Travel Safety Update.Aug 13, 2007 N.Y. airspace adversely affected by 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 system, corporate jet traffic. The US Department of Transportation released statistics this week showing that 68.1% of flights in June landed on time. When asked about airports in the Northeast being particularly affected by delays, a Delta spokesman said, "We continue to note the Northeast is particularly hampered by the antiquated [air traffic control] system, as well as disproportionate corporate jet traffic." Aug 10, 2007 Plane Crashes In Polynesia, At Least 14 Dead A passenger aircraft plunged into the sea in French Polynesia French Polynesia, officially Territory of French Polynesia, internally self-governing overseas country (2002 pop. 245,516) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is Papeete, on Tahiti. on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, with another six still missing at nightfall when a search was suspended, French authorities in Papeete said. Aug 10, 2007 Airlines are arguing that flight delays will worsen if Congress fails to fund ATC system modernization. Commercial carriers and their passengers provide more than 90% of the taxes that fund the system, yet they consume closer to 74% of the costs of running it, the FAA estimates. Airlines arguing for a change in how the system is funded have released an advertising campaign calling for the end of corporate jet subsidies by commercial airline passengers. 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. noted that commercial carriers pay $3,600 in fees and taxes for a flight from 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 to Los Angeles, but a corporate jet traveling the same route contributes only $300. Aug 8, 2007 PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, radio interview with FAA's Blakey. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey calls for a move to a satellite-based ATC system in order to handle more traffic in a more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly way that also has an extra margin of safety. "Right now what's happening is that you find that the commercial carriers are paying more than the cost that their requirements imply," Blakey said. She also notes that business jets are paying relatively little into the system. Aug 8, 2007 Barco, NCS (Network Call Signaling) CableLabs version of MGCP. See MGCP/MEGACO. NCS - Network Computing System: Apollo's RPC system used by DEC and Hewlett-Packard.The protocol has been adopted by OSF. Communications Engineering Barco, in cooperation with NCS Communications Engineering, Singapore, received operational acceptance by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡民航局, Pinyin: Xīnjīapō Mínghángjú; Malay: Penguasa Penerbangan Awam Singapura), contrasted by the popularised logo and initials of CAAS for the arrival management system at Changi. According to Barco, the AMS AMS - Andrew Message System features "automatic en-route holding advice generation in order to avoid 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. in the approach area. This unique feature, which has never been put into operation before, lowers the operating costs of the airlines by enabling economically optimal high-level holding instead of low-altitude delay absorption methods." Aug 9, 2007 Boeing The FAA is superseding superseding taking over a case of a patient under treatment by another veterinarian. In general terms this is poor professional etiquette unless the other veterinarian has been consulted and agrees to the change. an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections of the shim installation between the vertical flange flange (flanj) a projecting border or edge; in dentistry, that part of the denture base which extends from around the embedded teeth to the border of the denture. flange n. 1. and bulkhead, and repair if necessary. This new AD adds, for certain airplanes, an inspection for cracking of the four critical fastener holes in the horizontal flange, and repair if necessary. This AD results from reports of cracking in the pylon pylon (Greek: “gateway”) In modern construction, a tower that gives support, such as the steel towers between which electrical wires are strung or the piers of a bridge. under bolts that appear to be undamaged during the existing AD inspections. Aug 10, 2007 Southwest Airlines Air traffic control and funding need updating. A Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine article says there is no doubt that the U.S.'s 1950s-era air traffic control system is overburdened by the need to juggle too many planes in limited airspace and that the passenger headaches caused by congestion and delays are only going to get worse. An updated, satellite-based air traffic control system will solve the problem and pay dividends for the environment by allowing planes to fly shorter, more direct routes to their destinations. The update in technology needs to be accompanied by updated funding methods: Commercial passengers have long subsidized corporate jets, and it's time to correct that by charging everyone for the resources they use. Aug 10, 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 service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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