Impacts At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Measured By The Airport's Commission
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has measured environmental impacts of adopting FAA NextGen aircraft arrival procedures at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and has determined the new procedures have resulted in the biggest known air quality benefit of any single action in MSP history.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) continued its efforts to bolster worldwide aviation training capacity during the recently-held Fourth ICAO Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amended Agreement Extends Contract For An Additional Four Years
Following a tentative agreement announced on April 5, 2017, Teamster flight dispatchers at Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo have voted to ratify changes to their existing contract. One-hundred percent of the flight dispatchers voted, with 74 percent voting in favor of ratification.
Changing Procedures For Detecting Corrosion In Aft Fuselage Structure
The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) concerning procedural changes for detecting corrosion damage to the aft fuselage structure in the area of the vacuum waste tanks on Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 airplanes.