Our contributor krisztian is on assignment on a ship somewhere on the North Atlantic but he had time to find for us a real gem about how security can be misunderstood of we are not careful. This story was also published by its author on Facebook but we wanted to share it also with the readers… Continue reading Security over the top…
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The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) – why the fuss?
All matters environmental are sensitive and aviation has been in the cross-hairs of the environmental lobby for a long time. Somehow the substantial improvements already made and those in the pipeline have not generated the level of interest they deserve. The fact that the still hopelessly inefficient air traffic management system in places like Europe… Continue reading The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) – why the fuss?
The advantages of not being American
Remember how we used to say to anyone willing to listen just how wonderful the FAA was and how happy they should be in the US for having just one big ATM organization to contend with? This was of course before NextGen and the current reshuffle of the FAA to make it better suited to… Continue reading The advantages of not being American
1 August 2011 – 100 year anniversary of first US woman with a pilot’s license
Harriet Quimby was born in Michigan in 1875 and lived on the family farm until it went bankrupt. Around age 25 she moved to San Francisco, California where she got the stage bug and dreamed about becoming an actress. This was not to be however but her superb writing skills made her into a journalist… Continue reading 1 August 2011 – 100 year anniversary of first US woman with a pilot’s license
6 July 2011 – 75 years of ATC in the US
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration marked the 75th anniversary of federal air traffic control ON 6 July as American aviation experiences its safest period ever. Since its inception with 15 workers operating in just three control centers in 1936, the agency has become a world leader, pioneering safety improvements and developing new technology to… Continue reading 6 July 2011 – 75 years of ATC in the US
Air France and Hungarian water-melons
While Hungarians are being urged by their Minister of Agriculture to buy a few extra pieces of water-melons, thereby helping local growers, French politicians under the leadership of right-wing MP Bernard Carayon are proclaiming: “Air France is Airbus, not Boeing”. Excuse me? Of course this incredible folly is a direct retaliation for the US Air… Continue reading Air France and Hungarian water-melons
There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky…
We have all seen pictures of witty sentences painted on aircraft fuselages or bombs and rockets but more often than not, we quickly forget them and when we too could insert a witty remark, they prove impossible to dig up from our memories. Krisztian, one of our contributors, has now provided a nice collection of… Continue reading There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky…
Incredible story – or is it?
Imagine an American opening his daily paper and finding an article about Boeing Commercial Airplanes that ran something like this. “It was announced to-day that Boeing’s VP for Customers was leaving the company even before its CEO and COO are to swap places later this year as called for by the agreement between the State… Continue reading Incredible story – or is it?
Jamming GPS – No bad guys needed, the FCC will do it for you!
Whenever a discussion is started about whether or not we should entrust aircraft navigation to GPS, there will be at least one person raising the issue of jamming. This is the specter of a single bad guy with a little black box purchased on eBay for a few bucks creating havoc in air navigation by… Continue reading Jamming GPS – No bad guys needed, the FCC will do it for you!
Women in ATC – Echoes from the past
The subject of women in air traffic control is dear to my heart for several reasons one of which is that I did play a small role in setting the scene for girls to be eventually accepted as ATC cadets in Hungary. The real achievement belongs to the ladies themselves who completed the fight but… Continue reading Women in ATC – Echoes from the past