudoun

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Following a recent report by a non profit drug safety group about newly found serious side effects linked to Pfizer’s smoking …US Pilots And Air Traffic Controllers Banned From Using Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix

Liz Moscrop started out running a comedy club in Liverpool, U.K. She then moved to the British Broadcasting Corporation’s news and current affairs publicity department and was fortunate enough to be the public …Across the Pond #17: Report from Europe