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DOT Officials Warn Sequestration Could Cause Furloughs and Tower Shut-Downs February 22, 2013 In a letter sent to AAAE and other aviation stakeholders today, Department of Transportation officials warned that automatic spending cuts called for in sequestration could force the FAA to furlough the "vast majority" of its employees, eliminate midnight shifts at more than 60 towers, and close more than 100 towers at airports across the country beginning in April. According to the letter...

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    January 23 - 25 I will be in San Antonio Tx, for the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference. If anyone is going to be there please come by booth 534 and say Hello. Just some inside info Rene Banglesdorf from Charlie Bravo said she would drop off some calendars for me to give away so if you are in town and would like a calendar or a Hot Springs Airport Challenge Coin stop...

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January 26-28th, the Barbados Civil Aviation Training Center along with the AVSEC Consortium, Spranza LLC and our media partner – Aviation News .us, are pleased to present: Initial Dangerous Goods Training at the BCATC Center in Christ Church, Barbados. This programme hosted & instructed by Mr. Clinton DeVerteuil, PMC,  has been developed in accordance with Table 1.5A of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations 52nd Edition for agencies engaged in the security screening of passengers and...

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ATTENTION MAO MEMBERS   Here is your chance to get the greatest aviation calendar published. In collaboration with Charlie Bravo Aviation and My Airport Operations we are giving away a free calendar to the first 25 members to email me their mailing address. Now if you received a calendar last year you will get a 2013 automatically.  Charlie Bravo Aviation was founded in 2008 by Rene Banglesdorf, who then brought in industry veterans Curt Banglesdorf...

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Spranza LLC in conjunction with Barbados Civil Aviation and the BCATC will present a combination in-service training for airport, airline and government first responders. Drawn from Spranza ICAO Training Directory listings: No. 119-91549: Airport Emergency Planning, students gain a greater understanding the content, expectations and implementation of proper Emergency Planning Techniques. Hands- on instruction allow each student to practice techniques to develop proper inter-agency coordination and documentation and properly review and revise existing Emergency Plans....

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Hi-Lite would like to congratulate San Antonio Airport for celebrating 70 years at their airfield!

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USA TodayReport criticizes FAA’s oversight of bird-strike threatsBy Bart Jansen 8/24/2012The Federal Aviation Administration doesn't keep good track of how many birds strike planes and its inspectors often aren't familiar with wildlife, according to an inspector general's report out Thursday.Jeffrey Guzzetti, assistant inspector general for aviation at the Transportation Department, found that FAA can't be sure airports have good plans for coping with wildlife or that FAA inspectors who review the plans have expertise with...

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In the newsletter email you just sent out, you brought up an issue that caused the FAA to cancel all of the fall conferences.  I hadn't heard about this yet, and would like to know more.  I look forward to attending the Central Region conference every year, and would be disappointed to not have one.

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May 02, 2012|By Jim Barnett, CNN A Delta Air Lines passenger who admitted using an electronic device last month to videotape a bird strike minutes after takeoff has been warned by the Federal Aviation Administration to follow the rules or face a penalty the next time. The plane bound for Los Angeles made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on April 19 after encountering an engine problem the pilot...

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Each year, throughout the world some 600,000 to 800,000 women, young girls, men and boys are trafficked into slavery throughout the world.Human trafficking has become the second most common criminal activity following closely behind the global drug trade.Estimates indicate today, there are nearly 27 million people enslaved throughout the globe.While often thought of as a crime more common to developing nations, U.S. Government figures reveal at least 2.5 million of those trafficked persons are located...

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How great would this be for our airports? We would have to change your Airport Security Plan, to allow people to drive on your ramp. Then convert over to an aircraft then access the runway. It could save smaller airports allowing more people to fly in and conduct business in towns across the US. The first “flying car” of the 21st century is ready for the road.The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted a three-year...

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Safety, Security and Moreby Professor Francis G Spranza, MA, President,Spranza Inc. Evolution of Roles Heinrich Kubis was Germany's (and the world's) first flight attendant, in 1912. 1Borrowing from the Maritime and rail industries of the day, early commercial aviation pioneers sought to replicate the customer service found on the grand steamships and luxury rail accommodations of the day.Kubis acted as steward, purser and general flight engineer on the great zeppelin airships of his day. In...

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Published March 28, 2012| FoxNews.com A disgruntled passenger aboard a US Airways flight from North Carolina to Florida was arrested Wednesday after witnesses say she attacked crew members before being wrestled to the floor. The latest incident comes on the heels of a JetBlue captain who had to be subdued by passengers after he apparently acted erratically during an early-morning flight Tuesday from New York’s Kennedy Airport to Las Vegas. The woman aboard the US...

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This is one of the few times that the aviation community will be able to come together with law enforcement departments that would handle a hijacked plane. Many things have changed in the regulations, both FAR and ICAO, that affect pilots everywhere.   Prior to 9/11, any captain had the right to refuse or request armed intervention. These days, law enfocement views a captain as no different that a 7-11 manager, and does not have...

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The Red Bull Stratos team, which is preparing to beat a 52-year-old free-fall record with a jump from a balloon at 120,000 feet, cancelled a test flight this week when the balloon failed to operate properly. The team had planned to send their capsule to 60,000 feet above Roswell, N.M., where Felix Baumgartner would jump out to practice the fall back to earth. The test was rescheduled for Wednesday morning using a backup balloon, but...

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Jet rolls off taxiway at Atlanta’s airport March 13, 2012|AP Entertainment Writer Authorities say a jet sustained significant damage when it rolled off a taxiway at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines spokesman Eric Torbenson tells The Associated Press mechanics were testing the engines of the Boeing 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system around 5 a.m. Tuesday. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says there were no passengers...

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Does anyone have experience with lightning detection systems?  I'm looking to research simple systems to warn us of lightning activity in proximity of the airport. I'm at a small, non-hub Part 139 airport.  Appreciate comments on the pros and cons of your system, to include complexity/ease of use and reliability/maintainability issues.  Cost is a factor, too, of course. 

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On the morning January 1, 1914, as Tony Janus climbed into the cockpit of his Benoist XIV with his lone paying passenger, for the twenty-three minute flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida, he scarcely could imagine the explosive evolution of the airline industry during the coming decades. Fueled by a wide variety of factors ranging from cultural popularity, to economics and even national pride, airlines have constantly strived to construct bigger, faster and more...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-usa-budget-transport-idUSTRE81C1BP20120213 Airlines and their passengers would pay up to $32 billion in new air traffic and security fees over 10 years, and grants to big airports would fall sharply under White House budget proposals on Monday aimed at deficit reduction. The Obama administration wants major carriers, their passengers, business jets and airports to pick up more of the costs of air travel and airport improvements that for years have been borne by taxpayers. New fees...

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The Barbados Civil Aviation Training Center now has its own Linkedin Group.  Come join us and exchange ideas, problems, solutions and more...  Simply go to: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Barbados-Civil-Aviation-Training-Center-4306352?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr and join up!

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On behalf of the Planning Committee for the 46th International Aviation Snow Symposium (IASS) hosted by the Northeast Chapter of the American Association Of Airport Executives (AAAE) and Buffalo Niagara International Airport, I would like to invite interested My Airport Operations members to attend the show in Buffalo, NY April 14-18,2012.  This is an equipment year with an opportunity to see everything snow related in the Exhibit Hall.  The program for this year’s event will...

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Look guys, pick a career, cop or pilot. Shortly after 9/11, airline pilots decided that the cockpit would be far safer if they were allowed to carry firearms. In response, the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program was born.   Ever since its creation, a few thousand airline pilots have gone through the weeklong training process in order to carry a firearm while in the cockpit – now they want to carry it everywhere, including through the...

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Aircraft Accident Investigation   April 16-20, 2012, Christ Church, Barbados Designed specifically for those tasked with aircraft accident investigation at the State level, this program introduces participants to the legislation and standards applicable to an investigation, provides participants with the skills necessary to conduct a proper accident or incident investigation, secure evidence and draft a proper report in accordance with ICAO 1970, Manual of Aircraft Accident Investigation, 4th edn, Doc 6920-AN/855/4 and ICAO Circular, 285AN/166...

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      For airport operations, management, or first responder there now is an affordable opportunity for you to acquire the technical skills and academic knowledge you need to succeed in your respective field.  Come learn and play or just relax after class on the shores of crystal blue waters in a balmy Caribbean paradise, on the island of Barbados. The Barbados Civil Aviation Training Centre (BCATC) in partnership with Spranza LLC and the Barbados...

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