Travel Safety Update.Mar 5, 2007 Experienced pilots fare well in simulator tests. A simulator study of pilot performance over three years found that older pilots improved more than younger pilots throughout the experiment. The study suggests that people who remain active in their careers do not necessarily lose their skills as they age. Airlines, hotels improve access for disabled travelers. Feb 27, 2007 Airlines urge FAA to change rule on returning to gates. The Air Transport Association is urging the FAA to change rules that penalize pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. aircraft for returning to airport gates. The trade group also has proposed a meeting among other federal regulators including the Department of Transportation, carriers and airports to discuss procedures for weather emergencies. Airlines oppose legislated customer service rules and say they could actually result in greater inconvenience for travelers. Feb 26, 2007 Three firms qualify to bid on FAA contract. Three defense companies have qualified to bid on a portion of an FAA contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control system. 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. , Raytheon 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) may bid on the contract, which is expected to be awarded as soon as July. The FAA hopes the system improves runway operations and increases the number of planes that can fly safely at the same time. Feb 26, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). starts testing advanced X-ray security machine. A new airport security machine may help authorities find bombs strapped to a terrorist's chest. The TSA began testing the Backscatter X-ray In contrast to the traditional X-ray machine, which detects hard and soft materials by the variation in transmission through the target, backscatter X-ray is a newer imaging system which detects the radiation which comes back from the target. , which photographs passengers under their clothing, at the Phoenix airport on Friday. Critics of the machines say they violate travelers' privacy. Feb 26, 2007 Adam Air Adam Air, (incorporated as PT. Adam SkyConnection Airlines), is a privately owned airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled domestic services to over 20 cities and international services to Penang and Singapore. , Boeing Indonesia's aviation safety agency to publish preliminary report into New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. Adam Air crash despite failure to locate black boxes. The flight data recorder The flight data recorder (FDR) is a flight recorder used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. A separate device is the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), although some versions (including the original) combine both in one unit. and cockpit voice recorder A Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) is a flight recorder used to record the audio environment in the flightdeck of an aircraft for the purpose of investigation of accidents and incidents. from an Adam Air Boeing 737-400 that crashed on January 1 2007 into the sea in Indonesia have yet to be recovered but despite this the country's aviation safety agency is pushing the airline to arrange for their retrieval and still plans to issue a report and put forward a probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. for the crash. Mar 2, 2007 Adam Air, Boeing Indonesia is considering reducing the age limit on leased commercial passenger planes to 10 years to modernize its fleet and improve safety, the transport minister was quoted as saying. The Southeast Asian country Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" has suffered a string of recent air and maritime accidents, which have been partly blamed on its often shoddy and out of date infrastructure. However, Hatta emphasized that the issue was still being discussed and would need to be ratified by ministerial decree. Hatta said that currently the age limit was 35 years or 70,000 landings, Antara reported. The administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono General (ret.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949 in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian retired military general and statesman as well as the sixth President of Indonesia. has come under pressure to improve the country's poor transport safety record after a plane accident and two ferry disasters in the space of about two months. A 17-year-old Boeing 737-300 operated by budget carrier Adam Air carrying 102 people disappeared on New Year's Day and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Sulawesi island. Mar 1, 2007 Adam Air, Boeing The government also grounded Adam Air's six remaining Boeing 737-300s last week for safety checks after one of its aircraft cracked during a hard landing. But the proposed age limit on planes could be difficult in to enforce in practice since many of the aircraft operating in Indonesia are well over 10 years old. Air travel in Indonesia, home to 220 million people, has grown substantially since the liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . of the airline industry after the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. Mar 1, 2007 Adam Air , Boeing, Airbus Indonesian government announced a ban on commercial aircraft older than 10 years this week following several mishaps and accidents, the worst of which was the January crash of a 17-year-old Adam Air 737-400 that killed 102 . 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 Associated Press, Transport Minister Hatta Rajasa insisted the regulation would not require parliamentary approval but did not indicate when it would go into effect. The current age limit is 20 years. Adam Air announced earlier this month that it intended to lease six A320s and build up a fleet of 30 of the type "over the next five years," replacing the 737s it now operates. New aircraft will be both leased and purchased. Mar 1, 2007 Dallas Fort Worth, American Airlines Air traffic controllers at Dallas Fort Worth retrained after denying emergency landing runway request to August American Airlines flight with low fuel. American Broadcasting news channel KVUE Austin has broadcast an in-depth report on the retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train of air traffic controllers at Dallas Fort Worth after an incident in August last year when an American Airlines pilot declared an emergency but was held from landing on his requested runway. The crew on the flight on 312 August between Tulsa and Dallas declared low-fuel and asked to land against the flow of traffic. Transcripts of the cockpit, show the pilot saying: "We're not sure if it's a fuel leak or what, but we need to get on the ground right away, please." But air traffic controllers retort that this could delay other aircraft, suggesting an alternate of Dallas Love Field This article is about the airport. For the neighborhood, see Love Field, Dallas, Texas (Neighborhood). Dallas Love Field (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL, FAA LID: DAL . As a result, air traffic controllers have been put on to retraining courses to reinforce the idea that an emergency landing always takes priority. Feb 26, 2007 Heli Air, Air Sofia, Bright Aviation Services,Scorpion Air and Vega airlines Bulgaria bans five freight carriers in bid to avoid EU aviation safety blacklist (1) A list of e-mail addresses of known spammers. See spam, spam filter, Blacklist of Internet Advertisers, greylisting and blackholing. Contrast with white list. (2) A list of Web sites that are considered off limits or dangerous. . Bulgarian authorities have withdrawn permission for five freight carriers to operate to the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community and a number of other allied states, in a bid to avoid its airlines being included on the EuropeanCommission's 'blacklist'. The Bulgarian ministry of transport has taken action against Vega Airlines, Heli Air, Air Sofia, Bright Aviation Services and Scorpion Air. It says that, as a result of the 21 February decision, the European Commission will not place any Bulgarian carrier - either passenger or cargo - on the blacklist, a revised version of which is due to be issued in a few days' time. All five cargo companies facing the restrictions are based in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and possess fleets primarily comprising Soviet-era aircraft. Feb 26, 2007 Heli Air, Air Sofia, Bright Aviation Services,Scorpion Air and Vega airlines Vega Airlines, Air Sofia and Bright Aviation Services operate Antonov An-12s. Scorpion Air and Heli Air also use Antonov turboprops as well as helicopters including Mil Mi-8s. They are being prohibited from operating to the European Union member states as well as to Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Bulgaria joined the European Union at the beginning of this year but regulators have restricted access to the internal European market as a result of concerns about the country's aviation safety oversight. The transport ministry says that European authorities will continue to monitor Bulgarian control over the aviation system. 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