Travel Safety Update.For more safety & security news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 17, 2006 US FAA unveiled an Airspace Flow Program that the agency said will result in fewer weather-related delays by allowing controllers more leeway in canceling or delaying flights. Using new computer technology, controllers will delay or cancel only those flights that "are expected to encounter extremely bad weather." Aircraft routed in the wider vicinity of major thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. will be allowed to take off on time as long as 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 judges that they won't fly directly through the storm. Previously, such flights were delayed or cancelled. 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. said the program will save airlines and passengers "a combined total of over $900 million" over 10 years, including $20 million this year. Jul 14, 2006 NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board urges FAA to adopt new icing rules. The National Transportation Safety Board wants the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control to adopt new icing regulations for some planes. The NTSB wants the FAA to increase minimum safe airspeeds in icing conditions In aviation, icing conditions are those atmospheric conditions that can lead to the formation of water ice on the surfaces of the aircraft, or as carburetor icing within the engine. Inlet icing is another engine-related danger, often occurring in jet aircraft. and require the installation of ice speed switches. In January, the crew of an American Eagle SAAB SAAB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swedish Aeroplane Corporation; auto/aircraft manufacturer) SAAB Student-Athlete Advisory Board SAAB Student African American Brotherhood SAAB South African Association of Botanists turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a briefly lost control of the plane during icy weather. Jul 12, 2006 New system may ease stormy weather flight disruption. Summer thunderstorms have forced airlines to cancel and delay many flights this summer, the Washington Post's Keith L. Alexander writes. Carriers and the Federal Aviation Administration hope a new system, dubbed the Airspace Flow Program, will allow air traffic controllers to cancel and delay flights more efficiently. Jul 11, 2006 Cargo crashes more likely to cause fatalities, report finds. Crashes involving cargo aircraft A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a are 50% more likely to result in fatalities than crashes of passenger planes, a newspaper investigation found. Still, regulators have not boosted efforts to improve the safety of cargo planes. Jul 10, 2006 Commercial aviation safety team identifies safety enhancements. The Commercial Aviation Safety Team has identified safety enhancements to reduce the leading causes of commercial aviation accidents in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . By implementing 47 of the most promising improvements, CAST experts believe they can reduce the fatality risk of commercial air travel in the United States by 73% by 2007. Thirty-one safety enhancements have been completed, and 16 are under way. Jul 10, 2006 Most animals travel safely on U.S. carriers, report finds. An analysis of government records by the Dallas Morning News found the number of incidents involving animals traveling on commercial airlines are far fewer than stated by animal rights groups. About 200,000 animals travel on airplanes each year; just 56 incidents were reported in the U.S. in the past year. Jul 10, 2006 Airbus, Boeing Boeing leads in orders for first half of 2006, Airbus woes mounting. Boeing booked more than four times as many orders as Airbus in the first half of 2006, although Airbus delivered more planes. The poor sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas add to Airbus's concerns over delivery delays, a class-action lawsuit and reports that a deadly accident at a Russian airport could be linked to faulty brakes made by the company. Jul 11, 2006 Beirut International Beirut International Airport was closed to air traffic indefinitely following yesterday's bombing by Israeli fighter jets in response to a Hezbollah raid from Lebanon into northern Israel. Two runways reportedly sustained heavy damage. Airlines throughout the region cancelled flights to Lebanon's capital and Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines reportedly diverted planes to Cyprus. The bombing did not damage any aircraft or the airport's terminal. Jul 14, 2006 Beirut International Israeli Aircraft Hit Beirut Airport Again. Israeli aircraft fired two rockets into a runway at Beirut's international airport on Friday, witnesses and security sources said. Jul 14, 2006 Boeing, TWA TWA Time-weighted average, see there NTSB uses wreckage of TWA Flight 800 as training tool. Investigators have recovered 94% of the Boeing 747 that was TWA Flight 800. The National Transportation Safety Board now uses the plane, housed in a Long Island hangar, to teach the basics of accident investigation. Jul 10, 2006 Pakistan International, Fokker Pakistan said on Wednesday it would not use Fokker planes for passenger flights after an F-27 crashed, killing all 45 people on board. The Fokker F-27 turboprop, operated by state-run Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان (PIA pi·a n. The pia mater. pi  al adj. ), crashed on Monday on the outskirts of the central city of Multan two minutes after takeoff. Pakistan has six Fokker planes in its fleet. Monday's was the third crash of a Fokker Friendship operated by state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) since 1970. Jul 12, 2006 Pakistan International, Fokker Pakistan International Airlines F27 crash kills 45. In the second fatal airplane crash in Asia in as many days (see item below), a Pakistan International Airlines F27 turboprop departing Multan en route to Lahore crashed minutes after takeoff yesterday, killing all 41 passengers and four crew onboard.The 42-year-old aircraft was part of PIA's fleet of F27s set to be retired by the end of 2007 and replaced by seven new ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex 42-500s ordered last year. PakTribune reported that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz (Urdu:: شوکت عزیز) (born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan) is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan. ordered PIA to ground immediately its seven F27s that are 25-40 years old and are used to fly relatively remote domestic routes. It is unclear whether the grounding is permanent. The airline has taken delivery of one ATR 42-500 so far with deliveries slated to continue through 2007. Jul 11, 2006 S7 Airlines, Airbus Reports from Russia are suggesting that the braking system failed on the S7 Airlines A310-300 that skidded on a wet runway after landing at Irkutsk International Airport at approximately 7:50 a.m. local time Sunday morning. At least 119 passengers and five crew were killed when the aircraft broke through a 6-ft. concrete barrier and crashed into a series of one-story garages, with some reports raising the death toll to 131. At least 20 passengers are in serious condition. There were 195 passengers and eight crew aboard the aircraft, which was arriving from Moscow Domodedovo. S7 said, "The aircraft landed normally, touching down precisely in the part of the runway allocated for landing on the runway. Once the aircraft had touched down, the crew reported the landing to an air traffic controller. The aircraft, however, then overran o·ver·ran v. Past tense of overrun. the runway and crashed into obstacles (garages) right beside the runway." Jul 11, 2006 S7 Airlines, Airbus The airline will make a one-off payment of RUB50,000 ($1,863) to each victim's next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. to cover funeral expenses, with other compensation issues to be determined later or on a case-by-case basis. S7 is the new name of Sibir Airlines, Russia's second-largest, which rebranded in the spring. The A310 still wore Sibir's blue-and-white livery. S7 operates 65 aircraft, including 16 Airbuses, according to Reuters. Sunday's accident was the third major catastrophe to hit the carrier. In October 2001, a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile accidentally struck a Tu-154 on its way to Tel Aviv, killing 78 people. In August 2004, another Tu-154 was destroyed by a suicide bomber en route to Sochi from Moscow, killing 46. Jul 11, 2006 S7 Airlines, Airbus The S7 Airlines A310-300 Pratt & Whitney PW4152-powered plane that recently crashed was delivered to Pan Am off the production line in June 1987 and had accumulated 59,860 flight hr. on more than 10,000 trips. It underwent a C check in July 2005 at Lufthansa Technik's Frankfurt facility. The flight recorders are being analyzed, according to press reports. Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network reported that the weather at IKT IKT Informasjons- og Kommunikasjonsteknologi (Norwegian: Information and Communication Technology) IKT I Know That IKT Irkutsk, Russia - Irkutsk (Airport Code) IKT Industriële Kring Twente was "poor" with rain and overcast clouds at 600 ft. The aircraft landed on runway 30, which is 3,165 m. long. S7 said the two pilots each had accumulated more than 9,600 hr. of flying time without incident. Jul 11, 2006 Southwest Airlines Pilot removed from flight for suspected intoxication intoxication, condition of body tissue affected by a poisonous substance. Poisonous materials, or toxins, are to be found in heavy metals such as lead and mercury, in drugs, in chemicals such as alcohol and carbon tetrachloride, in gases such as carbon monoxide, and . The FBI on Sunday removed a Southwest Airlines co-pilot from an airliner for suspected intoxication. The pilot was booked in the Salt Lake County jail. Southwest said it has launched an internal investigation. "We take any allegations that affect the safety of our customers and crews very seriously," a spokeswoman said. Jul 10, 2006 |
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