Travel Safety Update.Oct 2, 2006 Human errors spawn an entire field of study in aviation. Mistakes that lead to airplane crashes are similar to the same mistakes people make in everyday life, experts say. 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 , for example, has a division devoted to human factors. "Pilots are actually safer on the job than when they are not at work," says Nicholas Sabatini, the associate administrator for Aviation Safety at the Federal Aviation Administration. Sep 26, 2006 FAA contracting program wastes millions, report finds. A contracting program designed to make the Federal Aviation Administration more efficient cost the government millions in overruns, 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. a Transportation Department investigation. Officials did not seek proper labor rates or put some contracts out for bid, according to the report. The FAA disbanded the program and has already taken many of the steps the DOT inspector general has recommended. Sep 25, 2006 Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Civil Aviation Authority civil (Brit) n → Behörde f für Zivilluftfahrt will deregister 300 aircraft it has deemed unsafe to fly, according to the African Airlines Assn. The types affected include the BAC BAC abbr. blood alcohol concentration 1-11, 727 and F27. Sep 25, 2006 U.S. advises travelers to Thailand to check with airline. Although life in Bangkok was quickly returning to normal after the military coup earlier this week, the U.S. State A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and Department is warning travelers to Thailand to check for possible schedule changes with their airlines. It also advised travelers to avoid government buildings. Sep 25, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Sep 25, 2006 |
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