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Topic: Federal Aviation Administration

  
Kenan Samms
787   |  Comment

Technology: Share the Air

BY Robert Buckman
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Mar 23, 2008 at 8:01 PM

I have to admit I wasn't aware the extent to which commercial air traffic shares the sky with military air traffic — and how long ago those lanes in the sky were laid out. But Scott McCartney, a pilot himself, knows all about ...READ»

Kenan Samms
INNOVATION   |  4 comments

Innovation: Feds Focus on Flight Fixes

BY Robert Buckman
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Dec 3, 2007 at 7:09 AM

New York City's airports have seen the worst of the worst when it comes to the flight delays that have characterized this past summer. And as we come into the busy holiday season, it appears that there will be more of the same. As ...READ»

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BREACH   |  Comment

FAA Hacked; Obama Orders Review of Federal Cyber Security

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Feb 11, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Hackers breached the network of the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this week and gained access to sensitive records, according to an aviation trade publication. The FAA breach has prompted President Obama to order an ...READ»

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HACKING   |  2 comments

The Best (and Worst) Hacks of Defcon Computer Security Conference 2009

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Aug 3, 2009 at 9:54 AM

Computer security is a famously murky world that tends to generate alarmist headlines--like the ones about Apple's vulnerabilities from last week. Defcon 2009 has just finished, and lived up to this reputation in many, surprising, ...READ»

Kenan Samms
AIR CARRIERS   |  Comment

Work/Life: Let's Make Fixing the Air Traffic Control System a Priority

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Aug 12, 2009 at 8:01 AM

It gets pretty cloudy in Juneau, Alaska. Constant overcast, plus the fact that the airport there is surrounded by mountains, has caused many flight delays and cancellations. Fifteen years ago Alaska Airlines (AA) came up with a ...READ»

Kenan Samms
INNOVATION   |  1 comment

Innovation: Keep 'Em Flying

BY Robert Buckman
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jul 12, 2007 at 11:22 PM

There's no future in flight if planes have no place to park. Yet that's exactly the future we face, with 14 U.S. airports and eight metropolitan areas needing new capacity to accommodate anticipated growth in air traffic through ...READ»

Kenan Samms
AIR CARRIERS   |  1 comment

Work/Life: Take My Breathe Away

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Sep 2, 2009 at 3:20 PM

I'm sure it comes as no news that spending time in a sealed, pressurized aluminum tube at high altitude is probably not the most healthful thing you can do to your body. For that reason, one would think that fliers might have ...READ»

Kenan Samms
AIR CARRIERS   |  Comment

Work/Life: Say It Ain't So, Shoeless Joe

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 11:59 AM

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson got that nickname for taking off his shoes once in the second game of a doubleheader in 1908.One hundred and one years later, TSA is still making Shoeless Joes of us all with the apparently immutable requirement ...READ»

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FC CALENDAR   |  Comment

Fast History: In Epic Firing, Reagan Cans 11,000 Striking Air Traffic Controllers, 1981

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 86
Mon Jul 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM

While the economy has stirred layoff fears across the globe, nothing in recent memory compares to this day 28 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan axed 11,359 striking air traffic controllers in one day. After crippling commercial ...READ»

BED BUGS   |  Comment

Bed Bugs - A note for travelers

BY Dr. Scott Simmerman, CPF
Relevancy Score: 86
Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 11:13 AM

Traveling and Bedbugs – Thoughts for Trainers and Consultants Ah, remember the good old days when being a road warrior was seen by others as, “Isn’t it great to travel?” and actually has some positive aspects? This is, of ...READ»

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AIRBUS A320   |  5 comments

Why Hudson River-Like Plane Crashes Will Happen Again

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 67
Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 7:56 AM

Yesterday's aircraft crash in the Hudson River may have been miraculous in terms of survivability, and it boosted the standing of Twitter, which got stunning images in circulation before the mainstream media. But its suspected ...READ»

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COCKPIT GADGETS   |  2 comments

In Defense of Laptops, MP3 Players, and Gadgets in Airline Cockpits

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 63
Tue Nov 3, 2009 at 12:24 PM

After a single airliner went ever so slightly astray because its flight crew were using laptops in the cockpit, lawmakers are poised to bring regulations crashing down that forbid almost any kind of gadget being used by pilots. That's ...READ»

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YUNEEC E430   |  Comment

First Commercially Available Electric Airplane Coming Soon

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 61
Wed Jun 24, 2009 at 10:50 AM

Yuneec has test flown an electric airplane, which they expect to bring to market for the price of an (expensive) car.READ»

Kenan Samms
INNOVATION   |  Comment

Innovation: You Don't Need a Crystal Ball

BY Robert Buckman
Relevancy Score: 61
Wed Aug 15, 2007 at 12:32 PM

As a follow-up to my most recent blog post about increasing delays among the U.S.'s network carriers, I'd like to note that one of the most accurate forecasters of our current travel woes is Scott McCartney, author every Tuesday of ...READ»

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AIRLINE SEATS   |  12 comments

Why Aren't Airplane Seats More Like the Aeron Chair?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 58
Wed Jul 1, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Beginning this fall, every new airliner will feature passenger seats that are the strongest ever, and some will even come equipped with airbags. It's great for safety, but here's an interesting question: Airline seats are ...READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  Comment

Some Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines

BY Scott Kirsner
Relevancy Score: 53
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

They won't end up in every garage, but a new generation of low-cost "personal" jets could really take off. Tiny Adam Aircraft is racing to be first on the runway.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  2 comments

Mystery In The Air

BY Fiona Haley and Maxine Clayton
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

Are you reading this on a plane? You may want to skip the item about how clean that airline blanket really is.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  6 comments

After the Virgin Birth

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 45
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:24 AM

Fred Reid, CEO of the fledgling carrier Virgin America, talks management strategy and explains his beef with airline food.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  Comment

Department of Airport Security

BY Donna Williams
Relevancy Score: 45
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:46 PM

Wonder how to work your way through the security gates without a hitch? These tips and tricks will help you forgo the stress of airport security so your arrival is as easy as your departure.READ»

SCHOOL REFORM   |  Comment

Can We Stay As Smart As Our Stuff?

BY Christopher Meyer
Relevancy Score: 45
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:34 AM

In a new era of smart everything -- tires, airplanes, and appliances -- humans may be hard-pressed to keep up.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Why the Future Keeps Catching Us Out

BY Richard Watson
Relevancy Score: 44
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:49 PM

Why is it that some innovations score a home run, whereas others leave the field almost as soon as they walk on? Two culprits are timing and the irrational behavior of human beings.READ»

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CYBER WARRIORS   |  Comment

U.S. Recruiting Cyber Patriots to Defend the Interwebs

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 44
Fri Jul 24, 2009 at 9:39 AM

Don't panic, residents of the U.S. of A., your interWeb is safe: Soon 10,000 young cyber warriors will be bravely donning their unifo... uh, T-shirts, and clambering into their cockpi... uh, desks, ready to defend your networks from ...READ»

Kenan Samms
AIR CARRIERS   |  Comment

Work/Life: What Are the Chances for a Passenger Bill of Rights?

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 41
Fri Oct 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM

When the founding fathers endowed us with certain inalienable rights I would have hoped they had the foresight to assume these truths would have been self-evident even when sitting on an airplane.Unfortunately, it seems like the ...READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  Comment

What's Up With Those Orange Batons?

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 39
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:42 AM

One mystery explained.READ»

HUMAN RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   |  6 comments

Engines of Democracy

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 37
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:06 AM

The General Electric plant in Durham, North Carolina builds some of the world's most powerful jet engines. But the plant's real power lies in the lessons that it teaches about the future of work and about workplace democracy.READ»

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