viernes, 28 de septiembre de 2012
FALLO HIDRÁULICO EN AVIÓN DE IBERIA
QATAR AIRWAYS: COCINA DE ALTOS VUELOS
RV: Revista Aerea
Revista Aérea
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Argentina informó en estos días, que aplicará un impuesto móvil a los biocombustibles, los que cada vez más son utilizados en aviación, transformando a esta última industria, en una empresa menos contaminante y preocupada del medio ambiente.
Los impuestos anunciados, ya habían subido de un 12% a un 24% no hace muchos días atrás y se han transformado, en una nueva fuente de ingresos para el gobierno, el que viene tomando medidas para proteger sus divisas y conseguir nuevos recursos fiscales para alimentar sus necesidades de estas.
En el ámbito aéreo, estas medidas más que preocupación producen pena y amargura, haciendo difícil el lograr la eficiencia y desarrollar esta área, objetivo que todos de una u otra forma perseguimos en el mundo aéreo.
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RV: FAA
FAA Establishes New Center of Excellence for General Aviation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for general aviation. The COE will focus research and testing efforts on safety, accessibility and sustainability to enhance the future of general aviation.
"The United States has the largest and most diverse general aviation community in the world, with more than 300,000 aircraft registered to fly through American skies," said Secretary LaHood. "This innovative partnership with academia and industry will help us take general aviation safety to the next level."
The selected group is called the FAA Center of Excellence Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS), and will be led by Purdue University, The Ohio State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The core team also will include the Florida Institute of Technology, Iowa State University and Texas A&M University. Affiliate members include: Arizona State University, Florida A&M, Hampton University, Kent State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Oklahoma State University, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), Tufts University, Western Michigan University and University of Minnesota, Duluth.
The FAA's COE program is a cost-sharing research partnership between academia, industry and the federal government. Research and development efforts by PEGASAS will cover a broad spectrum of general aviation safety issues, including airport technology, propulsion and structures, airworthiness, flight safety, fire safety, human factors, system safety management and weather.
The PEGASAS university members all have nationally recognized collegiate flight education programs, and three of the core members (Purdue, Ohio State and Texas A&M) also own and operate their own airports. Research projects will be performed through a partnership of principal investigators from the different universities. PEGASAS will engage both graduate-level and undergraduate students in its research activities.
"The FAA continues its goal of working to reduce general aviation fatalities by 10 percent over a 10-year period, from 2009 to 2018," said Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "The Center of Excellence program is a valuable tool in providing the critical data we need to reduce those accidents."
PEGASAS industry and organizational partners are GE Aviation; Battelle Memorial Institute; NetJets Inc.; Cessna; Gulfstream; Piper; Raytheon; Rockwell Collins; Cirrus; Flight Safety Foundation; Guardian Mobility; Harris Corporation; Jet Aviva; NextGen AeroSciences; Nelson
Consulting; Rolls-Royce; The Spectrum Group; Take Flight Solutions; Woolpert; the Flight Deck Display Research Laboratory at NASA Ames; Columbus Regional, South Bend and Fort Wayne Airports; Florida, Georgia, Iowa and Indiana Departments of Transportation; the National Business Aviation Association; the National Intercollegiate Flying Association; and Ohio Aerospace Institute. These non-federal affiliates will provide matching contributions to help offset the FAA's investment in the COE's general aviation research initiatives.
The FAA established the first Center of Excellence for General Aviation in 2001 through a 10-year agreement to conduct general aviation research in airport and aircraft safety areas. The research topics included pilot training, human factors, weather, Automatic Dependent Surveillance/Broadcast (ADS-B), remote airport lighting systems and other matters.
As the first Center of Excellence for General Aviation research concludes, the new team will continue critical research, testing and education efforts. The FAA intends to invest a minimum of $500,000 per year during the first five years of the new, 10-year agreement with PEGASAS.
Congress authorized Air Transportation Centers of Excellence under the Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering and Development Authorization Act of 1990. This legislation enables the FAA to work with university partners and industry affiliates to conduct research in airspace and airport planning and design, environment and aviation safety, as well as to engage in other activities to assure a safe and efficient air transportation system.
The FAA has established Centers of Excellence in eight other topic areas, focusing on commercial space transportation, airliner cabin environment and intermodal research, aircraft noise and aviation emissions mitigation, computational modeling of aircraft structures, advanced materials, airport pavement and airport technology, operations research and airworthiness assurance. For more information about the FAA Centers of Excellence program, visit the COE webpage at http://www.faa.gov/go/coe. ### |
RV: FAA
FAA Establishes New Center of Excellence for General Aviation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for general aviation. The COE will focus research and testing efforts on safety, accessibility and sustainability to enhance the future of general aviation.
"The United States has the largest and most diverse general aviation community in the world, with more than 300,000 aircraft registered to fly through American skies," said Secretary LaHood. "This innovative partnership with academia and industry will help us take general aviation safety to the next level."
The selected group is called the FAA Center of Excellence Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS), and will be led by Purdue University, The Ohio State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The core team also will include the Florida Institute of Technology, Iowa State University and Texas A&M University. Affiliate members include: Arizona State University, Florida A&M, Hampton University, Kent State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Oklahoma State University, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), Tufts University, Western Michigan University and University of Minnesota, Duluth.
The FAA's COE program is a cost-sharing research partnership between academia, industry and the federal government. Research and development efforts by PEGASAS will cover a broad spectrum of general aviation safety issues, including airport technology, propulsion and structures, airworthiness, flight safety, fire safety, human factors, system safety management and weather.
The PEGASAS university members all have nationally recognized collegiate flight education programs, and three of the core members (Purdue, Ohio State and Texas A&M) also own and operate their own airports. Research projects will be performed through a partnership of principal investigators from the different universities. PEGASAS will engage both graduate-level and undergraduate students in its research activities.
"The FAA continues its goal of working to reduce general aviation fatalities by 10 percent over a 10-year period, from 2009 to 2018," said Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "The Center of Excellence program is a valuable tool in providing the critical data we need to reduce those accidents."
PEGASAS industry and organizational partners are GE Aviation; Battelle
Memorial Institute; NetJets Inc.; Cessna; Gulfstream; Piper; Raytheon;
Rockwell Collins; Cirrus; Flight Safety Foundation; Guardian Mobility; Harris Corporation; Jet Aviva; NextGen AeroSciences; Nelson
Consulting; Rolls-Royce; The Spectrum Group; Take Flight Solutions;
Woolpert; the Flight Deck Display Research Laboratory at NASA Ames;
Columbus Regional, South Bend and Fort Wayne Airports; Florida,
Georgia, Iowa and Indiana Departments of Transportation; the National
Business Aviation Association; the National Intercollegiate Flying
Association; and Ohio Aerospace Institute. These non-federal affiliates
will provide matching contributions to help offset the FAA's investment
in the COE's general aviation research initiatives.
The FAA established the first Center of Excellence for General Aviation
in 2001 through a 10-year agreement to conduct general aviation
research in airport and aircraft safety areas. The research topics
included pilot training, human factors, weather, Automatic Dependent Surveillance/Broadcast (ADS-B), remote airport lighting systems
and other matters.
As the first Center of Excellence for General Aviation research concludes,
the new team will continue critical research, testing and education efforts.
The FAA intends to invest a minimum of $500,000 per year during the
first five years of the new, 10-year agreement with PEGASAS.
Congress authorized Air Transportation Centers of Excellence under
the Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering and
Development Authorization Act of 1990. This legislation enables the
FAA to work with university partners and industry affiliates to conduct
research in airspace and airport planning and design, environment
and aviation safety, as well as to engage in other activities to assure
a safe and efficient air transportation system.
The FAA has established Centers of Excellence in eight other topic areas,
focusing on commercial space transportation, airliner cabin
environment and intermodal research, aircraft noise and aviation
emissions mitigation, computational modeling of aircraft structures, advanced materials, airport pavement and airport technology, operations research and airworthiness assurance. For more information about the FAA Centers of Excellence program, visit the COE webpage at http://www.faa.gov/go/coe. ### |
jueves, 27 de septiembre de 2012
BARCELONA-EL PRAT "MAPA INTERACTIVO DEL RUIDO"
miércoles, 26 de septiembre de 2012
MONTAJE FINAL DEL AIRBUS A350XWB
El montaje final del primer A350XWB, unir el fuselaje central de 19,7 metros de largo con el fuselaje delantero de 21 metros de largo, está en marcha en la nueva línea de montaje final.
RV: NASA - Angling Saturn
The Cassini spacecraft takes an angled view toward Saturn, showing the southern reaches of the planet with the rings on a dramatic diagonal. North on Saturn is up and rotated 16 degrees to the left. This view looks toward the southern, unilluminated side of the rings from about 14 degrees below the ringplane. The rings cast wide shadows on the planet's southern hemisphere. The moon Enceladus (313 miles, or 504 kilometers across) appears as a small, bright speck in the lower left of the image. The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on June 15, 2012 using a spectral filter sensitive to wavelengths of near-infrared light centered at 752 nanometers. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers) from Saturn and at a Sun-Saturn-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 72 degrees. Image scale is 11 miles (17 kilometers) per pixel. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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lunes, 24 de septiembre de 2012
«LA TIERRA CANTA»
Estas ondas fueron captadas el pasado 5 de septiembre por las sondas gemelas RBSP, lanzadas a bordo del cohete Atlas 5 hacia los cinturinos de radiación de la Tierra.
domingo, 23 de septiembre de 2012
CUBANA DE AVIACIÓN MODERNIZA SU FLOTA
RYANAIR : POLÍTICA DE COMBUSTIBLES
viernes, 21 de septiembre de 2012
EL PRAT IMPLANTA EL SERVICIO DE DIRECCIÓN EN PLATAFORMA
NUEVO PRODUCTO DE IBERIA PLUS
RV: FAA Press Release
FAA ACHIEVES Major NextGen MILESTONE WITH CONTRACT FOR Digital Communications in Aircraft DataComm Will Revolutionize Communications Between Air Traffic Controllers and Pilots WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a significant step forward in its Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) programs, awarding a contract that will supplement the voice communications currently used in commercial aviation with a digital system for clearer, more efficient communication between air traffic controllers, the flight deck and pilots. The FAA selected Harris Corporation Government Communications Systems to provide Data Communications Integrated Services (DCIS), with a subcontracting team that includes ARINC Inc., GE Aviation and Thales. "The FAA's commitment to Data Communications is a critical next step for improving air safety, reducing delays, increasing fuel savings and improving the environment," said Acting Administrator Michael P. Huerta. "When fully implemented, DataComm will make work safer and more efficient for both the air traffic controller and the pilot." Voice communication is currently the primary means of relaying information in air traffic management. However, voice communication is not the most effective way for air traffic controllers and pilots to communicate because it can be time-consuming and limiting. DataComm supplements today's analog voice-only air-to-ground communications system with a digital system, and it will become the primary mode of communication in air traffic in the future. DataComm will provide a two-way data exchange between controllers and flight crews for clearances, instructions, advisories, flight crew requests and reports. It will enhance air traffic safety by allowing controllers to give more timely and effective clearances, and more reliable messages to reduce the risk of incidents associated with voice communications. It will also help air traffic controllers safely handle more traffic by reducing congestion on radio frequencies and related errors. The FAA will deploy data communications in air traffic control towers by 2016 and in air traffic facilities that manage high altitude traffic beginning in 2019. The $331 million contract covers seven years, with 10 additional one-year options. Harris Corporation will also be responsible for contracting directly with communication service providers to establish Data Communications Network Services. # # # |
jueves, 20 de septiembre de 2012
FRACASO ROTUNDO EN SEGURIDAD
RV: FAA Press Release
FAA ANNOUNCES EFFORT TO enhance SAFETY, INCREASE EFFICIENCY and reduce Aircraft Emissions in FLORIDA Airspace Initiative is part of NextGen air traffic control modernization program ORLANDO, Fl. – Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta today announced a collaborative NextGen effort that will increase safety and efficiency while reducing aircraft emissions for the passengers, air traffic controllers and airlines flying into and out of many of Florida's major airports. The announcement was made at JetBlue University, the carrier's training center, where simulators demonstrated examples of NextGen procedures and routes. CEO and president of JetBlue Airways Dave Barger joined Acting Administrator Huerta for the announcement, and is chair of the NextGen Advisory Committee, an industry advisory group that works with the FAA as part of NextGen. "The NextGen Metroplex initiative demonstrates the progress that can be made when the public and private sectors collaborate to deliver benefits for the flying public, the aviation community and the national economy," said Huerta. "We're excited about the improvements NextGen is bringing to Florida. The end result for travelers will be fewer delays, quicker flights and an even safer, greener flying experience." As part of the FAA's NextGen modernization program, the Metroplex initiative will improve the flow of air traffic into and out of airports in the Miami, Orlando and Tampa metropolitan areas. A metroplex is a region with several airports serving major metropolitan areas where heavy airport activity and environmental constraints combine to hinder the efficient movement of air traffic. Metroplex initiatives are underway or planned in numerous metropolitan areas across the country and will help airlines improve on-time performance and reduce emissions generated by aircraft. The Metroplex initiative is based on satellite navigation, which the FAA calls Performance-Based Navigation (PBN), also a key component of NextGen. PBN enables pilots to fly aircraft using satellite coverage or by utilizing the on-board flight management system.
"As the largest domestic airline based in New York, the busiest airspace in the world, JetBlue will continue to take an active leadership role in advancing the next generation of airspace management in partnership with the FAA," said Dave Barger, CEO and president of JetBlue Airways. "These new procedures will increase traffic flow predictability while reducing our environmental impact, allowing us to provide more efficient travel for customers." The FAA estimates that more direct routings and more efficient aircraft descents into the Florida Metroplex will save eight million gallons of fuel annually, which equates to a reduction in carbon emissions by nearly 80,000 metric tons and an estimated $23.0 million saved in fuel costs. In addition, the FAA estimates that 5.4 million fewer nautical miles will be flown in and out of Florida based on current flight plan miles filed. This collaborative partnership includes the FAA, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, US Airways, NetJets and other aviation stakeholders including business and general aviation interests. The Florida Metroplex study area includes six airports: Orlando International, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Fort Myers. Satellite airports, including Boca Raton, Daytona Beach, Kissimmee, Marco Island, Naples, Orlando Executive, Orlando Sanford, Sarasota Bradenton and Stuart (Witham Field), are also part of this NextGen initiative. The Florida Metroplex work teams will explore and develop proposed strategies to streamline airspace to help reduce airspace complexity for air traffic controllers and flight crews. The strategies include:
NextGen is the transformation of the radar-based air traffic control system of today to a satellite-based system of the future. New procedures and technologies will significantly improve safety, capacity and efficiency and will reduce fuel burn, carbon emissions and environmental impacts. # # # |
miércoles, 19 de septiembre de 2012
EMIRATES INAUGURA SERVICIO DIÁRIO A WASHINGTON
Emirates, una de las aerolíneas de más rápido crecimiento del mundo, lanzó su servicio diario sin escalas entre el Aeropuerto Internacional de Washington Dulles (IAD) y Dubai (DXB)
UNA MUJER DE BARRANQUILLA PILOTA UN BOEING 777
MADRID - BARAJAS: MODIFICACIONES EN LAS PISTAS
viernes, 14 de septiembre de 2012
SISTEMA DE PRESURIZACIÓN DE CABINA
SALIDA DE LOS NIÑOS SAHARAUIS DE TENERIFE
RYANAIR: ATERRIZAJE DE EMERGENCIA EN MALLORCA
El avión de Ryanair llegó justo de combustible a Palma, donde había una tormenta descomunal sobre el aeropuerto. El comandante de la aeronave no se planteó hacer esperas y dejar que la tormenta se alejara, ya que de haberlo hecho habría consumido el poco combustible de margen y hubiese tenido que declarar emergencia. Tampoco se planteó dirigirse a Valencia o Barcelona por razones de economía, (traslado de pasajeros, rotación del avión, etc).
Decidió aterrizar el Palma, entrando en la tormenta y provocando heridos debido a la severa turbulencia provocada por el cumulonimbus.
LEPA 131300Z 23010KT 200V260 9999 FEW022TCU SCT035 23/16 Q1014 NOSIG
LEPA 131230Z 23009KT 190V260 9999 FEW025 SCT040 23/15 Q1014 NOSIG
jueves, 13 de septiembre de 2012
AIR MADAGASCAR: NUEVA FLOTA PARA SALIR DE LA LISTA NEGRA
Air Madagascar debe por tanto encontrar dos aviones para reemplazar sus Boeing 767 prohibidos en Europa. Uno de ellos ya fue devuelto a su propietaria, la aerolínea Muzun Leasing One Lt. El otro, de momento,continua oerando en Guangzhou y Bangkok.
EMIRATES AIRLINES : AIRBUS A380 LLEGA A SINGAPUR
ACCIDENTE DE UN ANTONOV AN-28
ESPECIFICACIONES DE AN-28:
* Fabricante : ANTONOV
* Motores : 2 turbohélices Glushenkov TVD-10 B o Partt & Whitney Canada PT6A5B
* Primer Vuelo : Septiembre de 1969
* Tripulación : 1-2
* Capacidad : 18 pasajeros
* Longitud : 12,98 metros
* Envergadura : 22.00 metros
* Altura : 4,6 metros
* Superficie alar : 39,7 m2
* Peso en vacio : 3.900 kilos
* Carga: 5.800 kilos
* Peso máximo al despegue : 6.100 kilos
* Velocidad máxima : 355 km/h
* Autonomía : 1.365 km (737 nm) con un máximo de combustible y 1.000 kg. de carga útil
* Régimen de ascenso : 12,0 metros/segundo
* Carga alar : 146 kg / mt2 (29,9 lb/ft)
miércoles, 12 de septiembre de 2012
7º CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL "GROUNDSTAR USERS CONFERENCE"
lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2012
VIDEONOTICIA: LA CARA OCULTA DE RYANAIR
Dos periodistas pasaron, el año pasado, cinco meses de incógnito como TCP (tripulantes de cabina de pasajeros) de Ryanair, grabando con cámaras ocultas sus experiencias.
sábado, 8 de septiembre de 2012
CÓDIGO COMPARTIDO DE EMIRATES Y QANTAS
AVIONES Y CIELO DEL FUTURO, SEGÚN AIRBUS
RV: FAA Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 7, 2012 Contact: Ian Gregor Phone: 310-725-3580 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15.5 Million Safety Grant for Kotzebue, Alaska Airport WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $15.5 million federal grant for Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska to expand runway safety areas (RSAs). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant will help improve RSAs at both ends of Runway 9/27, which is the longer of the airport's two runways. RSAs protect passengers and crew if an aircraft overruns, undershoots, or veers off the side of the runway. "This project is part of our ongoing investment in this country's infrastructure," said Secretary LaHood. "It will make travel safer for everyone who uses Ralph Wien Memorial Airport." "Enhancing runway safety areas is a national priority for the FAA," Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said. "We are pleased to provide critical infrastructure support to enhance safety in the Alaska region." Ralph Wien Memorial Airport serves several passenger and cargo airlines and is the primary connection to other parts of Alaska and the United States for a number of remote communities. The RSA work at Ralph Wien is complex because Runway 9/27 is surrounded by water. The project will shift the 5,900-foot runway 200 feet to the east, move a lagoon channel, remove a portion of a hill, and create a new sea wall to protect the west end of the runway. More than 170,000 cubic yards of clean fill will be delivered by barge to Kotzebue for use in this project. Work is expected to begin in October and be completed in late 2014. The FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides $3.35 billion in annual funding for projects that are vital to maintaining the safety, capacity, and environmental stewardship of our nation's airports. More than 3,300 airports are eligible for AIP grants benefiting commercial passengers, cargo operations, and general aviation activities throughout the nation. ### |