During a visit to the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System
Command Center on Wednesday, U. S. Secretary of Transportation
Norman Y. Mineta announced a series of new steps aimed at reducing
potential gridlock and delays during this year’s upcoming
peak travel period, including the creation of new air traffic
“express lanes,” within many of our nation’s most
heavily congested routes. The majority of aviation delays are
caused by bad weather, the Secretary said, and managing these
delays is particularly challenging during the spring and summer
months. He said the Department’s plan for managing delays
includes a new, innovative approach to air traffic operations that
creates “express lanes” wi
Sir Richard Branson's reach into the aviation industry is ever
so deep, as evidenced by Virgin Atlantic Airways latest expansion
plans. The airline announced that plans to order two more A340-600
aircraft, recruit 1,400 staff, add new routes to Cuba and the
Bahamas, while expanding capacity on existing routes. The expansion
plans for the next year come as Branson, Virgin's Chairman, claims
there are encouraging signs commercial aviation is returning to
health.
The 29th Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference, co-sponsored
by Airports Council International-North America (ACI- NA), will be
held today and tomorrow -- March 25-26, 2004 -- at the Washington,
DC Convention Center. Throughout the conference, speakers and
panels comprised of government and industry officials will address
the future of the U.S. aviation system under the theme "The 2nd
Century of Flight: The Outlook for Commercial and Civil
Aviation."
AD NUMBER: 2004-06-01
MANUFACTURER: Fairchild Dornier
SUBJECT: Main Landing Gear Assembly
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD), applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 series
airplanes, that requires replacement of the existing main landing
gear (MLG) leg assembly with a modified assembly.
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