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| AVflash! Safety Revisited: The Reno Air
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NTSB
SUGGESTS CHANGES FOR RENO RACES
The NTSB is still working to
complete its investigation of last year's fatal
crash at the Reno Air Races, but on Tuesday, board chairman Deborah
Hersman announced a half dozen safety recommendations that she hopes the
race organizers will implement before the races resume in September. "We
believe these recommendations can go a long way toward preventing future
accidents," she said at a news conference at the Reno airport. The
suggestions to race organizers include changes to the course design and
layout, improvements to the methods used to track and resolve
discrepancies found during pre-race aircraft inspections, required pilot
training in G-force tolerance, and better ramp safety, such as keeping
fuel trucks farther from the race area and improving the placement of
barriers. Hersman also emphasized that pilots should document that
highly modified aircraft have been exposed to realistic race conditions
-- high speeds and high g-loads -- before the race. More...
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F-15s
INTERCEPT KOREAN AIRLINER
As North Korea gets ready to launch
a rocket generally acknowledged to be an ICBM, NORAD was taking no
chances Tuesday when a bomb threat involving a South Korean airliner in
the air off the west coast of Canada was phoned in. F-15 fighters from
Portland intercepted the Korean Airlines Boeing 777 off British Columbia
and escorted the plane to a Royal Canadian Air Force base at Comox on
Vancouver Island. The aircraft, carrying 149 passengers, took off from
Vancouver for Seoul at 2:35 p.m. PDT and was on the ground in Comox at
5:23 p.m. Comox is about 50 miles from Vancouver. "Wing emergency
personnel are responding to the location and are securing the aircraft
in accordance with normal procedures. All emergency services on the Wing
have been activated," said RCAF spokesman Lt. Trevor Reid.
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U.S.,
BRAZIL SIGN AVIATION DEAL
News
that Boeing and Embraer will cooperate on future unspecified development
projects is part of a much larger package of cooperation between Brazil
and the U.S. to help the emerging South American country modernize and
expand its air transportation system. The U.S. Trade and Development
Agency announced Monday an interagency effort that will
allow U.S. businesses to create new opportunities in Brazil's burgeoning
aviation sector. Embraer and Boeing are among the six initial
participants in the U.S.-Brazil Aviation Partnership. "We are excited to
work together to support the growth of Brazil's dynamic aviation sector
and deepen our commercial engagement with Brazil," said USTDA Director
Leocadia Zak. Other government departments taking part in the project
are the State Department, TSA and FAA, and Brazilian opportunities will
be on display later this year. More...
BOEING,
EMBRAER TO COLLABORATE
Boeing and Embraer will "work together
to benefit their customers, their companies and the global aviation
industry," the two companies announced on Monday. The companies didn't
offer any details about what this cooperation would produce, but said
they will work together to develop commercial aircraft features that
enhance safety and efficiency and to develop sustainable aviation
biofuels. They will also look for other areas to work together "to bring
mutual benefit and value to customers." The announcement was made on the
same day that the governments of Brazil and the U.S. agreed to expand
cooperation on civil aviation matters. More...
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ONLINE
MATCHMAKING FOR CHARTERS
PlaneFinder, an
online matchmaking service for on-demand charter operators and potential
customers, has turned the tables on the usual arrangement for bringing
the two together. Customers can still shop for available flights but now
aircraft operators can also shop for available customers. "Customers can
anonymously post their travel plans and charter companies have access to
search through the database and find passengers for their aircraft,"
said Managing Director Justin Beitler. More...
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| A Major in Computer Science with a Minor in
Airbus? | | back to
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UNIVERSITY
OFFERS TYPE RATINGS
The Florida Institute of Technology says
it's the first post-secondary institution to graduate students with type
ratings in modern jet airliners. Juan Villa-Navarro and Sidney Callaghan
completed the Jet Transition and Commercial Type Rating course as part
of their bachelor's degree program at the Melbourne campus. They both
earned type ratings in the A320. Type ratings are also available in
Boeing 737NG. "The courses will prepare them well and provide all the
ratings necessary to go directly to a major airline. This represents the
gold standard in collegiate flight training," said Ken Stackpoole, vice
president for Aviation Programs and dean of the College of Aeronautics.
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FAWCETT
TO TAS
 | | Michelle
Fawcett |
Michelle Fawcett has joined TAS Aircraft
Sales. She was most recently program manager for Cirrus Certified
Pre-Owned Aircraft. More...
HUFF
TO GULFSTREAM
 | | Tom
Huff |
Tom Huff is the new aviation safety officer
at Gulfstream. He was formerly the commander of the Naval Test Wing in
Patuxent River, where he also served as chief test pilot. More...
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