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Air Traffic Control

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American Airlines , the nation’s largest carrier, spent $1.4 million in the second quarter to lobby on Air Traffic Control, aviation security and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. Fort Worth, Texas-based American lobbied Congress …American Airlines spent $1.4M lobbying in 2Q - Forbes

Pilots watch the unfolding coverage hoping there is something to learn should we find ourselves in a similar predicament. Those of us who operate jet aircraft know a fire alone should not cause a crash. A fire at the point where an aircraft does not …Spanish plane crash ? a pilot’s view - Daily Telegraph

NORTH BEND - It’s been four years in the making and now, with financing in place, construction for the new Air Traffic Control tower for the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is well underway. Work crews from Skanska Construction have finished …New airport traffic control tower going up - KCBY

Two Boeing 747s, operated by KLM and Pan Am, collided on a foggy runway at Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands killing 583 people. The KLM jet departed without permission and struck the Pan Am jet as it taxied along the same runway. Japan Air Lines …Madrid plane crash: Ten worst air disasters - Daily Telegraph

Oz helicopters ‘invaded Fiji airspace’ 21/08/2008 Fiji’s human rights body has reported that Australian military helicopters endangered aviation safety by flying in Fiji’s airspace without informing Fiji Air …Oz helicopters invaded Fiji airspace

Ellsworth Air Force Base celebrated the opening of a new digital radar facility Wednesday that is expected to provide safer air travel at both Ellsworth and Rapid City Regional Airport.New radar facility to improve air traffic safety at Ellsworth and airport

As details of the Spanair flight JK 5022 crash continue to be confirmed, read below the details of the crash as they unfolded.Details Unfold Of Crash

Nedumbassery: The strike failed to make any impact on the flight and airport services at the Cochin International Airport on Wednesday.Flight services unaffected

As details of the Spanair flight JK 5022 crash continue to be confirmed, read below the details of the crash as they unfolded.Details Unfold Of Horror Crash

The property also plans a test rollout, in cooperation with an in-room entertainment vendor, of Flyte Systems’ FlyteChannel guestroom airline information television feed.{InsertImage}’Since we are located only …Holiday Inn Select Rosemont Installs FlyteBoard and FlytePass To Serve Business Travelers

EMCOR Group, Inc. , a Fortune 500 leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its EMCOR Group subsidiary …EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary to Expand Facilities Services for UK’s…

The amount of air traffic controllers nation wide is declining, while the number of aircraft in the skies continues to climb.Air Traffic Controller Shortage

Employment at Air Force Plant 42 and its adjacent defense contractor facilities appears to have decreased slightly in the first six months of 2008, but two of the major contractors are hiring.Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman now hiring

Three people including two majors and a soldier died when their helicopter crashed in Ladakh due to bad weather, a Defence spokesperson said in Jammu on Saturday.Two army majors, soldier killed in chopper crash

Helicopter fly overs, like this United States Coast Guard operation from late May, have become routine on the Island, much to the concern of local residents.Helicopter bedlam is rattling residents

The World Curling Federation got new Presidents and almost a new Executive Board when the General Assembly of the World Curling Federation took place today at Doubletree Hotel in Lowell, USA.WCF Ranked Top 5

Airservices

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Pilots go it alone for third night without controllers (Bombala Times)COMMERCIAL pilots were flying blind east of Sydney last night because a chronic shortage of air traffic controllers left a vast swathe of airspace unmonitored for the third night in a row.

Air traffic authorities reject report (The West Australian)Air traffic authorities have rejected suggestions that there are moves afoot to limit the number of passenger aircraft flying through uncontrolled Australian airspace.

Sydney airport chaos warnings (Daily Telegraph)SYDNEY Airport could be hit by major delays following a decision to shut down the east-west runway for landings due to a major safety upgrade.

New simulator aiming to change aviation efficiency (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)A team of Canberra-based researchers is transforming air space management in Australia.

Air New Zealand and key aviation partners will demonstrate the potential for the commercial aviation industry to reduce carbon emissions by millions of tonnes annually, with a test flight between Auckland and San Francisco.Potential to reduce emissions by mill’ns of tonnes (Scoop.co.nz)

There are serious concerns about safety at Jandakot Airport, where an average of more than six safety incidents a month are recorded. The figures were unearthed in a Freedom of Information request to Federal airport controller Airservices Australia by Today Tonight and The West Australian.WA News (The West Australian)

THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority will restrict the number of passenger jets flying through uncontrolled skies, contradicting the Government’s claims that the practice is perfectly safe.Air restrictions fly in face of safety claims (The Australian)

Leading business identity Nick Burton Taylor has been awarded the 2008 Rabobank Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Australasia?s food and agribusiness industries.Rabobank leadership honour for Nick Burton Taylor (North Queensland Register)

Air Traffic

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The Airports authority of India Employees Union in Kolkata on Monday threatened to strike work on August 20 in support of the industrial strike called by the Left trade unions. “All the employees of the AAI Employees Union in Kolkata would …AAI union threatens to disrupt flight traffic - Hindustan Times

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Southern Airlines (600029.SS: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), the country’s largest carrier by fleet size, posted a jump in first-half earnings but cut its full-year passenger and freight targets because of …China Southern H1 net jumps, traffic outlook cut - Reuters

An average of six flights per day leave the Lynchburg airport, compared with 20 per day a decade ago. (Gerald Martineau - Twp - The Washington Post) LYNCHBURG, Va. — American cities have long viewed a thriving commercial airport as a source of civic …Struggling to Stay Aloft - Washington Post

From Bucharest to the former European cultural capital of Sibiu, from the beaches of the Vama Veche resort to the foot of the Semenic Mountains, Romania enjoyed a rich and varied diet of music festivals this …Romania feasts on summer rock, jazz festivals

Even as the Federal Aviation Administration continues to battle its Air Traffic controllers over their pay and working conditions, a federal court in Washington has come down hard on the agency, ruling it owes …FAA owes overtime to half of all Air Traffic controllers

IntelliDAR to enhance safety and increase ATC situational awareness at key high traffic intersections OTTAWA, Aug.Abu Dhabi International Airport Selects Searidge Technologies and…

In yet another indicator of a sputtering world economy, the Air Transport Association of America forecasts that 16 million passengers will travel globally on U.S. airlines from Aug.Look! Up In The Sky! It’s Less Air Traffic

The amount of Air Traffic controllers nation wide is declining, while the number of aircraft in the skies continues to climb.Air Traffic Controller Shortage

Rachna Ahlawat, 408-916-1466 rahlawat@merunetworks.com or Ulevich & Orrange, Inc.Meru Provides Wireless Network for New Media Center at Democratic Convention

Sensis MDS Providing Low Cost, High Performance Wide Area Surveillance EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug.Sensis A Leader in Wide Area Multilateration

The European parliament is demanding that airlines pay for their carbon footprints on every route they fly to and from Europe beginning in 2012.Europe carbon emission plan will cost airlines ‘a fortune’

Our National Airspace System is in trouble. Nationwide, there is a 16-year low in the number of certified professional controllers .Low point for Air Traffic control

A case study of the 2004 U.S. Presidential election by researchers at Yale shows that prediction markets are proving to be a strong forecasting tool, one that may have an impact in calling the current …Prediction markets strong at forecasting US presidential elections, says new management insights

It should be a fairly simple relationship. Pilots fly airplanes. Controllers watch the airplanes, either visually or using radar, and provide instructions that help those pilots reach their destination safely.Training

Air Traffic Control

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OTTAWA, Aug. 11 /CNW Telbec/ - NAV CANADA is pleased to announce that John Crichton, President & CEO, has been chosen as the 2008 recipient of the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award.Nav Canada President and Ceo receives international award for…

The names of five people killed in an air crash in Warwickshire are expected to be released later.Aircraft victims to be identified (BBC News)

In a controversial move, Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed support this week for a new contentious plan to auction takeoff and landing slots at the three New York City area airports.Concern, Controversy Over Auctions At Area Airports (Queens Chronicle)

All five bodies have now been pulled from the wreckage of two planes which crashed in mid-air over the weekend.All bodies recovered from air crash wreckage (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Police officers head to the scene at Roanoke Regional Airport where a pilot tried to outrun authorities after landing a plane. The pilot left the airport without permission from Air Traffic Control and proceeded to fly in an erratic pattern before …Pilot creates scare in the air with plane’s unauthorized flight - Roanoke Times

All five bodies have now been pulled from the wreckage of two planes which crashed in mid-air over the weekend. Carried in a white private ambulance, all four Cessna 402 crew members were taken from the crash site in Brinklow, Warwickshire, to the …All bodies recovered from air crash wreckage - MSN UK News

Coming addition: Work on full swing for the new runway of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.Trial run on new runway soon

Defence Minister Phil Goff today officially welcomed home the first of the Royal New Zealand Air Force?s (RNZAF) Boeing 757 aircraft following an extensive refit in the United States.Modified Boeing 757s ? a valuable asset for NZ (Scoop.co.nz)

Rachna Ahlawat, 408-916-1466 rahlawat@merunetworks.com or Ulevich & Orrange, Inc.Meru Provides Wireless Network for New Media Center at Democratic Convention

IntelliDAR to enhance safety and increase ATC situational awareness at key high traffic intersections OTTAWA, Aug.Abu Dhabi International Airport Selects Searidge Technologies and…

An open house for the new Air Traffic Control tower at the Joplin Regional Airport will be held 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug.Open house set for new Air Traffic Control tower

The Grantley Adams International Airport has come to the aid of Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana, with a loan of runway lights.Lighting lend

Members of the public watched in horror as a Cessna 402 and a light aircraft collided in the skies above Coombe Abbey Country Park, in Brinklow, Warwickshire, on Sunday. The emergency services have not yet been able to recover the bodies of the …Attempt to recover air crash bodies - MSN UK News

NAV Canada, which manages air traffic across the country, said that chief executive John Crichton will receive a life-time achievement award in Washington from the Air Traffic Control Association for …Ottawa. NAV Can chief gets award

The Air Traffic Control Section, its Union-the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, and Serco signed their first collective agreement on August 9 at Serco Headquarters in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.Union shocked at town’s handling of alleged sexual harassment complaint

Searidge Technologies and its partner in the Gulf region, Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies LLC, today announced the award of a contract by the Abu Dhabi Airport Company to supply the Searidge Technologies IntelliDAR system for advanced surface surveillance.Abu Dhabi International Airport Selects Searidge Technologies and Bayanat Airports Engineering to Supply Surface … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The first body was recovered this morning from the wreckage of two light aircraft that collided as they prepared to land at Coventry airport yesterday, killing five people. Police are not treating the crash as suspicious but accident investigators …Mid-air collision: first body removed from crash site - Times Online

OTTAWA, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ - Searidge Technologies and its partner in the Gulf region, Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies LLC, today announced the award of a contract by the Abu Dhabi Airport Company (ADAC) to supply the Searidge Technologies …Abu Dhabi International Airport Selects Searidge Technologies and … - Forbes

Air Safety Incident

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Doomed jet was ‘rust-bucket’ (Perth Now)THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a massive hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion.

UPI NewsTrack TopNews (UPI)News from United Press International, around the world around the clock …

Qantas jet was ‘rust bucket’ (Daily Telegraph)EXCLUSIVE: THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a huge hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion.

30 JUL 2008, ca 18:30
Eclipse 500
N333MY - My Aviation
0 / 2
West Chester-Brandywine Airport, PA (OQN) (USA)
Private flight, during Landing
During a visual approach for runway 27 at Brandywine Airport, the pilot felt that he was a little hi… (more)
30 JUL 2008 - My Aviation Eclipse 500 Accident

16 JUL 2008 - North-Wright Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 Accident16 JUL 2008, 22:15 UTC
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
C-GBEB - North-Wright Airways
0 / 2
Hook Lake, NWT (Canada)
Cargo flight, during Approach
A float-equipped DHC-6 Twin Otter was on a cargo flight to Hook Lake. When the aircraft turned final… (more)

14 JUL 2008, 12:30
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
8Q-MAS - Maldivian Air Taxi
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North Ari Atoll (Maldives)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
A Maldivian Air Taxi seaplane departed at 12:11 hrs from the MAT dock at Male International Airport,… (more)
14 JUL 2008 - Maldivian Air Taxi de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 Accident

10 JUL 2008, 10:30
Beechcraft 99A
CC-CFM - Aerocord
9 / 9
Puerto Montt (Chile)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Initial climb
Crashed and burned shortly after takeoff…. (more)
10 JUL 2008 - Aerocord Beechcraft 99A Accident

07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ200ER (CL-600-2B19 Hull-loss occurrence10 JUL 2008, 10:30
Canadair CRJ200ER (CL-600-2B19
N916EV - Atlantic Southeast
0 / 0
Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Initial climb
Crashed and burned shortly after takeoff…. (more)

07 JUL 2008
Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10)
N706EV - Atlantic Southeast
0 /
Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)
- flight, during Standing
Three Canadair CRJ planes were parked at the ASA maintenance facility at Baton Rouge. CRJ700 N706EV … (more)
07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10) Non hull-loss

06 JUL 2008, 01:14
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F
N199US - USA Jet Airlines
1 / 2
Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) (Mexico)
Cargo flight, during Approach
USA Jet Flight 199 departed Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP) on July 5 for Hamilton (YHM), Canad… (more)
06 JUL 2008 - USA Jet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F Accident

Air Traffic

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V Festival It’s that time of year again… the biggest names in music are in Staffordshire this weekend for V Festival 2008.Be the first reader to comment on this story

Helicopter fly overs, like this United States Coast Guard operation from late May, have become routine on the Island, much to the concern of local residents.Helicopter bedlam is rattling residents

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey would soften its opposition to the auctioning of airport takeoff slots if the Bush administration assured its commitment to an upgrade of the Air Traffic control …Air Traffic Control Upgrade Could Pave Way for Auctions

AVIATOR Dick Smith has urged the federal Government to warn pilots that a GPS unit used in a fatal crash near Benalla, Victoria, in 2004 can default to the “dead reckoning”, or simulator mode, if there is a …Faulty GPS units lethal for pilots

Sensis Corporation’s Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X is now operational at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.Sensis Deploys 13th ASDE-X at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Control Tower Tapes Reveal That The Pilot Of Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama’s Plane Told Air Traffic Controllers There Was An Emergency When He Made An Unscheduled Landing Last Month In St.CNN - Audio: Pilot Said Obama Plane Had ‘Emergency’

SAN DIEGO ? Lindbergh Field is bracing for the first significant decline in commercial Air Traffic since after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nearly seven years ago. JOHN GIBBINS / Union-Tribune Camile Colt checked in for her ExpressJet flight …Lindbergh preparing for turbulence ahead - San Diego Union-Tribune

Witnesses told yesterday how they saw two planes collide in mid-air just a few hundred metres from a children’s playground in Warwickshire. All five people on board the two aircraft, which had been preparing to land at Coventry airport at about 11 …Five die as light aircraft collide in mid-air - The Independent

Five people died today when an air services company light aircraft on a routine flight collided with a microlight as it approached to land at Coventry airport. The accident happened at about 11.30am. Both aircraft came down opposite the luxury Grade …Five people killed as plane collides with microlight and plunges into … - Times Online

A man and woman examine a giant aerial photograph of Tempelhof Airport posted at the actual airport in June 2007. Getty Images Ulrich Kirschbaum remembers the “candy bombers” from the post-war years. He runs a citizens’ initiative to preserve the …Berlin’s Historic Tempelhof Airport Faces Closure - NPR News

Since the burger chain’s first Chicago-area store began showing signs of life, the line of cars has not stopped, the potential customers not ceased. They slow, beg for food, ask when, what day, what time will it open — now? Well, almost.When will the Sonic open? (Chicago Tribune)

The Jefferson City Council has a few zoning issues to work through and some supplemental appropriation items to decide Monday night.Supplemental appropriations at city could top $100,000 (Jefferson City News Tribune)

Air Traffic Control

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Russia kept up its offensive on Georgia for the fourth day despite the former Soviet republic?s ceasefire offer. The Georgian government said yesterday that Russian warplanes attacked a special forces base and Air Traffic Control center in the …Russia Ignores Georgia?s Ceasefire Offer - Donga.com

Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates, is currently undergoing unprecedented growth in the aviation sector and is therefore expanding Abu Dhabi International Airport to accommodate this. A second independent parallel runway is nearing …Air Traffic Control Officer- Abu Dhabi International Airport- Tower … - Flight Global.com

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it is still working out how to tackle a shortage of air traffic controllers, which is forcing some airlines to fly in uncontrolled airspace. Earlier this year, planes flying between Sydney and Brisbane …CASA grapples with traffic controller shortage - Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Jammu, August 16 : Three people including two majors and a soldier died when their helicopter crashed in Ladakh due to bad weather, a Defence spokesperson said in Jammu on Saturday.Two army majors, soldier killed in chopper crash (New Kerala)

India - Ladakh - Army Chopper Crashes Two army majors and a soldier were killed as Indian Army’s chopper ‘Cheetah’ crashed in eastern Ladakh on Saturday.3 killed as Indian army chopper crashes in Ladakh (Islamic Republic News Agency)

The Grantley Adams International Airport has come to the aid of Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana, with a loan of runway lights.Lighting lend

Globe/Roger Nomer Mike Hartley, project manager, takes in the view Thursday from the catwalk of the new control tower at the Joplin Regional Airport.New airport tower provides 10-mile unobstructed view

An open house for the new Air Traffic Control tower at the Joplin Regional Airport will be held 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug.Open house set for new Air Traffic Control tower

GOVERNMENT will soon be accepting tenders from contractors to build a new civil aviation centre.New Aviation Centre soon

On a recent stormy Friday, a 30-mile band of severe weather centered over Gainesville blocked a major commercial airline corridor from the Northeast and Midwest into Tampa International Airport.Choreographing planes through Florida storms

Coming addition: Work on full swing for the new runway of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.Trial run on new runway soon

An evacuation of Heathrow’s Air Traffic Control tower closed the airport’s airspace for 40 minutes, leading to flight cancellations and delays.Evacuation halts Heathrow flights

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Air Traffic

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Coming soon: Work on full swing for the new runway of IGI Airport in Delhi. NEW DELHI: The trial run on the third runway - one of the longest in Asia - coming up at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here …Trial run on new IGI runway soon

Radar, radios out for four hours Saturday at Memphis International Airport New backup system did not work Similar failures seen across country shaun.chaiyabhat@wreg.com Over the past three years, the Federal …FAA Backup System Fails; Air Controllers Warn Safety Is At Risk

NEW DELHI: The Indian capital Delhi and other major cities were placed on high security alert yesterday amid threats of terrorist strikes ahead of the country?s Independence Day, officials and news reports said.Security tightened ahead of I-Day (Gulf Times)

The faltering economy doesn’t seem to be affecting air travel out of Burlington. Officials at the Burlington Airport say more passengers flew out of the Queen City last month than ever before. Air Traffic jumped up almost 17 percent when compared to …Burlington Air Travel Takes Off - WCAX

GOVERNMENT will soon be accepting tenders from contractors to build a new civil aviation centre.New Aviation Centre soon

The Federal Aviation Administration says it has unresolved safety concerns about the military’s plans to begin flying unmanned planes out of Hancock Field’s Air National Guard base in Mattydale.CENTRAL NEW YORK NEWS (The Post-Standard)

Area taxpayers will get a chance to see what their money bought - and catch 10-mile views around the Joplin Regional Airport - at an open house Sunday for the $3.5 million Air Traffic control tower.New airport tower provides 10-mile unobstructed view

In a dramatic recording, an Air Traffic controller can be heard growing increasingly concerned today after watching the fluctuating altitude of the airplane that would eventually crash in Easton. The controller urges the pilot to maintain his …Air Traffic controller: ‘Your altitude is going up and down. Are you … - Boston Globe

Pilots changed flight plans over southeast Georgia to join a conga line of airliners along the Gulf Coast. That added extra minutes to inbound flights, but kept Air Traffic flowing into Tampa’s airport and other major Florida airports.Choreographing planes through Florida storms - Herald Tribune

Audio tapes reveal frantic attempts by a Boston Air Traffic controller to warn the pilot of a doomed “Angel Flight” that he was flying too low.UPDATE Federal Investigators: Boston Air Traffic Controller Warned Doomed ‘Angel Flight’

Virgin plane forced to land at high speed Emergency services put on alert Investigators treating the incident as serious A VIRGIN Blue jet with 55 passengers on board was forced to make a high-speed landing at Melbourne airport in what air safety …Virgin jet forced to make high-speed landing - News.com.au

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission (FEC) rejected…FEC ruling favors McCain over Dems (Seattle Times)

Communications between an Air Traffic control center in Memphis and an unknown number of airplanes flying through its territory were disrupted on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.Communication Outage Affects FAA’s Memphis Region

Some of the nation’s wealthiest neighborhoods are mounting a fierce legal challenge to block a government plan to untangle Air Traffic responsible for 75% of flight delays across the USA. Still smarting from record delays at New York City’s airports …Plan to reroute NYC Air Traffic challenged - USA Today

GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 12 (UPI) — Leaders of wealthy Connecticut suburbs say they’re fighting a plan to untangle the nation’s Air Traffic system by sending more planes over their enclaves. One of the biggest choke points in the United States …Conn. suburbs fight N.Y. Air Traffic plan - United Press International

A VIRGIN Blue jet with 55 passengers on board was forced to make a high-speed landing at Melbourne Airport in what air safety investigators are treating as a serious incident. The scare follows a host of safety issues with Australian planes that …Virgin jetliner forced to land at high speed in Melbourne - News.com.au

Coming addition: Work on full swing for the new runway of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.Trial run on new runway soon

X Enhances Safety Today and Provides Infrastructure for Future Precision Runway Monitoring Capability EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug.Sensis Deploys 13th ASDE-X at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

The federal government’s pilot program that gives illegal immigrants up to 90 days to leave the country has received few if any takers in the five cities in which it’s being offered, including San Diego.6 people have registered for voluntary deportation (San Diego Union-Tribune)

BUFFALO NFTA chairman Gregory Stamm says airlines are trying to avoid the tangled delays of major hubs like LaGuardia and JFK.Buffalo, Falls Airports Boosted by Air Traffic Jams

Air Safety Incident

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:45:07 +0000

News from United Press International, around the world around the clock …UPI NewsTrack TopNews (UPI)

07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10) Non hull-loss07 JUL 2008
Canadair CRJ701ER (CL-600-2C10)
N706EV - Atlantic Southeast
0 /
Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)
- flight, during Standing
Three Canadair CRJ planes were parked at the ASA maintenance facility at Baton Rouge. CRJ700 N706EV … (more)

31 JUL 2008 - East Coast Jets British Aerospace BAe-125-800A Accident31 JUL 2008, ca 09:45
British Aerospace BAe-125-800A
N818MV - East Coast Jets
8 / 8
Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA) (USA)
Executive flight, during Approach
East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, departed Atlantic City (ACY) at 08:13 EDT on a flight to O… (more)

THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a massive hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion.Doomed jet was ‘rust-bucket’ (Perth Now)

07 JUL 2008, 03:52
Boeing 747-209BSF
N714CK - Kalitta Air, opf. Centurion Air Cargo
0 / 8
Bogot??-Eldorado Airport (BOG) (Colombia)
Cargo flight, during cruise flight
Boeing 747 N714CK, operated by Kalitta Airlines as a wet lease to Centurion Airlines, took off from… (more)
07 JUL 2008 - Kalitta Air, opf. Centurion Air Cargo Boeing 747-209BSF Accident

25 JUL 2008, ca 11:00
Boeing 747-438
VH-OJK - Qantas
0 / 365
Manila (Philippines)
International Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
The aircraft, a Boeing 747-400 was operating a scheduled passenger service from Hong Kong to Melbour… (more)
25 JUL 2008 - Qantas Boeing 747-438 Accident

03 JUL 2008, 06:05
Antonov 2
- Eurojet
0 / 2
Stefanesti (Romania)
Agricultural flight, during Maneuvering
The An-2 suffered a loss of engine power. The pilots attempted to carry out a forced landing, but th… (more)
03 JUL 2008 - Eurojet Antonov 2 Accident

10 JUL 2008, 10:30
Canadair CRJ200ER (CL-600-2B19
N975EV - Atlantic Southeast
0 / 0
Baton Rouge-Ryan Airport, LA (BTR) (USA)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Initial climb
Crashed and burned shortly after takeoff…. (more)
07 JUL 2008 - Atlantic Southeast Canadair CRJ200ER (CL-600-2B19 Hull-loss occurrence

Pilot praised after landing (The Courier Mail)PASSENGERS on a Melbourne-bound Qantas jumbo have hailed their pilot as a hero after a huge rip in the plane’s fuselage forced an emergency landing.

23 JUL 2008
Fokker F-27-400M Friendship
FAB-92 - TAM
0 / 37
Estancia Esperanza, Beni (Bolivia)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
The F-27 took off from Guayaramerin (GYA) at 11:56 on a domestic flight to Trinidad (TDD), where it … (more)
23 JUL 2008 - TAM Fokker F-27-400M Friendship Accident

13 AUG 2008 - Fly540 Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 Accident13 AUG 2008, 07:30
Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
5Y BVF - Fly540
3 / 3
K-50 Airport (Somalia)
Cargo flight, during Approach
The F-27 took off from an airport in Kenya, carrying a cargo of khat to Somalia. Destination was K-5… (more)

Air Traffic Control

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:30:09 +0000

The Port Authority says it’s willing to support auctioning off airport slots, but only if the federal government invests more money in the Air Traffic Control system. Authority owns the region’s thr….Port Authority Ties Flight Auctions to Fed Money (WNYC New York Public Radio)

Long requested noise study and update to airport?s 8-year-old layout plan are underway at Westerly State Airport.Airport to request noise spot-checks (Westerly Sun)

Cyberattacks took down Georgian websites even before the bombs fell, but damage so far is short term.In Georgia, a Parallel War Rages Online (US News & World Report)

A lightning strike near the new Wittman Regional Airport Air Traffic Control tower has shut down elevators to the towers operations deck.Lightning freezes Wittman tower elevators (The Oshkosh Northwestern)

Source: Reuters Aug 14 (Reuters) - As the U.S. economy continues to slide ahead of the Nov. 4 election, presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama have proposed a bounty of tax breaks and spending projects to …FACTBOX-McCain, Obama on taxes and fiscal spending (AlertNet)

EASTON, Mass. (AP) — A pilot of a plane that crashed into a shopping plaza parking lot did not make a distress call and was repeatedly warned that he was flying too low shortly before the plane spiraled to the ground, killing all three on board, according to a federal investigator. …NTSB beginning probe at Mass. plane crash site (The Nashua Telegraph)

GOVERNMENT will soon be accepting tenders from contractors to build a new civil aviation centre.New Aviation Centre soon

Our nation’s Air Traffic Control system, run by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration , has not kept up with the explosive growth in air travel.Air Support: Creating a Safer and More Reliable Air Traffic Control System

Aircraft movement statistics: Small airports January, February and March 2008 Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, was the most active site in the first three months of 2008.Aircraft movement statistics: Small airports, January, February and March 2008

Marine Air Control Squadron 4, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, put the Marine Corps’ newest mobile Air Traffic Control system to the test in July during Exercise Air Warrior in Malaysia.1st MAW receives new mobile radar system

Some high school students on the First Coast got a firsthand look at a career in aviation on Thursday.First Coast High Schoolers Get a Look at Aviation Industry

A Boeing 757 airplane was forced to make an emergency landing and was evacuated at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, August 5th, after the pilot reported smoke in the plane’s cabin.Plane makes emergency landing at LAX after pilot reports smoke; investigation continues

Air Traffic Control Association is pleased to announce the 2008 winner of the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award.ATCA announces John Crichton as 2008 Glen A. Gilbert Award Winner

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Communications between an Air Traffic Control center in Memphis and an unknown number of airplanes flying through its territory were disrupted on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The outage began about 3:30 p …Some communications knocked out between planes and FAA air traffic … - Chicago Tribune

Talk about flying blind. The Irish Times is reporting that an air-traffic controller used SMS text messages to help an instrument-less pilot land safely. When a twin-engined Piper aircraft lost power to all its avionics systems (electrical power …Air controller ?talks? down airplane with SMS text messages - Intomobile.com

TBILISI (Thomson Financial) - Russia kept up its attacks on Georgia in the early hours of Monday, brushing aside appeals for a ceasefire after its forces swept through the Georgian rebel region of South Ossetia. Russian planes bombed the base of a …Russia keeps up attacks on Georgia - Forbes

Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 12, 2008 –( PR.com )– FlightInjury.com will soon have a brand new home on the web thanks to the creative team at PaperStreet. The new site will be designed in classic PaperStreet fashion: bold, edgy, and professional …PaperStreet to Create New Site for FlightInjury.com - PR.com