All articles by David Learmount – Page 50
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Pilots strive for common European crew security policy
Flights in Europe are sometimes delayed or cancelled because pilots can not get through security procedures in time, the International Federation of Airline...
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Controller retrained after San Francisco near-collision
It has emerged that two Embraer regional aircraft came close to colliding at a San Francisco International airport runway intersection due to an air traffic...
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ARINC launches common-use wireless gatelink system
Arinc is launching what it claims is the first common-use high-capacity wireless gatelink system . Airlines are expected increasingly to use wireless...
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Recent US ruway incursion incidents
Recent US runway incursion incidents include: 6 May 2007, Los Angeles International airport: a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 carrying 172 passengers...
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NewsPictures: Near-miss at San Francisco runway intersection
A controller's error led two aircraft at San Francisco International airport - one landing and one taking off - to come within an estimated 9m (30ft) of...
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Pilot and controller anti-collision tools can clash
Near-simultaneous operation of pilot and air traffic controller collision warning systems in the event of a conflict can produce a reaction that degrades...
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Simulated environment gets real
Full-flight simulation with a realistic air traffic control environment on the ground and in the air is becoming a reality following a link-up between CAE...
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The twin safety net problem
The pilots' airborne collision avoidance system is a transponder-based system that communicates with similar devices on aircraft in the vicinity. In the...
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Lufthansa Services EFB trials on A340
Within a few months Lufthansa Systems says it expects to have certificated an advanced Class 2 electronic...
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Proposed CAA rules pose security questions for business aviation
Proposed action by the UK Civil Aviation Authority to publish...
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Eurocontrol pushes surveillance by multilateration
Eurocontrol is pushing air traffic management surveillance by multilateration as one of the future's safest and most accurate alternatives to radar and automatic...
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Brazilian pilots indicted
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) says it is "astounded" by the decision of Judge Murilo Mendes of the Brazilian...
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NewsMixed mode hope for Heathrow
The world's most congested two-runway airport shelves proposals for time-based separation procedures
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How airport development could help the UK
Last year the UK undersecretary of state for transport Derek Twigg made a statement to parliament describing the state of the government's plans for "examining...