Archive for December, 2007
Sightline Fall/Winter Newsletter
Thursday, December 20th, 2007The good folks at Sightline, experts on all things airport marking-related, have posted their latest newsletter. Good information, as usual.
NTSB ARFF Recommendations
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007NTSB has released the recommendation letter (.pdf) stemming from the investigation into the Feb. 7, 2006 UPS DC-8 accident at PHL. Of special interest to the airport community are these two: Provide guidance to aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel on the best training methods to obtain and maintain proficiency with the high-reach extendable turret with [...]
GAO Releases Runway Safety Report
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007GAO today released “Aviation Runway and Ramp Safety: Sustained Efforts to Address Leadership, Technology, and Other Challenges Needed to Reduce Accidents and Incidents.” Download the 92-page .PDF here. Meantime, FAA has released this fact sheet on runway safety, and another on controller staffing and fatigue.