Latest Air safety Stories
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Security Identification Systems (SISCO) has successfully completed integration of its A-PASS® 6 Life Safety Mustering Software and Search Plan Software with L-3 MAPPS' world-class Safety Management System (SMS), via the A-PASS® Event Notification (EVE) Service. A ship's captain and safety team will now, in real time, be able to monitor the status of any emergency mustering operation as well as any onboard search. During...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today named Mark Millam as Managing Director for Safety. Millam, who brings 30 years of experience in airline operations and safety, joins A4A from Compass Airlines, where he was director of safety and compliance and responsible for implementing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Management System (SMS) pilot program. Previously,...
MELBOURNE, Australia, February 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Airservices has introduced workforce planning software from leading Supply Chain Planning and Optimization solution provider, Quintiq, to assist in fatigue-related risk management of its Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to be used as a decision-making tool for shift rostering. Airservices is the nation's Air Navigation Service Provider and is responsible for ensuring that ATCs are able to safely manage over 11 per...
Pittsburgh-based InventHelp® attempts to submit clients’ inventions to companies for review. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) January 24, 2013 InventHelp®, America’s largest inventor service company, announces that one of its clients, an inventor from Colorado, has designed a brace that could prevent severe hand contractions, thus enabling the wearer to retain the use of his or her hand. This invention is patented. “Hand Brace” features two padded layers...
LONDON, January 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Annual industry event names finalists in the running to win prestigious award and confirms Yves Rossy (Jetman) as after dinner speaker Organisers of ATC Global 2013 today unveiled the finalists for its inaugural Excellence Awards, held in association with Air Traffic Management magazine. The prestigious award ceremony will take place at the Amsterdam RAI on the evening of Tuesday, 12th March 2013. This will...
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Although many people in the world have a fear of flying, a new report highlighted in a CNN article suggests that air travel may be becoming safer. The article cites new data recently released by the Netherlands-based Aviation Safety Network (ASN), that assesses aircraft accidents and subsequent fatalities; not only did this research observe an improvement in the 10-year average of fatalities, but also suggests 2012 was the safest year...
FAREHAM, England, January 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NATS, the UK based global provider of air traffic services and solutions, has launched a dedicated US website, http://www.nats.aero/us, to promote its expertise in the country. The United States is a key strategic market for NATS, which opened an office in Washington, D.C. in October 2011. Since then it has been providing first hand air traffic management expertise to support key FAA bids. In September 2012, NATS...
NASA NASA Dryden's versatile F/A-18 Full Scale Advanced Systems Testbed (FAST) aircraft recently completed a series of flights that explored reducing fuel consumption during cruise flight conditions by making small modifications to existing control laws and mechanisms in the aircraft's flight control computer. As part of the Intelligent Control for Performance (ICP) research project, a special computer code called a peak-seeking algorithm was programmed into the aircraft’s Airborne...
Flight Attendants and Supporters Hold Massive Demonstration at Event Featuring Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and supporters from the Broward County labor community protested today outside a conference where Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza was a guest speaker. With hundreds in attendance, demonstrators called attention to the inequities Flight...
Flight Attendants Will Demonstrate During CEO Ben Baldanza's Appearance at Equity Conference WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), will protest on Friday, December 7 against management delays in negotiations. Flight Attendants are fed up after five years of negotiations; they expect a fair contract now. While Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza addresses the 2012 INVEST Florida...
