Travel Safety Update.Oct 16, 2006 FAA Bans Most Small Planes From NY Flight Path. US regulators have banned virtually all small planes from a popular 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 flight path over safety and security concerns prompted by this week's crash of a plane that hit a Manhattan high rise. Oct 15, 2006 New York Times' Sharkey survives collision in Brazil. New York Times reporter Joe Sharkey was aboard the corporate jet that collided with a Boeing 737 in Brazil on Friday. All passengers and crew on the Boeing plane died, but all on the Embraer 600 legacy business jet survived. The Embraer pilots made an emergency landing at a military base deep in the Amazon. Oct 14, 2006 Staffing, maintenance added to 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 problems, technicians say. A change in maintenance philosophy caused several air traffic control problems this summer in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , 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. 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 technicians. FAA officials say staffing and maintenance were not factors in the July outage in Palmdale and a subsequent problem 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 in which a critical landing system malfunctioned. Oct 14, 2006 New York crash raises questions about security. Fighter aircraft fighter aircraft Aircraft designed primarily to secure control of essential airspace by destroying enemy aircraft in combat. Designed for high speed and maneuverability, they are armed with weapons capable of striking other aircraft in flight. circled major cities moments after a single-engine plane crashed into a New York high-rise on Wednesday. Still, analysts say the reaction to the event was not a true test of the nation's upgraded defense system because the plane was not hijacked or reported missing. Security consultants advise the U.S. government to more carefully examine what goes on small planes, conduct background checks on people who rent aircraft and more strictly enforce airspace rules over U.S. cities. Oct 13, 2006 China Orders Passengers Back To Seats. China is cracking down on airline passengers who change seats, smoke and wander the cabin at inappropriate times, threatening them with fines of up to 10,000 yuan (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $1,300), local media reported on Friday. Oct 13, 2006 New York airplane crash raises questions about GA security, rules. Questions about current general aviation (GA) flight rules and security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security are being rekindled after the crash of a private plane into a Manhattan high-rise Wednesday. Some are arguing for tighter controls to increase security. Oct 12, 2006 Two Killed In New York Light Plane Crash. At least two people were killed when a small aircraft crashed into a 52-floor building on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Wednesday in what appeared to be an accident, officials said. Oct 11, 2006 Sharkey shares lessons learned from Brazil incident. New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey learned important lessons after surviving a midair collision at 37,000 feet over the Amazon rainforest. Sharkey says it is essential for international travelers to carry cell phones that will work overseas and in remote areas. Oct 10, 2006 No clear evidence on the safest seats in an airliner. It is impossible to say that one seat on an airliner is safer than another, according to aviation safety expert Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com and AirGuideOnline.com. However, some experts say large planes are safer because they have more structure to absorb energy during an impact and because they are subject to stricter safety regulations. Oct 10, 2006 Four Dead In Plane Fire In Norway. Four people died after a plane with 16 people on board burst into flames after landing at an airport in western Norway, police said on Tuesday. Oct 10, 2006 Collision-avoidance systems effective, becoming more essential. Aviation experts say collision-avoidance systems generally work well and that the technology will become more important as skies become more crowded with very light jets and more airliners. The Sept. 29 collision in Brazil was only the second midair crash out of tens of millions of flights involving two aircraft equipped with anti-collision systems. Oct 9, 2006 AmSafe Aviation Sales of device to protect children while flying take off. AmSafe Aviation has sold more than 1,500 Child Aviation Restraint Systems since the Federal Aviation Administration approved the device last month. The system, designed by a former Department of Transportation assistant secretary, is similar to a harness. It connects to an airplane seat belt and fits around the back of an airplane seat. Oct 12, 2006 Flight Safety Flight Safety's Voss urges depoliticization of accident investigations. Flight Safety Foundation 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. Bill Voss said yesterday that he is concerned about the increasing "criminalization crim·i·nal·ize tr.v. crim·i·nal·ized, crim·i·nal·iz·ing, crim·i·nal·iz·es 1. To impose a criminal penalty on or for; outlaw. 2. To treat as a criminal. " of aircraft accident investigations, warning that politics can interfere with finding the true causes of crashes. Voss, formerly ICAO's air navigation director, assumed the FSF FSF - Free Software Foundation lead role last week amid the ongoing investigation into the Gol 737-800 crash in Brazi. With controversy growing over Brazilian authorities' decision to detain the two American pilots operating the ExcelAire Legacy 600 that collided in midair with the dash 800, the crash investigation is becoming "some sort of football match between the US and Brazil," Voss said. "The tenor of the debate is affecting the investigation." US Rep. Peter King (D-N.Y.) has called on Brazil to allow the pilots, whose passports have been confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. , "to return home immediately." Voss told reporters at a briefing in Washington that the investigation has become too focused on "all that noise" rather than "trying to find out what happened." Too much focus on laying blame "puts a chill into the system," he said. "Let's depoliticize de·po·lit·i·cize tr.v. de·po·lit·i·cized, de·po·lit·i·ciz·ing, de·po·lit·i·ciz·es To remove the political aspect from; remove from political influence or control: this as far as we can and let the technical people do their job...In the case of clear negligence, appropriate civil and administrative remedies exist to deal with this tragedy after all the facts are in." Oct 12, 2006 Gol, Boeing Gol 737-800 crash investigators have concluded that the ExcelAire Legacy 600 had its transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. switched off before colliding with the passenger aircraft, Estado de Sao Paulo reported. The transponder, which alerts air traffic controllers to a plane's position, apparently was turned on after the midair collision. The Legacy's two American pilots, who are being held in Brazil for questioning, have denied turning off the transponder. Estado said investigators determined that the Legacy, which landed safely, flew just underneath the larger jet, cutting off part of the dash 800's right wing and a stabilizer stabilizer: see airplane. . The collision sent the Gol plane plunging into dense Amazon rain forest, killing all 154 passengers and crew. Oct 10, 2006 Helios Airways Helios Air Disputes Greek Crash Report. Cypriot airline Helios Airways on Wednesday challenged a Greek investigator's report blaming the carrier for safety lapses in the country's worst air disaster in which 121 people died last year. Oct 11, 2006 Helios Airways Human Error Caused Cypriot Air Crash. A series of human errors on the ground and in the air caused Cyprus's worst airline disaster, when a passenger jet crashed near Athens last year killing all 121 people on board, a Greek inquiry report said on Tuesday. Oct 10, 2006 Los Angeles Baseball Player's Jet Overshoots Runway. A private jet reportedly carrying New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. baseball star player Alex Rodriguez overshot overshotprotruding. overshot fetlock see knuckling over. overshot jaw See brachygnathia. Called also parrot mouth. the runway at a Los Angeles area airport on Friday, just days after teammate Cory Lidle died in a small plane crash in New York. Oct 15, 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 our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 9, 2006 |
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