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U.S., Europe Agree To Harmonize Safety Regs (Aviation Now )

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:13:26 GMT

After more than a year of delay, the U.S. and Europe have signed an aviation safety agreement aimed at harmonizing activities and reducing costs.

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New Technology May Help Olympic Sailing, Aviation Safety And Weather Forecasting (Medical News Today)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A team of researchers at the Ocean University of China has developed and tested a mobile lidar (light detection and ranging) station that can accurately measure wind speed and direction over large areas in real time -- an application useful for aviation safety, weather forecasting and sports.

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U.S., E.U. sign aviation safety agreement (Cheapflights.com Flight News)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:49:11 GMT

A joint agreement has been established between the U.S. and the European Union (E.U.) which will boost safety for passengers. Both parties will work together on improving safety standards in the aviation industry in several ways. Officials on both sides...

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Europe And U.S. Sign Aviation Agreement To Improve Safety And Cut Costs (Business Wire)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:23:00 GMT

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The European Community and the United States today signed an agreement which will result in better harmonized aviation safety systems on both sides of the

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New Technology May Help Olympic Sailing: Doppler Lidar More Accurately Shows Which Way the Wind Blows (Newswise)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:19:40 GMT

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New technology may help Olympic sailing (Physorg)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:04:16 GMT

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New Wind Measurement Technology May Help Olympic Sailing, Aviation and Weather Forecasting (Science Daily)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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New technology may help Olympic sailing (Eurekalert)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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Europe and US Sign Aviation Agreement to Improve Safety and Cut Costs (Xorte latest economic news)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As of today, aviation relations between the European Community and the United States will be further strengthened through an agreement on aviation safety. Thanks to the mutual recognition of aviation safety certificates, the agreement will result in better harmonised safety systems on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as less cumbersome technical and administrative...

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Airline grounded on safety concerns (News.com.au)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:45:00 GMT

THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has grounded a Cairns-based airline in Queensland after it allegedly failed to meet pilot training and safety standards.

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79-storey skyscraper is a 'hazard' for aircraft (News.com.au)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:16:00 GMT

A 79-STOREY skyscraper under construction in Brisbane has been branded a serious aircraft hazard by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

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Plane fears over skyscraper (Courrier Mail)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

A 79-STOREY skyscraper under construction in Brisbane has been branded a serious aircraft hazard by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

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David A. Prewitt Joins iJET's Transportation Intelligence Advisory Board FedEx Air Safety Director Adds Aviation Expertise to iJET Transportation Board (China 3G Telecom Market Report)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:39:39 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, a leading provider of global intelligence and business resiliency services, today announced the addition of aviation safety professional David A. Prewitt to the iJET Transportation Intelligence Advisory Board. Prewitt's air...

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Officials blamed for Sudan’s poor aviation safety record (Housing.ae News)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:04:17 GMT

Conflicting reports say bad weather or technical issue caused the tragedy in Sudan, while authorities are being blamed for the country’s poor aviation record. Original post Click Here

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‘Think the unthinkable’ - Aviation Safety pt 2 (ziomal.biz)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:27:02 GMT

United Arab Emirates: Air Traffic Management working at full capacity does not offer any leeway according to John Pottinger, VP, Aviation Safety, ESR Technology. Continuing on the theme 'Think the unthinkable' John spoke to Phil Blizzard about the future aviation picture. [AMEInfo.com]

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Crash families welcome inquiry (The Australian )

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

FAMILIES of the 15 passengers and crew killed in Australia's worst commercial air crash for almost 40 years yesterday welcomed a Senate inquiry into the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

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Government launches inquiry into CASA. Why? (Crikey Politics Etc RSS)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A snap inquiry into the Civil Aviation Safety Authority was sprung by the government this morning. Ben Sandilands asks why?

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CAA takes a look at unmanned aircrafts (IOL)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:19:11 GMT

A co-ordinating committee has been tasked to look at ways of protecting SA's aviation safety and security.

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EU project scans air passengers for terrorist tendencies (about-electronics.eu)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:25:32 GMT

The Register: An EU aviation safety project is testing a camera-based passenger surveillance system intended to spot terrorists poised to rush the cockpit. According to a report in the New Scientist,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Aviation safety chief resigns (Haaretz.com)

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:13:57 GMT

The former commander of the Israel Airforce, Amos Lapidot, resigned from the chair of the Public Air Safety Committee in a fury yesterday. "I am not willing to serve as a fig leaf covering failures," the former major general wrote in his letter of resignation to Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz. ...

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