Archive for the ‘Commercial Aviation’ Category
Monday, June 21st, 2010
 Effective June 30, 2010, air traffic controllers will no longer use the term “taxi to” when authorizing aircraft to taxi to an assigned takeoff runway. With the change, controllers must issue explicit clearances to pilots crossing any runway (active/inactive or closed) along the taxi route. In addition, pilots crossing multiple runways must be past the first runway they are cleared to cross before controllers can issue the next runway-crossing clearance. One exception to the new rule is at airports where taxi routes between runway centerlines are fewer than 1,000 feet apart. In this case, multiple runway crossings may be issued if approved by the FAA Terminal Services Director of Operations.
The elimination of the “taxi to” phrase will apply only to departing aircraft. Arriving aircraft will still hear the phrase “taxi to” when instructed to taxi to the gate or ramp. However, controllers in these situations still will be required to issue specific crossing instructions for each runway encountered on the taxi route. For more information on the change, refer to FAA Order N JO 7110.528, which can be found at: http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Notice/N7110.528.pdf.
Tags: air traffic controllers, FAA guidelines, FAA ruling, taxi to, taxi to aircraft, taxi to runway
Posted in Aircraft Charter, Commercial Aviation, General Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
You’ve probably heard in the news that an air traffic controller at JFK took his child to work because the schools were closed due to a major snow storm and let the child actually broadcast air traffic instruction.
Now I can understand the dad’s position, having been in the situation where I had to be at work with no one available to watch my child.
A whole day at the office can seem like a week for both parent and child – after all there are just so many coloring books and games a child will do before they insist on playing “daddy at work.”
I guess we can all agree it was a lapse in judgment on the part of the dad, but hey, you but spend a whole day with a youngster while you’re trying to get some work done and tell me how good your judgment is at the end of the day.
Let’s cut the kid and his dad a break.
[Click Here] to listen to the actual audio. You have to admit, the kid did a great job!
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
 Cessna made good on its plans to become a major contributor to Light Sport Aircraft market with their first Model 162 Skycatcher, delivered following Cessna’s incessant determination that the aircraft has demonstrated compliance with ASTM standards. The anxiously awaited Skycatcher was delivered to none other than Rose Pelton, wife of Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton, in Wichita, KS, home of Yingling Aircraft.
Yingling is one of three U.S. facilities that will reassemble the Skycatchers, produced by Shenyang Aircraft Company (SAC) in Shenyang, China. SAC builds the Skycatchers, integrates the engines and avionics, and then ships the aircraft to the U.S. for reassembly.
After announcing plans to enter the LSA market with the Model 162 Skycatcher two-place, single-engine piston, high-wing aircraft during the AirVenture Oshkosh in 2007, has since accumulated more than 1,000 orders for the aircraft, which was priced at $111,500.
Designed to fit within the LSA category, the Skycatcher must have a maximum gross weight of 1,320 pounds or less and a top speed of no more than 120 knots. Powered by the Continental O-200D 100-horsepower, air-cooled engine and a fixed-pitch propeller, the aircraft will cruise at speeds of up to 118 knots and have a 470-nautical-mile range. In addition, the aircraft is equipped with Garmin G300 avionics, and includes a single, split-screen primary flight display with a multifunction display, or two full-screen displays. Cessna said the aircraft would be capable of Visual Flight Rules/Day/Night operations.
Tags: Cessna, Garmin avionics, Jack Pelton, LSA Skycatcher, Model 162, Skycatcher, Yingling Aircraft
Posted in Commercial Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft | 4 Comments »
Friday, December 18th, 2009
 Norwalk, CT-based Southern Air Holdings Inc. has hired former DHL Express exec Daniel McHugh to replace retiring founder James Neff. McHugh will take the helm of Southern Air, which charters cargo aircraft to government agencies and corporations from its hub at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska.
Neff founded Southern Air in 1999 and will remain on as a board member and stakeholder. “We have built a world class company by continuously providing exceptional cargo transport services to our clients at the lowest cost. We have done this while remaining committed to the highest safety standards.”
McHugh previously led DHL Express Asia Pacific, and before that was an investor with NYC-based Vietnam Partners LLC, which invests in the logistics sector.
Tags: cargo transport, CT, Danie McHugh, James Neff, new CEO, Norwalk, Souther Air Holdings, Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
JetBlue is getting very, very friendly!
JetBlue, long considered the social media maven with nearly 1.5 million followers on Twitter…but what’s this? A measly 60k on Facebook??? This can’t be! So what’s the popular airline kid to do when they have no friends?
Easy, bribe them!
JetBlue is doing just so, and dang it, everyone is wishing they did it first, but will undoubtedly follow suit. Sooner rather than later, but we, the wannabes frantically friending JetBlue will end up the winners regardless.
Here’s the deal: JetBlue Facebook wants more friends, and to get them, they’re offering a carefully engineered campaign to add more – a lot more, quickly and with as much PR as possible.
A fan focused campaign, named buffet-style All-You-Can-Jet Fan Sweepstakes thrives on the age old gimmick of FREE STUFF. What’s old is new again!
 Become a facebook fan and you can win free round-trip tickets, comped airfaire and a vacation for you and — get this — three friends for 5 days and 4 nights. Or, the grand prize of unlimited free travel on JetBlue for a year. A YEAR!
Simple and easy: a marketing dream come true. Become a fan of JetBlue and submit a ballot via the JetBlue Sweeps Page tab.
JetBlue gets the friends they’re looking for, and we get the chance to dream a little dream of traveling on someone else’s dime.
Hey, that’s what friends are for, right? (Up to 73k at this posting…and counting!)
Tags: airline offers, All-You-Can-Jet Sweepstakes, FaceBook, JetBlue, Social Media, sweepstakes
Posted in Commercial Aviation, Marketing, Online Marketing | 2 Comments »
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