Since the advent of the Jet Age in the 1950s, airlines in the United States have been providing safer air travel. Between July, 1994 and January, 1997, an airliner crash occurred at least once every 3 months, taking the lives of 805 people altogether. It has been about a decade since passengers have been killed [...]
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that a grant of approximately four million dollars will be divided among 18 airports in the state. The selected airports will use the grant money for a variety of different necessary repairs and upgrades. Some airports will focus on energy efficient upgrades that will help reduce operational costs [...] Airports all along the east coast have experienced some serious weather issues that have wreaked havoc with air traffic since the beginning of 2011. Violent snow storms and intense rain battered the east coast through the winter and spring and last week there was a 5.9 earthquake and category 3 hurricane to contend with. Air [...] The cost of jet fuel has become one of the primary concerns for many busy airports. Dramatic increases in the cost of jet fuel can have a major impact on the cost of daily operations in an airport. This can force an airport to either raise prices to help offset cost or fight to find [...] A number of recent events and close calls have aviation experts taking a closer look at ground movement safety. When runways and taxiways are crowded with noisy ground equipment and even noisier jets the risk of an accident that could cause serious damage or injury is increased. A simple and affordable way for busy airports [...] There are a number of upgrades that could be implemented at many airports to improve working conditions and reduce costs. The problem that airports run into when contemplating making these changes usually lies in the amount of the initial investment for the construction. Not every airport will receive a substantial government grant to pay for [...] Many airlines actively pursue methods of reducing costs in order to maintain profitability without aggravating or alienating customers with regular price increases. Unfortunately many of the best methods of reducing costs require a large investment that would take time to recoup before any savings are realized. This is precisely why some airlines have begun upgrading [...] Many airports with outdated terminals, dilapidated runways or other issues that directly affect operations and safety are using money provided through FAA grants to make essential improvements. Instead of just focusing on upgrades that will improve appearance and functionality though the airports are making changes that will also improve efficiency, reduce costs and lessen environmental [...] The cost of both domestic and international flights has been on the rise over the course of the last several months due to the rising costs of jet fuel. As a result of the repeated spikes in the cost of jet fuel many airports were forced to adopt additional measures for reducing costs like upgrading [...] According to information provided by the International Civil Aviation Organization approximately thirty percent of all accidents involving airplanes occur on the ground. The organization reports that the cause of the majority of these accidents is either pilot error or runway design. Other possible contributing factors to airplane accidents on the ground are poor communication, air [...] |
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