Aviation

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators said Tuesday they would not allow pilots to sleep in the cockpit as part of a proposed rule for reducing pilot fatigue. Some airlines and aviation safety experts have endorsed short naps as one ingredient of a strategy to reduce fatigue. But Peggy Gilligan, the Federal Aviation Administration’s associate administrator for aviation safety, said the agency could manage pilot fatigue without permitting napping.  

Agency should take broader approach to diversity, GAO says The FAA says J. Randolph Babbitt is "working diligently to increase employee engagement." The Federal Aviation Administration needs to step up its efforts to promote diversity and do more to counter low morale, according to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO called on the agency to broaden its training programs rather than narrowly focusing on...  

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract to provide architect and engineer (A-E) design services for the Federal Aviation Administration's EnRoute Facilities Planning and Modernization Program.  

(WASHINGTON) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) failed for four years to act on dangerous landing patterns on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport, an air-traffic controller and a US lawmaker said.  

Engines Vulnerable to Icing Can Stay in the Air Until Early 2011, Regulators Say More than 130 Boeing jetliners whose engines face the risk of icing up in rare conditions can continue flying long transcontinental flights until early 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration announced last week in a move that rejected the warnings of safety experts and pilots. Two suspect parts in the Rolls-Royce engine used by the Boeing 777 airliners will...  

The Federal Aviation Administration will allow more than 130 Boeing 777s to continue flying through early 2011 with suspect parts that "have caused engines in extremely rare instances to ice up and basically shut down in midair," The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.  

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration is increasing the safety of winter flying by prohibiting takeoffs with “polished frost,” frost buffed to make it smooth, on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft. The new rules are effective on January 30, 2010. There are 57 operators flying 188 aircraft affected by the rule changes. The FAA already prohibits major and regional air carriers from operating with...  

What can CIOs learn about IT disaster recovery planning from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) recent computer problems, which caused flight delays and cancellations at airports across the country? Plenty, say disaster recovery experts. The root cause of the FAA outage was reportedly the failure of a circuit board inside a router at the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) facility in Salt Lake City. Details on why the...  

Finally, A Secretary’s Call To Act With the Obama Administration in its first year, a long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization still held up in the Senate, and no industry consensus about how to fund future FAA obligations (including NextGen), now is the time for the aviation industry to sit down under the auspices of a Federal Advisory Committee and chart a collaborative path forward for aviation. Credit goes to...  

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday released the transcripts and audio recordings detailing the efforts made to reach the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188, which dropped out o...  

Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration.  

NEW YORK -- Officials say a passenger jet aborted its takeoff at LaGuardia Airport tonight after its crew got an indication of an engine fire. All passengers were reported safe. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said AirTran Airways Flight 206...  

Mar. 14, 2005 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the Stratus® ftServer® 6600 server platform with Continuous Processing® technology as the new foundation for a crucial data communication system serving the users of the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS), Stratus Technologies announced today. CNSI of Rockville, MD, a premier provider of networking and system solutions for government and commercial customers, is the...  

Starting in December, NavCanada is changing the abbreviation used for the term "below". Currently it is "BLO", but the new one will be "BLW". AIC 27/09 has the details: Beginning 17 December 2009, the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) will print the abbreviation "BLW" for "below" in all text and charting instances. The abbreviation "BLO," currently used for "below," will be replaced with "BLW" throughout the publication. Visual flight rules...  

The Senate is considering another three-month extension of the FAA's operating authority, sources say.