Graphic Display of the Scope of Aviation Safety
Each blue dot in the map represents an airport runway, and should remind each aviation safety professional of the geographic scope and importance of what we do.
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Aviation Safety must be the #1 criterion in deciding on Airport Noise Restrictions
The FAA’s primary jurisdiction is assuring safety in the National Aviation System. Congress also provided it with the power to decide whether certain airport restrictions are lawful. A recent decision involving LAX has drawn criticism,…
Air Rage, what the FAA is doing to protect aviation safety and what more might be done
If you believe that well-known criminal sanctions can deter bad behavior, then you should help disseminate the below article. Mr. Shiffer of the Star Tribune, intrigued by a single incident of air rage, researched the…
JDA GBAS installation means no Journal 12/23- 12/29
Press Release – FAA Announces JDA Installation of GBAS equipment at Santa’s Landing Sites with Low Level Precision For Immediate Release December 22, 2014 Contact: Dasher or Vixen Phone: (202) 267-12/25 WASHINGTON, D.C. – When the…
Great stories about Aviation doing Good
It’s good for aviation professionals to know what good aviation is doing. The below two links are positive information for everyone to know and to mention in an interview with the press and/or daily social…
Happy 70th Birthday to ICAO; congratulations for setting the Global Standard of Aviation Safety
In 1944 few foresaw that aviation would have the impact that it has today. Some visionary leaders within the 26 countries which were present in Chicago on December 7 1944 did. As the Chicago Convention…
DoT’s proposed Ban on Cell Phone Use on Airplanes is Unwise, at best
The below ↓ article indicates that the US Department of Transportation is about ready to issue a regulation banning the use of cell phones on airlines. Maybe we are missing something, but we thought that…
ICAO should examine Airspace Safety Threats, but its history does not suggest that it is the best candidate to become the International Judge
The International Civil Aviation Organization (picture is to the ←left) is a United Nations governmental body. Its strength is setting global standards; its ability to administer rules which would apply to its members is not…