Travel Safety Update.Apr 16, 2007 Spring snowstorm forces airlines to cancel flights A spring snowstorm in the Midwest forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights on Wednesday. About 400 flights were canceled 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 , and inbound and outbound flights were delayed by up to two hours. Apr 12, 2007 NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board asked FAA and NATCA NATCA National Air Traffic Controllers Association NATCA National Association of TAFE Councils & Associates to work together to revise controller work-scheduling policies to provide rest periods long enough to offer "sufficient restorative sleep" and to change shift rotations "to minimize disrupted sleep patterns, accumulation of sleep debt and decreased cognitive performance." Apr 12, 2007 Brazil Air Travel Safe But Lacks Controllers Brazil's air traffic control is understaffed and lacks modern equipment, but travel is still safe, aviation authorities told Congress on Wednesday. Apr 12, 2007 FAA to develop a "fatigue awareness and countermeasures [recurrent] training program" for controllers and schedulers to address incidence, causes and effects of fatigue as well as "the importance of using personal strategies to minimize fatigue." FAA also should require controllers to complete recurrent training in "resource management skills that will improve controller judgment, vigilance and safety awareness." Apr 12, 2007 US Safety Officials Warn Of Air Controller Fatigue Air traffic controllers should get more rest and step up safety vigilance, US safety investigators said on Tuesday in recommendations prompted by a deadly Comair crash last year and other close calls. Apr 11, 2007 CASA Ca´sa n. 1. A house or mansion. I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance. - Bret Harte. ups regional oversight Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the Australian federal agency responsible for the regulation of private and commercial flight. It was established on July 6 1995 when the air safety functions of the former Civil Aviation Authority of Australia were separated is working to improve regional airline safety following an accident report that cites its poor safety oversight as a contributory factor. The final report into the May 2005 crash of a Transair Fairchild Metro 23 at Lockhart River, Queensland Lockhart River is an Aboriginal community on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The population of 800 consists mostly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, whose descendents were forcibly moved to the area beginning in 1924. , contains 18 safety recommendations. Apr 10, 2007 Brazil's skies demilitarise Verb 1. demilitarise - do away with the military organization and potential of demilitarize unarm, disarm - take away the weapons from; render harmless neutralise, neutralize - make incapable of military action Brazil's government plans to gradually demilitarise its air traffic control system after recent labour actions by controllers created further chaos at the country's airports. Apr 10, 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 funding debate warrants travelers' attention Air travelers should pay attention to the debate over how to fund the nation's aging air traffic control system, writes Bob Retzlaff in the Post-Bulletin. The FAA has proposed creating a user-fee system that would include airlines, general aviation and corporate jets. Airlines support the FAA proposal and say the current system forces them to pay more than their share of ATC expenses. Apr 9, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). calls for information on system to track travelers The TSA has released a request for information on a system that would track passengers and baggage "as they move through the transportation system." The TSA hopes the system will ensure positive identification of all travelers from the time they make a reservation to the time they exit an airport at their destination. Apr 9, 2007 FAA to unveil program for recruiting disabled veterans The FAA this week will launch a job-training program to help disabled veterans get jobs as air traffic controllers and transportation systems pecialists. The FAA will announce the number of jobs available and how veterans may apply on April 10. Apr 9, 2007 Comair, Bombardier US NTSB this week sent recommendations regarding rest for air traffic controllers to both FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Assn. in response to its continuing investigation into last August's Comair Bombardier CRJ CRJ redirects here. For other meanings of CRJ see CRJ (disambiguation) The Bombardier CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. 100 crash at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX) is a public airport located in unincorporated Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, west of the city limits of and four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of the City of in addition to "four other incidents that provide clear and compelling evidence that controllers are sometimes operating in a state of fatigue because of their work schedules and poorly managed utilization of rest periods between shifts and that fatigue has contributed to controllers' errors." The board has not released its final report on the 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 accident. Apr 12, 2007 Garuda Indonesia PT (Persero) Perusahaan Penerbangan Garuda Indonesia, abbreviated to Garuda Indonesia, is the national airline of Indonesia. It is named after the mythical bird Garuda. In Indian Vedic tradition, Garuda is the carrier of the Hindu god Vishnu. , Yogyakarta Airport, Boeing Garuda Indonesia 737-400 that crashed last month, killing 21 people, was traveling at 410 kph when it hit the runway at Yogyakarta Airport, nearly twice normal speed, 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 report by Indonesia's Transport Committee obtained by Australian media. According to The Age, the pilots reported a fault in the reverse thrust of one engine prior to takeoff, FDRs revealed no mechanical problems before landing, weather was calm and reports of the two pilots arguing in the cockpit were unsubstantiated. While pilot error is seen as a major cause of the accident, the committee also concluded that the safety runoff on Yogyakarta's runway is too short and that rescue vehicles responding to the accident were too slow and insufficiently equipped. The report did not suggest a reason for the pilots' apparent ignoring of speed and flap warnings in the cockpit. Apr 9, 2007 TAM TAM received its IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. Operational Safety Audit Registration. Apr 9, 2007 Tarom Romanian Tarom Romanian became the 144th airline to receive its IATA Operational Safety Audit certification. Apr 12, 2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 9, 2007 |
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