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Weekly UpdatesAug 16, 2009
US Air Transport Assn. earlier this week called on FAA to withdraw its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking overhauling airline training programs for aircraft crewmembers and flight dispatchers. In a sharply worded statement, the trade group called the proposal "logistically impossible to implement" and said it "seems to abandon the advancements in pilot training programs that have been instrumental in improving airline safety." ATA President and CEO James May said in a statement, "While we appreciate the FAA's desire to quickly adopt new training rules, we believe that the rule as proposed could set the safety clock back by more than a decade." The NPRM was published in the Federal Register in January. Airlines would have five years from the effective date of a final rule to insure that pilots, flight engineers, flight attendants and dispatchers are in compliance with the new training requirements. According to the preamble, "the primary purpose. . .is to establish new requirements for traditional air carrier training programs to ensure that safety-critical training is included. These changes are expected to make a significant contribution to the FAA's accident reduction goal." ATA recommended that the agency suspend the rulemaking "and immediately convene an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address the many conflicts and inconsistencies identified in the ATA comments." Aug 13, 2009
The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Dassault Falcon 7X business jet for steep approaches, giving US operators the flexibility to land at London City and Lugano in Switzerland. Aug 12, 2009
A 2,000 pound crocodile believed to be among the largest of his kind has died at a popular Miami tourist attraction. Hank the Crocosaurus was 47-years-old when handlers found him dead at the bottom of his pool Saturday at Jungle Island. Hank was three feet tall and 20 feet long, twice as big as the other crocodiles there. Aug 10, 2009
Seven Bodies Pulled From Hudson River After Air Crash, Safety Board Says The bodies of seven people killed in a crash between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board said today. Aug 10, 2009
Continental Airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) assessed civil penalties against Continental Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and US Airways for violating DoT consumer regulations. OAt the Department of Transportation we take the rights of airline passengers seriously, and we will take enforcement action when airlines violate our consumer protection rules,O said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. Aug 11, 2009
Continental Express
Forty-seven passengers were forced to sit in a cramped, smelly plane on an airport tarmac for six hours after their flight was diverted because of bad weather. The Friday night Continental Express flight from Houston to Minneapolis scheduled to take just 2 1/2 hours, but the plane was diverted to Rochester airport because of stormy weather and landed around midnight. Instead of allowing passengers to disembark and spend the night in the secure section of the terminal, however, the airline decided to keep the passengers on board the aircraft, airport officials said Monday. Aug 10, 2009
Hudson River Airspace
Hudson River Airspace Regulation to Be Examined by U.S. After Fatal Crash A U.S. safety board will examine whether tighter New York airspace regulations are needed after a small plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter above the Hudson River on Aug. 8, leaving nine people dead. Aug 10, 2009
Las Vegas
A tour helicopter returning to Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon made an emergency landing near Lake Mead after colliding with a bird, park officials said. The pilot, David Supe, 25, of Henderson, Nev., was cut by broken glass when the windshield was cracked, the Las Vegas Sun reported. His six passengers were not hurt in the collision Monday afternoon and Maverick Tours dispatched a van to return them to Las Vegas. Supe landed the helicopter on a bike trail in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, a spokesman for the National Park Service said. Aug 10, 2009
People to People Ambassador Programs
People to People Ambassador Programs, a leader in global educational travel experiences, announced OSafe Travel 24/7O, a new blog from the companyOs senior director of health and safety, Mike Bowers. The blog is designed to review new trends, procedures, methodologies and key information to help keep travelers safe while traveling abroad. Bowers, a seasoned professional who joined People to People Ambassador Programs one year ago from the airline industry, is a veteran of Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Mesaba Airlines. People to People is the only educational travel provider to employ a full time executive with safety as a primary concern. Bowers will regularly blog about changes in the travel industry and how changes impact the safety and security of students. Other topics will include the recent H1N1 pandemic, airport security and more. www.peopletopeople.com/safety Aug 12, 2009
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