Travel Safety Update.Oct 1, 2007 Air traffic control facilities should have redundant safety systems. Association of Corporate Travel Executives | The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is a not-for-profit professional association of business travel stakeholders throughout the world. The ACTE purpose is to advance the interests of the business travel industry, to promote industry networking Executive Director Susan Gurley was alarmed to hear about the shutdown of air traffic control operations around Memphis, Tenn., earlier this week. "I find it hard to believe, and unsatisfactory, that the functions of this air traffic control center became unhinged with the failure of a single telephone line. There should have been a number of redundant systems available to automatically switch around this problem," Gurley said. Sep 28, 2007 President George W. Bush met with officials from the FAA and Transportation Department on Sept. 27 to hear how they plan to alleviate 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. and delays at the nation's busiest airports. "We've got a problem. We understand there's a problem, and we're going to address the problem," Bush said after meeting Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Mary Peters could refer to either:
adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. airports, adding that federal action could be taken if they fail to do so. Sep 28, 2007 Transportation Department figures show that US airline delays are on a record pace for 2007. For the year to July, delays surpassed the 1 million mark, up more than 20 percent from the same period a year ago. Nearly a third of flights are late or canceled and more than 50,000 by July had ground delays of between one and five hours, a 40 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Some aviation experts, lawmakers and regulators blame airline overscheduling for delays while others say the government has failed to upgrade the aging air traffic system to handle the millions of arrivals and departures each year. Airlines scheduled a record 647,000 flights in July alone. Sep 28, 2007 Delays have been a chronic problem for the industry for nearly a decade, interrupted only by the aviation downturn that followed the hijacking hijacking Crime of seizing possession or control of a vehicle from another by force or threat of force. Although by the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when attacks of 2001. Past efforts by airlines and regulators to reduce or rearrange schedules at some of the most congested airports have provided temporary relief at best. Mike Boyd Mike Boyd is a Canadian police officer, who was sworn in as Toronto's interim Chief of Police from March 1, 2005. to April 6, 2005. His appointment followed the controversial tenure of Julian Fantino, whose term as police chief was marked by both a tough approach to crime and , an industry consultant, said the steps announced by the Bush administration are too late and only "dumb down dumb down verb A popular term for simplifying language to a less sophisticated–ergo, 'dumb'–audience " the system. "Every flight is full, airlines are meeting the nation's demands. The air traffic system is behind," Boyd said, adding that airlines had failed over the years to forcefully demand improvements in air traffic services. Sep 27, 2007 Feds could improve air delay situation. After watching passengers endure a summer of air delays and cancellations, then-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. finally told airlines that they would have to reduce their schedules at crowded airports. The current state of air travel in the U.S. is intolerable, and government officials should be stepping in to fix it. Sep 27, 2007 Airspace redesign plan not popular on the ground. The FAA's plan to redesign air traffic flow to major East Coast airports has produced a groundswell ground·swell n. 1. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 2. of opposition from residents of the areas over which planes are going to be rerouted. Rockland County, N.Y., has filed a lawsuit to halt the change, and groups in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut may follow its example. Sep 24, 2007 With strong traffic growth in Asia set to stay for the foreseeable future, the authorities in China and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. must ensure airport and air traffic control. Sep 24, 2007 Beechcraft, Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. A fixed-wing twin-engine Beechcraft 18 crashed alongside the busy Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale in Florida on 23 September. The pilot of the small cargo aircraft A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a is in a critical condition in hospital with a broken leg, broken arm and a large gash on his forehead. Fire rescue crews were amazed to find the pilot alive, said sheriff's office spokesman Mike Jachles. "There was no cockpit when they arrived on scene," he said. "He was breathing and conscious. He told the medics Med´ics n. 1. Science of medicine. the engine cut out on take-off." The pilot (now in a critical condition) of cargo aircraft, a Beech 18, surveys the carnage shortly before being hospitalised Sep 24, 2007 Delta Air Lines, McDonnell-Douglas Jet engine fire grounds Delta Air Lines flight in Indianapolis; no one hurt. An airliner headed from Indianapolis to Atlanta on Thursday Sept. 27 afternoon never got off the ground when an engine caught fire, 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. Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport (IATA: IND, ICAO: KIND, FAA LID: IND) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. officials. The McDonnell-Douglas MD-88 airplane stopped on a runway and the fire was put out by airport firefighters, said Susan Sullivan, spokeswoman for the Indianapolis Airport Authority Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) is a governmental board responsible for owning, developing and operating several public airport and one public heliport facilities located in and around Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. . Delta Flight 1253, with 132 passengers and a crew of five, was scheduled to leave Indianapolis for Hartsfield Jackson International airport at 3:02 p.m. Sept. 27, said Susan Elliott of Delta Air Lines corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . The jet was ready to make a departure from Indianapolis when the pilots thought they had a blown tire, the takeoff was aborted a·bort v. a·bort·ed, a·bort·ing, a·borts v.intr. 1. To give birth prematurely or before term; miscarry. 2. To cease growth before full development or maturation. 3. and airport firefighters were called, and found the fire in the left engine of the two-engine airliner. No injuries were reported., a bus was sent to the airplane to pick up passengers and return them to the terminal where they were rebooked on other flights. Sep 28, 2007 Memphis FAA closed Memphis airspace for three hours. The failure of a major telephone line Sept. 25 at the regional air-traffic control air-traffic control air n → Flugsicherung f center in Memphis, Tenn., forced the FAA to reroute flights already in the air and ground or reroute flights that were due to travel through the area. Operations were back to normal by about 3:30 p.m., said spokeswoman for the FAA. Sep 26, 2007 Memphis Airport Outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. closed Memphis airspace for three hours. The failure of a major telephone line serving the regional air-traffic control center in Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25 forced the FAA to reroute flights already in the air and ground or reroute flights that were due to travel through the area. The outage was the latest in a string of embarrassing air traffic equipment and other problems this past spring and summer that spotlighted the aging system that handles thousands of flights daily. Sep 27, 2007 Memphis Airport, AT&T Memphis airport outage caused by AT&T line failure. An failure of equipment maintained by AT&T was behind the air traffic control outage suffered in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday, according to an FAA official. The outage lasted for about three hours and limited the center's ability to communicate with flights passing through its airspace, shutting down all airline traffic within 250 miles of Memphis. Sep 28, 2007 SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Scandinavian Airlines, Bombardier SAS Scandinavian Airlines said on Sept. 28 it planned to restart flights using its Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 planes on October 4. SAS has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights because its fleet of Dash 8 Q400 aircraft have been grounded after two SAS planes crash-landed due to undercarriage problems. "SAS will deploy the first Q400 aircraft on Thursday, October 4, with the remaining Q400 aircraft returning to operation during the following days," the company said in a statement. Sep 28, 2007 SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Bombardier Last week, the Danish Civil Aviation Administration (CAA Caa See CCC. ) said the flight ban on SAS Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 aircraft would be lifted gradually as each plane is inspected. The CAA currently holds the rotating chairmanship of Scandinavian aviation authorities, which also include Sweden and Norway. Half of SAS is owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Sep 25, 2007 SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Bombardier SAS Scandinavian Airlines said on Sept. 25 it expected its fleet of Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 aircraft to remain grounded for at least another week after crash landings earlier this month due to undercarriage failures. "We estimate that the required inspections and replacements of components will keep our Q400 (aircraft) on the ground for at least another week," SAS said in a statement. SAS, which has cancelled hundreds of flights since September 12, has said grounding the 27 planes, made by Canadian firm Bombardier, costs up to SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. 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. 15 million kronor per day. Sep 25, 2007 SAS Scandinavian, Bombardier SAS Scandinavian said it is not yet able to estimate the potential total financial damage from the grounding of its 27 Bombardier DHC-8-Q400s, now in its 17th day. The carrier has said it is losing about SEK10-SEK15 million ($1.5-$2.3 million) daily. A spokesperson said that SAS is wet-leasing several aircraft from other companies to allow it to operate an "emergency" schedule. "The number of aircraft we lease varies every day," the spokesperson explained. Sep 28, 2007 SAS Sweden, Bombardier SAS Sweden, which normally flies seven Bombardier DHC-8-Q400s daily, has been able to operate a relatively regular schedule. "In Sweden we can handle the situation quite well [because] we can use capacity from SAS Norway and from our subsidiary Finland Blue1," the spokesperson said. The main problem is with SAS Denmark; on Sept. 26, SAS cancelled 60 flights to and from Copenhagen. The spokesperson said the airline does not know when the first Q400 will be airborne again; "We have to do test flights and then we make the decision on when we start service again." Sep 28, 2007 TAM, Airbus Brazil's National Civil Aviation Council imposed new rules for airline operations at Sao Paulo Congonhas beginning Oct. 1, changes that were anticipated in the wake of the fatal TAM Airbus A320 crash in July that killed 199 people. According to TAM, from Oct. 1 flights departing from Congonhas can only fly to destinations within 1,000 km. of the airport. In addition, all flights to and from CGH CGH Comparative Genomic Hybridization CGH Changi General Hospital (Singapore) CGH Computer-Generated Hologram CGH Community General Hospital (Syracuse, NY) must be direct, eliminating all stopovers and connections at the airport. Operations will be restricted to 33 movements per hr., down from 46 prior to the accident and a high of 62 earlier this decade. 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