Aviation.com http://www.aviation.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:53 EST en-us Aviation.com http://images.aviation.com/template_images/navigation/aviation_logo_88x31.gif http://www.aviation.com 88 31 FAA Airline Overview Must Change: Feds http://www.aviation.com/safety/080703-ap-faa-overview-of-airlines.html DOT Inspector General's report says FAA's procedures for overview of airlines are flawed and must change. The FAA disagrees, in part. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:53 EST 'Go-Arounds' Are Possible Safety Hazard http://www.aviation.com/safety/080703-ap-go-arounds-a-safety-issue.html Although intended as maneuvers to ensure air safety, 'go-arounds' at airports can create new safety problems. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:53 EST France Orders Trial over Deadly Concorde Crash http://www.aviation.com/safety/080703-ap-trial-over-concorde-crash.html French judge orders Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial over July 25, 2000 Air France Concorde crash that killed 113. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:54 EST How Air Traffic Control Helps Pilots Avoid Storms http://www.aviation.com/technology/080701-avoiding-thunderstorms.html FAA controllers use local airport radars and the National Weather Service's nationwide network of Doppler weather radars to guide pilots away from storms. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:54 EST Medical Helicopters Collide, Killing 6 http://www.aviation.com/safety/080630-ap-medical-helicopters-collide.html Two medical helicopters collided when trying to land with patients at the same hospital in Flagstaff, Ariz. Six on board were killed. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:54 EST 18 Dead in Indonesia CASA 212 Crash http://www.aviation.com/safety/080629-ap-indonesia-casa-212-crash.html Rescue teams recovered the bodies of all 18 on board Indonesian Air Force CASA 212 that crashed into jungle-clad mountain. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:3:54 EST Indonesian CASA 212 Crashes with 18 Aboard http://www.aviation.com/safety/080627-ap-indonesian-casa-212-crash.html In Indonesia's second CASA 212 crash this year, an Air Force transport crashed into a jungle-clad mountain with 18 on board. Air Force aircraft found it a day later. Nine Survivors Found from Chile Crash http://www.aviation.com/safety/080611-ap-chile-crash-survivors.html Nine out of 10 people on board a Patagonia Airlines Cessna Caravan survived after it crashed in a remote, heavily forested area. Navigation Errors a Key Business Jet Safety Concern http://www.aviation.com/safety/080529-business-aviation-safety-concerns.html The International Business Aviation Council is worried about the high incidence of navigation and altitude errors business jet pilots make. Look, Ma - No Radar! Tomorrow's Air Traffic Control http://www.aviation.com/technology/080118-ads-b-air-traffic-control.html For ATC, ADS-B is cheaper, more accurate and more flexible than radar. Sensing Danger: Advances in Detecting Explosives at Airports http://www.aviation.com/technology/080122-airport-explosives-sensing-detectors.html Research is focusing on hand-held sniffer devices and, amazingly, using bees.