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    Flights Expand in Alaska GPS-equipped aircraft in Alaska can now fly more direct, efficient routes in areas lacking radar coverage. The FAA recently approved new procedures that allow GPS-equipped aircraft to proceed from point-to-point directly in areas of limited or no radar coverage. ...

    Articles 2008-11-24

  • Little Help for Stranded Passengers

    Airline passengers looking for protection against being stranded for hours on tarmacs didn't get much help from a federal task force that discussed the problem for nearly a year. The so-called Tarmac Task Force left it up to airlines and airports to formulate their own plans for...

    Articles 2008-11-24

  • Emergency AD Issued for Boeing 737s

    The Federal Aviation Administration FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive that orders emergency inspections on some next- generation Boeing 737s because of possible faulty fuel pump wiring that could lead to a fire or explosion of the fuel tank. The FAA said it expected 561 planes...

    Articles 2008-11-24

  • ITT Plans ADS-B 'Critical' Services

    The ITT team building the ground infrastructure for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in the U.S. will begin deploying equipment to key sites identified for "critical" services early next year. In August, the team gained initial operating capability IOC from the FAA for a network of...

    Articles 2008-11-24

  • Southwest Wants Spot at LaGuardia

    FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-22 November 2008-Southwest Wants Spot at LaGuardiaC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Southwest Airlines confirmed that it has submitted a bid that would allow the airline to assume ATA Airlines' rights to operate at New York's LaGuardia LGA Airport through a purchase of ATA Airlines. ...

    Articles 2008-11-22

  • Plane, yachts, trucks -- FAA worker steals perks

    SEATTLE -- A Federal Aviation Administration employee from Southern California took illegal perks from his job -- including a plane, yachts and heavy-duty trucks -- and an investigation continues into how widespread the practice was, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Steven Bradley Smith, a field technician with the...

    Articles 2008-11-21

  • Runways to Open at Dulles, O'Hare and Sea-Tac

    New Runways Increase Capacity, Reduce Congestion and Delays WASHINGTON -- Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) applauded the opening of three new runways at major hub airports this week, and commended the airports and the Bush Administration for helping to reduce delays and increase aviation efficiency and capacity. Dulles,...

    Articles 2008-11-20

  • ACI-NA reports opening of new runways at three US airport

    AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA), a representative of local, regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada, announced on 20 November the opening of three new runways at US airports. ...

    Articles 2008-11-20

  • Two Pennsylvania airports to receive funds for improving services

    AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation PennDOT has announced that two airports in Pennsylvania will be receiving a combined investment of almost USD489,000 in federal and state funds to improve facilities and enhance safety. Bloomsburg Municipal Airport will be receiving USD466,450...

    Articles 2008-11-20

  • Southwest Airlines announces submission of bid for ATA Airlines

    AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has announced that it has submitted a bid to assume ATA Airlines' rights to operate at New York's LaGuardia Airport through a purchase of ATA Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection on 2 April 2008. The airline...

    Articles 2008-11-19

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