Lessons from a black summer: a spate of accidents during the summer has raised serious questions about the way safety standards are enforced worldwide.
"Safety first" has been the motto of the air transport community since its beginnings. Thanks to the commitment of all players, the number of accidents has constantly declined over the last five decades despite rapid traffic growth. 2004 was the safest year ever. "Over 1.8 billion people flew safely...

Liability on the wing: special report of air travel.
The average passenger and consignor using international air travel is almost certainly ignorant of the limitations on recovery which are imposed and the uncertainties and possible injustices involved in the limitations provided by the Warsaw-Hague Convention. Kirby, P. in Introduction In May 1999,...

No room for mistakes: rethinking nuclear technology.
The devastating terrorist attack that struck the U.S. on September 11, 2001, shattered New York's massive World Trade Center, a piece of the Pentagon, thousands of innocent lives, and the illusion that sophisticated technology and powerful weapons could keep America safe. Indeed, modern society has become increasingly vulnerable to...

4 killed in latest airplane crash.
Byline: ANJO PEREZ, LOUIE PEREZ, RONNIEL C. DE GUZMAN, and ED MAHILUM Four people were killed yesterday morning when the twin-engine light plane they were riding crashed into the ground shortly after take off from the Cuyo island airstrip in Palawan yesterday morning. The latest...

Pollution Did Kill JFK, Jr.
US -- In our Winter 1999-2000 issue, the Journal raised the possibility that the July 1999 plane crash that killed John F. Kennedy, Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessett Kennedy, and her sister Lauren Bessett, might have been caused by air pollution. Press reports at the time attributed the tragedy...

Aircraft News.
Jan 7, 2008 Aircraft leasing firms see strong growth. Investors interested in the rising demand for travel often purchase shares of aircraft leasing firms. Several leasing companies have gone public over the past 18 months. Jan 3, 2008 Serious aviation accidents decline in 2007, group...

DoTC upgrades Tagaytay radar system.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) yesterday said it would complete the replacement and upgrading of the Tagaytay Radar by July, 2008. In a statement, DoTC said the P180-million project is being undertaken to ensure safety for departing and arriving aircraft in the country. ...

Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 -- tip of the iceberg?
Runway incursions, though "not a problem" In Europe, are becoming a top safety priority elsewhere It will probably be months before the whole story of the events leading to the loss of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 will be known. Currently, it appears that an experienced Boeing 747...

Creswell acts to restrict skydive firms.
Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard CRESWELL - Skydivers won't resume landing at Creswell Airport anytime soon - if ever - under action by the City Council. After conferring with its attorney in a lengthy executive session Monday night, the council voted unanimously to direct the...

Aviation Rates Flying Higher.
Several factors--including a series of aircraft crashes, lawsuits, and greater liability awards--may influence underwriters' desires to raise commercial airline rates. That will have a trickle-down effect to corporate aircraft. Corporate aviation risk managers, brace yourselves. Insurance industry experts predict a hardening market and higher reinsurance prices come...