All articles by John Croft – Page 77
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American Airlines to launch wi-fi wireless in USA next year
American Airlines and airborne telecom provider AirCell will launch a wireless broadband...
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Brazilian aviation authorities to keep open mind in TAM A320 crash
Brazil's accident investigation agency CENIPA is not ruling out mechanical failure as its probe into the TAM...
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ACSS expects to complete runway incursion aid next year
L-3 subsidiary ACSS plans to develop a new runway incursion prevention tool that uses a class 2 electronic flight...
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FAA creates office for datamining safety specialists
The US Federal Aviation Administration says approval is "imminent" for a new internal safety office within the agency that...
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NTSB: Confirmation bias, cockpit chatter unravels Comair pilots at Lexington
The pilots of the Comair Bombardier CRJ100 that crashed on take-off at Lexington, Kentucky's Blue Grass airport ...
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NASA: Astronauts lit prior to blast-off
A NASA health report commissioned in the wake of a love-triangle scandal has found that two astronauts were cleared for flight despite evidence of intoxication.
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FAA: 'We weren't connecting the dots'
Following revelations of the situational awareness obstacles faced by the Comair pilots at Lexington last year, the US Federal...
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Embraer constructs second of three Phenom service centres
Embraer has started construction on the second of three planned factory-owned service centres in the USA for the Phenom...
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FAA proposes streamlined cert for large private jets
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to simplify the process that private aircraft owners can choose to follow...
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Coast Guard: four options for Loran future
The US Coast Guard, operator of the Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran) system in the USA and...
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Eclipse readies host of fixes for Eclipse 500
Even if start-up air taxi DayJet had its critical launch mass of 10 Eclipse...
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FAA: new separation standards more realistic
The US Federal Aviation Administration says a new method for defining reportable operational errors by controllers who allow...
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US Congress stalls on FAA funding structure, user fees
The way in which the US Federal Aviation Administration and its next-generation air traffic management modernisation project...
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Air taxi firm struggles in winter weather forcing it to shed aircraft
Point2Point Airways , an air taxi start-up based in Bismark, North Dakota, has returned or liquidated its fleet of three...
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FAA to study low-cost envelope protection
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a new general aviation research project aimed at reducing reduce...
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FAA seat safety rule will increase costs
SAFETY JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC FAA seat safety rule will increase costs New US Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Linear Air brings home first Eclipse 500
Air-taxi operator Linear Air expects its first Eclipse 500 very...
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Jet card reseller takes wing
A new California-based company claims to be the first to resell jet card or fractional memberships on the open market, giving sellers a better return on...