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FAA chief hails LEED rating at Lovell Field - Chattanooga Times Free Press | 23/02/12

Chattanooga Times Free PressFAA chief hails LEED rating at Lovell FieldChattanooga Times Free PressChattanooga Airport's green credentials were cited by the FAA's top administrator Wednesday, saying it's out front in terms of environmentally friendly airports nationwide. Michael Huerta, the Federal Aviation Administration's interim chief, ...

CAA urgently testing all hot air balloons - Radio New Zealand | 23/02/12

Stuff.co.nzCAA urgently testing all hot air balloonsRadio New ZealandThe Civil Aviation Authority is urgently investigating the maintenance of 74 hot air balloons recorded in the New Zealand aircraft register. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says the maintenance of a balloon that crashed into power lines ...

Airnorth crash highlights importance of simulators ? ATSB - Australian Aviation | 23/02/12

Australian AviationAirnorth crash highlights importance of simulators ? ATSBAustralian AviationThe ATSB says, ?the occurrence provides a timely reminder of the risks associated with in-flight asymmetric training and the importance of the work being carried out by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to mandate the use of simulators for non-normal ...

Fatal balloon may not have been properly maintained - Radio New Zealand | 23/02/12

Stuff.co.nzFatal balloon may not have been properly maintainedRadio New ZealandThe Civil Aviation Authority is urgently investigating the maintenance of 74 hot air balloons recorded in the New Zealand aircraft register. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says the maintenance of a balloon that crashed into power lines ...

Probe begins into Albany plane crash; friends remember passenger Amy Clay - ReporterNews.com | 23/02/12

Probe begins into Albany plane crash; friends remember passenger Amy ClayReporterNews.comBy Brian Bethel An investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board at the scene of a plane crash near Albany is doing "very early fact-gathering," an NTSB public affairs officer said Wednesday. "I suspect he will be on-scene for a couple of ...

flight attendant tested drunk after flight to Grand Forks - Pioneer Press | 23/02/12

KAREflight attendant tested drunk after flight to Grand ForksPioneer PressPinnacle requires all flight crews, including flight attendants, to abstain from alcohol for 12 hours before a flight, a stricter standard than the FAA's eight-hour requirement, Williams said. An FAA spokeswoman said Monday that little information was ...

Fatal air crash flags need for simulators: report - ABC Online | 23/02/12

Australian AviationFatal air crash flags need for simulators: reportABC OnlineBy Bridget Brennan The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its findings into a fatal plane crash at Darwin Airport. Two experienced pilots died when an Airnorth plane crashed shortly after take-off in March 2010. The pilots were conducting ...

Pilots didn't stand a chance: final report finds - NTNews.com.au | 23/02/12

NTNews.com.auPilots didn't stand a chance: final report findsNTNews.com.auThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in the report that simulators should be used for emergency training manoeuvres, rather than killing an engine mid-flight. One pilot was revalidating his "command instrument rating". The plane took off, ...

New Aldinga airfield group - Southern Times Messenger | 23/02/12

Southern Times MessengerNew Aldinga airfield groupSouthern Times MessengerOnkaparinga Council voted this month to set up an Airfield Reference Group, comprising council staff, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Tensions between residents and airfield operator Aldinga ...

NTSB investigation into Hayden plane crash to focus on weather - Craig Daily Press | 23/02/12

NTSB investigation into Hayden plane crash to focus on weatherCraig Daily PressInvestigators with the NTSB, the Federal Aviation Administration, Cessna and Continental, which manufactured the plane's engine, spent Monday and Tuesday examining the crash site, which included a debris field spanning about 100 yards. ...

Balloon checks ordered after fatal crash - 3News NZ | 23/02/12

3News NZBalloon checks ordered after fatal crash3News NZOn Thursday, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) instructed the Civil Aviation Authority to urgently check hot air balloon maintenance practices as the anomalies may extend to the rest of New Zealand's 74 hot air balloons.Balloon maintenance may have been in breach of rulesRadio New ZealandSafety recommendation - hot air balloon maintenanceScoop.co.nz (press release)all 27 news articles » ...

Balloon checks ordered after fatal crash - MSN NZ News | 23/02/12

Stuff.co.nzBalloon checks ordered after fatal crashMSN NZ NewsOn Thursday, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) instructed the Civil Aviation Authority to urgently check hot air balloon maintenance practices as the anomalies may extend to the rest of New Zealand's 74 hot air balloons.Balloon maintenance may have been in breach of rulesRadio New ZealandSafety recommendation - hot air balloon maintenanceScoop.co.nz (press release)all 21 news articles » ...

London Oxford Airport welcomes Fly Vectra, the UK's newest business aviation ... - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | 23/02/12

BlueSky Executive Aviation NewsLondon Oxford Airport welcomes Fly Vectra, the UK's newest business aviation ...

FAA Reauthorization brings long-awaited phase-out of noisy aircraft - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | 23/02/12

FAA Reauthorization brings long-awaited phase-out of noisy aircraftBlueSky Executive Aviation NewsWhile the Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (HR 658) signed into law earlier this week authorized $63bn for the Federal Aviation Administration, it also included a long-sought for provision to phase out older, noisier jets that were exempt from a ...

FAI reports record sales in 2011 - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | 23/02/12

BlueSky Executive Aviation NewsFAI reports record sales in 2011BlueSky Executive Aviation NewsThe Air Ambulance Division generated 40% of the total revenues, which was more than ?20m in 2011. Special-Logistic for NGO?s in Africa delivered another income of around ?10m. FAI is expecting further growth by at least 10 % in 2012. ...

Cracking Down on Crime in the Skies - Wall Street Journal | 23/02/12

Cracking Down on Crime in the SkiesWall Street JournalAfter the 2001 terrorist attacks, flight attendants and passengers watched more closely for unusual passenger behavior, often leading to confrontations with agitated passengers. The FAA handles serious cases that don't reach the level of a security ...

FAA takes baby step to improve glider safety - Washington Examiner | 23/02/12

Washington ExaminerFAA takes baby step to improve glider safetyWashington ExaminerFour years after the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that a national transponder code be set up specifically for gliders, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally gotten around to doing it. Effective March 7, gliders not in ...

FAA takes baby step to improve glider safety - Washington Examiner | 23/02/12

Washington ExaminerFAA takes baby step to improve glider safetyWashington ExaminerThe VFRs effectively mean gliders are invisible to commercial airliner crews in the vicinity, since most of the lighter-than-air vehicles do not now carry transponders at all and are extremely difficult for the naked eye to spot. Curiously, the FAA ...

Preliminary report on plane crash that killed Kentlake swim coach due soon - Maple Valley Reporter | 23/02/12

Preliminary report on plane crash that killed Kentlake swim coach due soonMaple Valley Reporter?We're still collecting factual information on the cause,? said Wayne Pollack, NTSB crash investigator, during a Tuesday phone interview. ?We expect the preliminary report to be complete early next week or the end of this week.and more » ...

Air-Traffic Errors Stay Flat After Surge - Wall Street Journal | 23/02/12

Air-Traffic Errors Stay Flat After SurgeWall Street JournalWSJ's Andy Pasztor reports the FAA is expected to announce that air traffic control mistakes remained steady at about 1900 incidents nationwide in 2011. However, instances of near-collisions increased. AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File The latest FAA figures ...

Kingfisher files fresh flight schedule - The Hindu | 23/02/12

Telegraph.co.ukKingfisher files fresh flight scheduleThe HinduKingfisher Airlines on Wednesday filed a fresh flight schedule with the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), bringing down its operations to about 170 daily flights with 28 functional aircraft. The airline told the DGCA that it would operate ...

Pilots fear new EU regulations would allow them to land a plane after up to 22 ... - Daily Mail | 23/02/12

Daily MailPilots fear new EU regulations would allow them to land a plane after up to 22 ...

Imperium Watch: Don't Look Up - Valley Advocate | 23/02/12

MetroImperium Watch: Don't Look UpValley AdvocateCongress has appropriated $63 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration for the next four years in a bill that requires the FAA to replace its radar-based traffic control system with GPS technology, and?even as air traffic in the US is expected ...

Seychelles CAA throws its support behind the Seychelles Carnival - Breaking Travel News | 23/02/12

Breaking Travel NewsSeychelles CAA throws its support behind the Seychelles CarnivalBreaking Travel NewsThe Seychelles Tourism Board has received much-needed financial support from the island's Civil Aviation Authority during a short ceremony in Victoria. In Seychelles, tourism is highly dependent on the aviation industry and vice versa.and more » ...

Flight attendant tested drunk after flight to Grand Forks - In-Forum | 23/02/12

KAALtv.comFlight attendant tested drunk after flight to Grand ForksIn-ForumPinnacle requires all flight crews, including flight attendants, to abstain from alcohol for 12 hours before a flight, a stricter standard than the FAA's eight-hour requirement, Williams said. An FAA spokeswoman said Monday little information was ...

Cirrus Aircraft Highlights: Q4'11 Airplane Shipments - DigitalJournal.com (press release) | 23/02/12

Cirrus Aircraft Highlights: Q4'11 Airplane ShipmentsDigitalJournal.com (press release)As previously reported, twenty SR20 aircraft were completed during Q3'11 with final delivery taking place to the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) in Luoyang, China in Q4. Simmons continued, "Favorable depreciation rules in the US ...

Kingfisher Airlines outlook dims further on loan denial - Economic Times | 23/02/12

BBC NewsKingfisher Airlines outlook dims further on loan denialEconomic TimesCivil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said Kingfisher Airlines could not expect the government to pull it back from the brink, as it did state-owned Air India. "The government is not going to bail it out, but we hope Kingfisher can mobilise its resources ...

Kingfisher airlines submits new flight schedule - IANS | 23/02/12

IANSKingfisher airlines submits new flight scheduleIANSSubmitting to the aviation regulator's demand earlier, the carrier filed its new flight schedule during the day. The cancellations and new flight schedule were announced as the airline told the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) it would ...

SRA-Led Team Awarded $388 Million FAA EnRoute Technical Assistance Support ... - MarketWatch (press release) | 23/02/12

SRA-Led Team Awarded $388 Million FAA EnRoute Technical Assistance Support ...

Royal Canadian Air Force supports northern disaster response exercise - Aviation.ca (press release) | 23/02/12

Royal Canadian Air Force supports northern disaster response exerciseAviation.ca (press release)"We are committed to working with our other government department and the Civil Aviation Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) partners to provide effective and coordinated response to emergencies anywhere in Canada."and more » ...

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