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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 [...] Four regional airports throughout Massachusetts have been scheduled to receive close to two million dollars in federal grant money from the United States Department of Transportation. Though each airport has slightly different plans for how they will invest their share of the grant improving overall safety and preserving the surrounding environment seem to be top [...] Despite a still struggling economy, a number of airports have actually had substantial increases in travelers this year. Sizeable upgrades have been planned and started in order to keep up with the record number of passengers seen at some busy airports. While larger terminals, extended runways and spacious parking garages can all have a [...] Despite the fact that flying is statistically one of the safest forms of travel, research is constantly being performed to find ways to make it even safer. The most recent considerations involving passenger safety focus on the recommendation of safety seats for young children. Many airlines currently allow children under the age of two to [...] Delays of any kind in the aviation industry can hurt business, in order to be as successful as possible and gain trust to foster return customers and airline needs to be on time with at an exceedingly high percentage. While having a properly trained staff and reliable and easy to use aircraft ground equipment are [...] A newly planned 2.2 million dollar upgrade to the jet ramps at the Long Beach Airport, slated to begin later this year, will give waiting planes access to electricity for power rather than forcing them to use their auxiliary motors for air conditioning, communications and baggage handling. Allowing the jets to obtain necessary power from [...] Large airports may have hundreds of airplanes flying out and coming in each day, planes of a wide variety of different sizes and weights and each of them will ultimately need to be either jockeyed out onto the runway or parked in a crowded hangar. Even the smallest of local airports could have a few [...] Uncontrollable delays are possible at any time, accidents, acts of God and power outages can lead to plenty of problems at airports. Just a few days ago at the very busy Philadelphia International Airport, a fuel truck tipped spilling upwards of two thousand gallons of fuel on a service road neighboring a terminal. The spill [...] Using improper equipment or not strictly adhering to the safety guidelines imposed by the FAA can not only result in dangerous situations, but it can result in steep fines as well. Spirit Airlines was recently notified of a proposed FAA penalty of $50,000 for knowingly operating an aircraft with a mechanical problem. Though the problem [...] Attempting to move an aircraft of anywhere from ten to fifteen thousand pounds has its risks, but if you add unfavorable weather conditions into the mix the job becomes even more difficult and potentially dangerous. Sudden and violent storms with rain, sleet, thunder and lightening can cause delays or cancellations that keep pilots and passengers [...] |
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