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September 08, 2011

FAA Admits Controller Errors Rising

DOT IG Will Study, Issue Report In Spring 2012

Federal data shows a disturbing trend - Air traffic controller operational errors resulting in a breakdown of separation minima are up 81 percent between 2007 and 2010, from 1,040 to 1,887, despite a ten percent decline in traffic. The Boston Globe reports that for the Boston region, the increase is 114 percent.

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Virtual 737 Built In 'The Cloud'

Simulated-3-D Model Will Bring The Airliner To Prospective Buyers

An virtual 737 has been introduced that will allow prospective customers with a way to view and understand the aircraft without standing next to one. Boeing's 737 Explained is a virtual model of the Boeing 737 generated from thousands of high-resolution photographs that create an immersive 3-D-like model.

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Southwest Passenger Busted For Not Turning Off Cell Phone

Flight Was Landing As Unidentified Man Pushed The 'On' Button

A man on a Southwest flight arriving in El Paso, TX, may have tried to get a bit of a jump on the "legal" use of his cell phone as the plane taxied to the gate ... and reportedly switched it on as the flight was landing Monday afternoon. The move got him arrested.

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Blogger Threatened With Half-Million Dollar Defamation Lawsuit By TSA Agent

Woman Equates TSA Patdown With 'Rape'

To say that advice columnist and blogger Amy Alkon was not happy about the patdown search she received while clearing security at KLAX on March 31st would be an understatement. In a posting following the experience, she equated the search to being "raped" by the agent who performed the patdown.

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Pilot's Unions Call For Long-Term FAA Reauthorization

ALPA, APA Urge Congress To Act As Soon As Possible

In separate venues, the leaders of the Allied Pilots Association (APA) and the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) urged Congress to quickly pass a long-term FAA re-authorization bill. The agency has been operating on a series of continuing resolutions since 2007, and has not seen a funding increase since that time.

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Keep Your Shoes On. Napolitano, Pistole Hint At Possible Security Changes

Removing Shoes At Airport Security May Become A Random Check

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a gathering at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday that mandatory screening of shoes may become a thing of the past. But she did not say when such a shift might occur. TSA Administrator John Pistole hinted at a similar change at a separate event.

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