Communication by Paul S. Lunsford The FAA is currently working with ICAO participating countries to establish interoperability between next generation air traffic control tools. Transferring flight data across these new systems is of course software and hardware dependent, however another import...

The Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21) Signed: April 5th, 2000 by Pres. George Clinton Preface "Without prompt action, the United States' aviation system is headed toward gridlock shortly after the turn of the century. If this gridlock is allowed to happ...

NASA's Role in Aviation Safety In our Aviation Safety Class we have been talking about how the FAA and the NTSB provide information and set standards to fly by. However, not much has been spoken on the behalf of NASA. Of course when the word "NASA" is mentioned, the first image t...

The aviation industry is vital to our nation's prosperity, and protecting this system from terrorist attacks or other dangerous acts remains an important national issue. Airplanes have been attacked on the ground, bombed in mid-air, and seized in flight. Airports have also been attacked...

Noise Pollution What is Noise Pollution? During the last twenty years there has been increasing concern with the quality of the environment. Along with air and water contaminants, noise pollution has been recognized as a serious pollutant. As noise levels have risen, the effects of no...