Travel Safety Update.May 14, 2007 FAA administrator says satellite navigation will ease congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. : New technology could help ease congestion in the Phoenix airspace, 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. Blakey, who spoke Wednesday during a symposium on aviation, said more precise satellite navigation would allow more planes to fly in less space and reduce delays related to poor weather. May 10, 2007 Airlines equip jets with RNP RNP abbr. ribonucleoprotein RNP see ribonucleoprotein. technology Several airlines are upgrading their jets to fly more precise routes, a move that represents the "tipping point The point in time in which a technology, procedure, service or philosophy has reached critical mass and becomes mainstream. See network effect. See also tip and ring. " for a technology that also will reduce air-traffic delays, pollution and noise, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said Tuesday. Air Transport Association 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. James May For the British body snatcher, James May, see . James Daniel May (born January 16th 1963 in Bristol, England) is a television presenter and award-winning journalist. said the efforts demonstrate that the industry "is migrating as rapidly as possible to NextGen." May 9, 2007 New navigation technology flying high Satellite-based navigation is helping airlines use less fuel and make safer runway approches. The technology is being promoted by the FAA and being used at 40 airports around the country currently. "You're flying a more precise, reliable path," says Alison Duquette, an FAA spokeswoman. "You know exactly where the aircraft is at all times." Houston May 8, 2007 Takeoff times may be a problem this summer Bad weather and other delays at airlines could cause long waits this summer, just in time for peak travel time. The 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 Times' Joe Sharkey writes that packed domestic flights and shrinking passenger planes aren't helping the problem, and travelers might experience more down time than ever at airports this year. May 8, 2007 Virginia high-rises raise concerns about aircraft safety Virginia's Arlington County Board approved construction of two high-rise towers in the Rosslyn area north of Reagan National Airport despite concerns that the buildings would affect aircraft flying to and from the airport. The FAA has opposed the project and could still block it. May 7, 2007 Boeing, Kenya Airways Kenya Airways, the national airline of Kenya, based in Nairobi, Africa, started operations on 4 February 1977 It operates scheduled services throughout Africa and to Europe and the Indian subcontinent, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. No Chance Of Survivors From Kenya Airways Aircraft. A Kenya Airways plane that crashed after takeoff in Cameroon with 114 people on board is largely submerged in a swamp and there is no chance of survivors, Cameroon's civil protection service said on Monday. The Boeing 737-800 vanished early on Saturday shortly after leaving Douala for Nairobi in torrential rain. The aircraft was found late on Sunday not far from Douala Airport after nearly two days of fruitless searches in the south of the country. May 7, 2007 Gol, Boeing International Federation of Air Line Pilots Assns. said it was "outraged" to learn Brazil's Policia Federal recommended prosecution of Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino, the pilots of the Embraer Legacy that collided with a Gol 737-800 last September. Charges would be brought under section 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code penal code n. A body of laws relating to crimes and offenses and the penalties for their commission. penal code Noun the body of laws relating to crime and punishment Noun 1. "for placing a vessel or aircraft in jeopardy," 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. IFALPA IFALPA International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association . It called the action "flawed on a number of levels," noting among other things that the exclusion of the military-run air traffic control system from the investigation "is a staggering oversight." It called on the Brazilian Ministry of Justice "to take the opportunity to comply with the guidance of ICAO ICAO abbr. International Civil Aeronautics Organization Noun 1. ICAO - the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 13 concerning post-accident prosecution and to correct the premature action of the Pol?cia Federal by waiting until the findings of the technical investigation are reported by CINTRA." May 11, 2007 Kenya Airways Cameroon Data from a French satellite station led Cameroon rescuers 150 km off track as they searched last weekend for a crashed Kenya Airways plane in which 114 people died, Cameroon's government said. May 11, 2007 Kenya Airways, Boeing Kenya Airways said yesterday that 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. from the Boeing 737-800 that crashed after takeoff from Douala on Saturday, killing all 115 on board, was recovered "and appears to be in good condition," adding that "the recovery is still going on under very difficult circumstances" and that the airline is flying victims' relatives to Cameroon while working to "put measures in place to minimize disruptions on our flight schedules." May 9, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar 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. 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