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September 15, 2011

U.S., Australia Agree To Cooperate In Alternative Aviation Fuel Development

Two Countries Will Exchange Information About Sources, Environmental Impacts, More

The FAA and Australia’s Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue research and development of clean, sustainable alternative aviation fuels. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Australian Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley signed the agreement Tuesday.

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ACI-NA Welcomes New Airline Stats

DOT Would Require Info To Assess Effects Of A La Carte Fees

Airline a la carte fees have allowed carriers to pay less in federal taxes, and distort traditional metrics for problems such as lost or mishandled bags. ACI-NA, Airports Council International-North America, is applauding efforts by the US Department of Transportation to gather additional data that will restore the integrity of the denominator in these equations.

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Troubled Canadians Hassled Entering US

Record-Sharing With US Includes Mentally Ill Travellers

Looking back on ten years since 9/11, it's obvious that if you've had an encounter with the police in your home country, you might expect some difficulty in getting cleared to board a flight to the US. But what if that encounter was over a suicide attempt, years in the past, or some other symptom of mental illness which was not a threat to anyone but yourself?

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DOT Proposes Electronic Cigarette Ban On U.S. Flights

LaHood: Ban Would "Reduce Confusion" Concerning Their Use

An NPRM published Wednesday in the Federal Register would ban even faux smoking aboard any domestic airline flight. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood  said the DOT is proposing to explicitly ban the use of electronic cigarettes on aircraft. “Airline passengers have rights, and this new rule would enhance passenger comfort and reduce any confusion surrounding the use of electronic cigarettes in flight,” said Secretary LaHood.

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Security Drops To Sixth Among US Public Concerns

But Not All Lawmakers Ready To Relax 'Security Theater'

The year 2011 may go down in history as the year the US Transportation Security Administration got a conscience. Or, at least a clue. After taking lumps over revealing body scans and so-called enhanced pat-downs of young children, TSA last week announced the deployment of less invasive scanners, and now Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says a revised pat-down procedure for children under 12 is being implemented.

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Boeing 747-8 Receives ICAO 'Heavy' Designation For Separation

Ruling Means Newest 747 Can Operate Under Same Separation Distance As 747-400

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has ruled that Boeing's new 747-8 will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400, designated as "heavy." ICAO, a United Nations agency tasked with codifying principles and techniques for international air navigation, sent a letter to all member nations recently saying that a team of wake experts had examined flight test and simulation data, and that it determined that the 747-8 should remain in the same class as its predecessor and retain the same separation distances.

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