Resolution To Deter Terrorist Travel By Sharing Airline
Passengers’ Names Passes Upper Chamber
The U.S. Senate has cleared a resolution emphasizing the
importance of sharing airline passengers’ names with other
countries to deter terrorist travel, sending a message of
disapproval of European Union (EU) efforts to weaken an existing
data-sharing agreement with the U.S.
Regional Jet On Approach Directed To Overfly Departing
Flight
The NTSB is investigating an air traffic control incident
involving two regional jets that occurred on Monday, May 16, 2011
at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
Admits Measure Could Slow Conference Negotiations On FAA
Reauthorization Bill
Citing the need for Congress to swiftly approve necessary FAA
reauthorization legislation, Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA) said
Friday he has withdrawn his amendment in an effort to streamline
the regulatory process for the transportation industry.
NASA Sets Initial Date For Launch Of Final Shuttle Mission
NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, commander of the STS-134 space
shuttle mission aboard the International Space Station, expressed
confidence about the future of the U.S. role in space exploration
during media interviews Thursday.
Twenty-Million Dollar Facility Replaces Tower Built In
1963
The FAA dedicated a new airport traffic control tower for Long
Island MacArthur Airport Friday that will replace the one that has
served the airport since 1963.
HTF7500E Engine Expected To Reduce Nitrous Oxide Levels By Up
To 25 Percent
Honeywell has reached a flight testing milestone on what is says
is its most energy efficient engine ever, the HTF7500E. The
engine powering Embraer’s Legacy series 450/500 business jets
has completed approximately 20 flights and more than 140 test hours
on Honeywell’s B757 flying test bed.
CF-1 Aircraft Has Already Completed Half Its Planned Test
Flights For This Year
Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday in a news release that
the test aircraft for the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter have exceeded test and evaluation program goals so far this
year.
Instrument Is Also Certified For Retrofit In CRJ700,
CRJ900
Rockwell Collins announced Thursday at the 36th Annual Regional
Airlines Association (RAA) Convention in Nashville, TN, that its
AHS-4000 Attitude and Reference Heading System (AHRS) is now
certified on the Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft.
"We simply cannot accept changes to the agreement that
could limit our ability to identify and arrest terrorists or
potential terrorists in the future.” Source: Senator
Joe Lieberman.
Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an
airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course,
heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed
time.
Beginning as an Air Force Photographer in 1943, Frank Ambrose
now operates a studio in Gloversville, New York specializing in
Commercial, Industrial and Portrait photography.