Appointee Brings 30 Years Experience In Aviation Law
On Friday, Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced
Kerry B. Long has been appointed by President George W. Bush to
serve as chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Participants Will Develop Unmanned Search-And-Rescue
Vehicles
Building on 17 years of sponsoring student-focused competitions
involving the design and use of unmanned systems, the Association
for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) tells ANN it is
proud to sponsor a newly announced search-and-rescue unmanned air
vehicle (UAV) challenge in Australia.
Aviation law governs the operation of aircraft and the maintenance
of aviation facilities. Both federal and state governments have
enacted statutes and created administrative agencies to regulate
air traffic.
In 1805, Admiral Beaufort drew up a scale of wind strengths
related to commonly observable phenomena. From 0-10, calm to storm.
It's all right in the chart.
"It's unfathomable that more than five years after
September 11th, a measure as fundamental and simple as this one
still has not been implemented. Meticulously screening passengers
but giving workers open access is like installing an expensive home
security system but leaving your back door wide
open."
Source: Representative Nita Lowey, D-NY,
co-sponsor of a bill that would mandate airports to subject all
workers with access to secure and sterile areas the same screening
process as passengers.
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