Posts Tagged ‘FAA’
 

 

FAA: Runway Incursions Down 50 Percent from 2009

The DOT and FAA announced on Friday that the number of serious runway incursions at the nation’s airports has dropped by 50 percent from 2009.
by BNO News
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A UPS Airbus A300 (N166UP) delivering Christmas cheer to Des Moines

Final Call: Man Tries to Smuggle 247 Live Animals Onto Plane, Major Southwest and AirTran Unions Agree to Seniority Pacts

Pilots and flight attendants at the newly merged Southwest and AirTran have agreed to combine their seniority lists, travel sites are pissed at Google, more claims of dangerous radiation from TSA scanners, and more...
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Anatomy of a Story: Why the ‘Airliner Hacking’ Claim is Bull

A recent claim in a Wired article has people fearing that control of their airliners can be taken over by a hacker. We explain why this is utterly ridiculous.
by John Steffen and Phil Derner Jr.
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American Airlines 757 N645AA

FAA To Order 757 Fuselage Inspections After Holes and Cracks Found

Aviation regulators will order tougher inspections of hundreds of Boeing 757 planes worldwide, after a recent in-flight incident that left a hole in the fuselage of an American Airlines plane.
by BNO News
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Baltimore Airport Awarded $15 Million in Stimulus Cash for Safety and Efficiency Upgrades

BWI has received one of the largest Recovery Act grants awarded by the FAA for reconstruction of an aircraft parking apron, a new deicing fluid collection system, and new communications systems.
by BNO News
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