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Safety

NTSB hearing is for the birds

While only one in five birdstrikes is ever reported, one unusual strike this past January 15, with an even more remarkable outcome, gained global attention
Safety

NTSB Hearing Held on US Airways 1549 Ditching

On Tuesday, the NTSB opened a three-day hearing to focus on the January 15 ditching on New York’s Hudson River by an Airbus A320 operating as US Airways fl

After a tumultuous year, RAA members take stock

What will the regional airline industry look like when the economic dust settles? That’s the question the Regional Airline Association challenged its panel
Avionics

FlightAware offers free flight-planning software

Daniel Baker, CEO of FlightAware (Booth No.
Avionics

Low-cost altimeter aimed at bizav market

FreeFlight Systems announced that FAA certification was awarded in August for its RA 4000 radar altimeter, a package listed at $8,665 that consists of a re
Avionics

GEN-X flight bag meets Class 2 and 3 standards

The GEN-X electronic flight bag (EFB) made by DAC International and displayed at NBAA Booth No.
Avionics

CMC a ubiquitous presence in dozens of bizav products

“When you think of a Honeywell navigation system, it’s in fact, built on a CMC unit,” said Bruce Bailey, v-p of commercial aviation at CMC Electronics, whi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Customers can outsource their coffee water

The new Hi-Fly “t” series of espresso and coffee makers by Iacobucci HF Electronics S.p.A., enables brewers to connect their own external source of water r
Training and Workforce

Century CRM adds instructors

Century CRM announced the addition of two pilot instructors to allow the company to host multiple cockpit resource management courses concurrently.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Yankee Pacific gaining traction

Completions group Yankee Pacific Aerospace of Rye, N.H., is celebrating just its second anniversary, but that hasn’t stopped the company from contemplating
Regulations and Government

Authors: GA to blame for airport congestion

“Business jets pose a serious problem for the future of the aviation system,” writes George Donohue in Terminal Chaos: Why U.S.

Suspended aviation

“Five hundred years from now, you’ll want to be able to pop open something on the aircraft and see how it worked,” noted David Hahn, acting collections man
Airports

Kai Tak Airport

Though the former Hong Kong International Airport–Kai Tak–closed on July 5, 1998, its passenger terminal, control tower and hangars remain in ad hoc use, r

A sea of troubles for Hong Kong: Public and charter ops and airlines struggle

“Kowloon City used to be the place for dinner before flying from Kai Tak Airport.
Regulations and Government

Authors Promote Privatized, Fee-for-service ATC

George Donohue and Russell Shaver launched a book and speaking tour for “Terminal Chaos: Why U.S.
Regulations and Government

Speculators blamed for high fuel prices

There is no short-term fix for the high price of oil, concluded panelists at the Air Service Energy Summit, held on July 10 in Washington, D.C.
Airports

Lawmakers can still sink Meigs/O’Hare airport pact

A fragile and intricate set of deals last month promise to keep Meigs Field (CGX) open until 2026, but the Illinois General Assembly could still reverse th
Airports

Fickle politics determine Meig's fate

Despite a new blizzard of support for Meigs Field (CGX) using every media, general aviation’s most famous single-runway airport is set to close permanently
Regulations and Government

Under siege by Italian regs, Gandalf digs in at Bergamo

An unknown municipium in the Roman days, the city of Bergamo, Italy, was sacked and set on fire in the early Middle Ages.

New startups count on ‘anti-airline’ sentiment

Phil Garfinkle has nothing to fear but the lack of fear itself.
Airports

New operator sought for Midway Atoll airport

Early last month Midway Phoenix, a subsidiary of Phoenix Air Group of Cartersville, Ga., and the U.S.
Airports

Milan’s trio of airports each sing their own song

Commuting from the central business district of Milan, Italy, to its three airports, the advantages of Linate and its eight-minute ride become obvious.
Rotorcraft

Exhibit celebrates helo’s role in news gathering

When the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., opened last month to tell the tale of news gathering, publication and broadcast and to champio
Training and Workforce

Men in black looking for suspicious aliens

As of June 13 at least 50,500 foreign nationals in the U.S.
Airports

Midway Island Airport operation in jeopardy

Midway Phoenix of Cartersville, Ga., operates Midway Island Airport (MDY), some 1,200 mi northwest of Honolulu.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

The 2003 Budget: From the Outside Looking In

The 2003 Budget in Brief is, as the title implies, brief, but its complexity still leads the aviation alphabet groups to cherrypick for comment, while news
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

FAA nets small increase in 2003 budget funding

The President’s Budget of the United States has usually been delivered by the Government Printing Office to Congress bound in a sober, solid navy.

Unmanned helo fits in an SUV

CybAero president Peter Muhlrad said users can pack the Vantage unmanned helicopter in a Chevy Suburban and have it aloft in 20 minutes with no specialized

New Enstrom Guardian for Plaquemines Parish patrol

The newly established airborne law enforcement unit of the Plaquemines Parish, La.