Airport News - North America.Aug 27, 2007 ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered modernization desperately needed. Flight delays in the U.S. have reached their highest level in 13 years, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the DOT. Industry experts say the increase can be blamed on an overstressed, outdated World War II-era air traffic control system. The FAA is developing a system that would use satellites instead, but Congress has not signed on to the $40 billion deal. FlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Aug 24, 2007 DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) to test potential passport alternative. Vermont and the DHS plan to increase the security of the state's driver's licenses in an attempt to create an alternative document in compliance with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative “WHTI” redirects here. For other uses, see WHTI (disambiguation). The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (or WHTI) requires all travelers to show a valid passport when traveling to the United States from areas within the western hemisphere. . The project is similar to an ongoing initiative in Washington state. Aug 24, 2007 Passenger data will be shared among agencies. Information about foreign travelers to the U.S. that is collected by DHS can and will be shared with U.S. intelligence agencies, according to officials. The information is stored in a database that until now has been used primarily by Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States officials. "We're expanding our portfolio of agencies we are working with," a department spokeswoman said. Aug 24, 2007 Regional jets not to blame for congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . Roger Cohen Roger Cohen (born August 2, 1955, in London) is a columnist for the International Herald Tribune, a publication of The New York Times. His columns focus on international politics and relations. Cohen is a graduate of Oxford University. , president of the Regional Airline Association, says regional jets are unfairly blamed for congestion at U.S. airports. Regional jets are proliferating because they offer convenient, affordable service to places passengers want to go. They are used on about half of all daily flights in the U.S. and count as a real success story in the post-9/11 aviation world. The congestion problem is a result of an antiquated air traffic control system, and it's that system that needs to be replaced, not the regional jets. Aug 24, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). will allow cargo from certified shippers to pass without screening. The TSA will implement a program that will allow boxes sealed by government-certified shippers to be loaded on planes with no further screening. A TSA spokesman said freight "is inherently screened" if tamper-evident seals are intact when it arrives from a facility that meets federal security standards. Aug 24, 2007 ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment forecasts 2.6% rise in passenger volume for Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. week. The Air Transport Association forecasts 15.7 million passengers will travel globally on U.S. airlines during the 2007 Labor Day period, spanning Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Wednesday Sept. 5, resulting in a 2.6% increase in passengers over the same period last year. Aug 23, 2007 [sup.3]Big Brother[sup.2] TSA watching passengers. The TSA is rolling out a new screening program that has specially trained agents fanning out to high-risk airports across the country to watch passengers. The program, Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques, has agents on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout atypical behavior among passengers. Officials refused to comment on which airports are being screened under the new program. Aug 23, 2007 New rules may complicate travel to, from U.S.. Industry insiders are criticizing a new air travel safety rule which requires airlines to provide the U.S. government with passenger information earlier than previously required. "This new measure, on top of all the other ones already in place, is really disturbing. Asking business travelers to plan their trip at least 72 hours in advance is unrealistic," said Jerome Drevon-Barreaux, a global travel manager for a Paris firm. Aug 23, 2007 There are solutions to the flight delay problem. Weary U.S. travelers are all too accustomed to cooling their heels in terminals and on jets waiting to take off or circling airports waiting to land. The long-term solution is to move to a satellite-based control system, which will be able to handle heavy traffic safely and efficiently. The only snag is how to fund it: commercial airline passengers currently pay the bulk of the FAA's budget through ticket taxes, giving corporate jet owners a subsidized sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. ride through the system. Airlines are understandably demanding that private jets start to pay their fair share. Aug 22, 2007 Controller reveals secrets from tower. A new book by veteran air traffic controller Bob Richards The Rev. Robert "Bob" Eugene Richards (born February 20 1926, in Champaign, Illinois), known as the "Vaulting Vicar" in his competitive days, was a versatile athlete who made three Olympic teams in two events. recounts his experience directing planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after . In a review of the book "Secrets from the Tower," Jon Hilkevitch notes that Richards shares errors made on the job as well as how he kept his drug and alcohol abuse a secret. Aug 21, 2007 Fair system needed for funding air traffic control. The nation's air traffic control system is simply unable to handle the growing number of travelers, Air Transport Association President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. James May For the British body snatcher, James May, see . James Daniel May (born January 16th 1963 in Bristol, England) is a television presenter and award-winning journalist. writes in the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper . A fair, predictable funding mechanism for modernization will help solve the problem, he notes. The ATA supports a mileage and departure-based funding formula that will require airlines to pay for the costs they impose on the system, May writes. Aug 21, 2007 Many orthopedic implants will set off airport metal detectors. A new study found that airport metal detectors can detect more than half of all orthopedic implants. The TSA recommends that travelers with implants advise TSA security officers so a private screening can be arranged. Aug 21, 2007 TSA focuses on behavior detection. The TSA has trained 600 behavioral detection officers to spot terrorists at airports, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times' Joe Sharkey writes. TSA Administrator Kip Hawley Edmund S. "Kip" Hawley is the current Administrator & Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, part of United States government's Department of Homeland Security. expects to double the number of detection officers in the next fiscal year. Hawley noted that good detection officers recognize signs of "hostile intent The threat of imminent use of force by a foreign force, terrorist(s), or organization against the United States and US national interests, US forces and, in certain circumstances, US nationals, their property, US commercial assets, and other designated non-US forces, foreign nationals, ." Aug 21, 2007 Aviation delays are a problem that can't wait: FAA Administrator Marion Blakey Marion Clifton Blakey (born March 26, 1948) was the 15th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. She was the second woman to hold the position, serving as a successor to Jane Garvey, the first woman to hold the Administrator title. puts the problem in stark terms: "We are at a breaking point." The problem is the aging air traffic control system, which needs to be replaced. How to fund the new system is another problem. The FAA and ATA agree that corporate jet owners need to start paying for the resources they use. An ATA spokesman asks, "The CEO of Google has a Boeing 767 -- should he be paying a fraction of what the airlines pay to use the airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. ?" Aug 20, 2007 Expedited passport processing not so speedy. Public demand for passports has been overwhelming since new travel laws were put in place, swamping State Department offices with passport requests. A $60 fee allows travelers to get speedy passport processing, at least in theory. The Department has changed the definition of "expedited passport processing" from three business days to "a number of business days," as the State Department is now taking 10 days for internal processing. Aug 20, 2007 NextGen ATC will mean changes on the ground. Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, weighs in on some changes that must be made on the ground if the NextGen air traffic control system is to produce savings for taxpayers. For a start, Congress will have to let the FAA close facilities that are no longer needed. Aug 20, 2007 Post-9/11 security rules create passport rush, issues. The State Department is predicting that because of the new rules relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc passports, 50% of Americans will obtain a passport or its equivalent in the next four years. Last week, officials revealed that it will cost almost $1 billion to handle the demand for passports over the next three years. They also said they will no longer guarantee a three-day processing time for expedited passports. Aug 20, 2007 Chicago Tornado scare grounds all aircraft in Chicago region. Air traffic controllers in the Chicago region were forced to leave their towers Thursday to seek shelter when an area storm system threated to spawn tornadoes. The controllers quickly returned to work, but delays and cancellations stemming from the afternoon shutdown lasted into Thursday evening. Aug 24, 2007 Delta Air Lines Air traffic control system must be revamped, says Anderson: In a CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. video, new Delta CEO Richard Anderson talks about the need for airspace modernization. "The air traffic control system must be revamped, both the finance system of the air traffic control system and the way we operate that system," he said. Aug 22, 2007 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. International US National Transportation Safety Board said yesterday it has launched an investigation into last week's high-profile runway incursion A runway incursion as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on April 27, 2006 is: Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing at Los Angeles International. The board provided further details on the incident, reporting that a landing WestJet 737NG and a Northwest Airlines A320 taking off "almost collided." The 737 "held between. . .parallel runways [after landing] as directed by the [ATC] tower." But "without authorization" the WestJet pilots contacted ground control on a different radio frequency and a ground controller "assumed that they had been cleared to cross Runway 24L and provided instructions for the WestJet flight to taxi to its gate," according to NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board . "However, the tower controller expected the WestJet flight to hold and cleared the Northwest flight to take off from Runway 24L. . .The WestJet airplane crossed the hold short line for Runway 24L and the two aircraft came within 37 feet as the Northwest flight crossed directly in front [of the 737] during its takeoff roll." Aug 23, 2007 Los Angeles International Officials investigate near-miss at Los Angeles airport. The National Transportation Safety Board said officials are investigating an Aug. 16 incident at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Two jets came within 37 feet of each other when one took off while the other was attempting to cross the runway while taxiing to a gate. Aug 23, 2007 Los Angeles International Los Angeles International Airport's new 10-gate international satellite will be connected to the Bradley International Terminal by an underground people-mover. It will have gate lounges and passenger services, but ticketing, federal inspection and bag claim for the new gates will be handled in the main terminal. The $1.2 billion facility, scheduled to go into service by 2012, will accommodate A380s as well as smaller aircraft. Aug 21, 2007 Los Angeles International Dangerous incursions could be avoided with better technology. A recent near-miss at LAX, in which two jets came within 50 feet of each other, illustrates the urgency of deploying technology that lets pilots see where their planes are in relation to other vehicles on runways. The FAA says it is working on certification processes for the technology. Aug 20, 2007 Los Angeles International Neglect behind troubles at LAX. The Los Angeles International Airport deserves more official attention than it gets, as demonstrated once again by Saturday's computer glitch A temporary or random hardware malfunction. It is possible that a bug in a program may cause the hardware to appear as if it had a glitch in it and vice versa. At times it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a problem lies within the hardware or the software. See glitch attack. that wound up delaying 17,000 international passengers. An on-site technician could have shortened the delay, and the failure by Customs to have one is symptomatic of larger infrastructure problems that plague the airport. Aug 20, 2007 Memphis airport Memphis controller errors under investigation. The FAA is investigating a series of air traffic controller errors that led to six near collisions in one week. Controllers say short staffing is the root cause of the errors, but FAA says the new staffing ratios, established after negotiating with controllers, reflect the actual workload in each center, helping the FAA more accurately staff facilities around the nation. Aug 22, 2007 New York FAA's NYC-area rerouting plans will likely end up in court: Wary of increased noise, communities on the ground below the FAA's soon-to-be-redesigned airspace for New York-area airports are gearing up for what they see as their last chance to avert the change--a court battle. For its part, the FAA says any noise increases will be "minimal." Aug 20, 2007 Philadelphia Philadelphia delays are ATC, weather-related; Terminal F to be updated. Weather and air-traffic congestion are responsible for most of flights delayed at Philadelphia International Airport, writes the Philadelphia Inquirer's Tom Belden. Meanwhile, traffic at the airport's Terminal F has tripled since it opened in 2001, when it handled 2 million passengers a year. An upgrade will redesign the existing space and add 80,000 square feet, making room for better customer service and more dining choices. The project should be complete by 2010. Aug 20, 2007 Raytheon, XM Satellite Radio Raytheon and XM Satellite Radio Holdings are bidding together on a contract to overhaul the air traffic control system, transforming the current radar-based system into a modern and efficient satellite-based system. The FAA is expected to award the contract as early as next week. The deal could be worth more than $2 billion over the next 20 years. "This is a transformation of the air traffic control system," said an FAA spokesman. "We've made quantitative leaps over the years, from flags to bonfires to radars and now to satellites." Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. and ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) are also bidding on the work. Aug 23, 2007 US Airways, Philadelphia US Airways hopes to expand Philadelphia service. US Airways hopes to expand and improve service from Philadelphia International Airport. The airline has applied to fly a route to China from Philadelphia. Meanwhile, the airport is considering building up to eight new international gates and extending one runway. 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