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  • Noisepolicyreview FAA 2023 0855 0001 Comments from VIFS Pdf
    2023-09-27 00:00

    Comments on the FAA’s Noise Policy Review

    Written comments submitted by Vashon Island Fair Skies to the FAA regarding noise policy review, focusing on ambient noise considerations and challenges in modeling airframe noise generation for aircraft arrivals. The document criticizes the current DNL metric and discusses technical issues with Sound Exposure Level calculations and airframe noise modeling.

  • Senator wants to reroute flights away from Southwest Boise, where he lives

    By KEVIN FIXLER McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Twice each decade, Congress approves a bill to fund and set the policies for the federal agency that oversees the nation’s air travel. This year, one airport was singled out in a standalone section marked “miscellaneous” in the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act.

  • Biden nominates a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration

    By  DAVID KOENIGThe Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after his first choice withdrew in March after running into opposition from Republican senators. The White House said Biden nominated Michael G. Whitaker, a former deputy administrator at the FAA. He is currently

  • P1012M70

    EPA 600/R-19/173 | September 2019 | www.epa.gov/research Research, Policies, and Program Options for Improving Indoor Environmental Quality DM INDOOR AIR CONSULTING RESEARCH, POLICIES AND PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Synthesis Paper David H Mudarri PhD 6/1/2018

  • Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known

    FLIGHT RISKS By Sydney Ember and Emily SteelGraphics by Leanne Abraham, Eleanor Lutz and Ella KoezeAug. 21, 2023 On the afternoon of July 2, a Southwest Airlines pilot had to abort a landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. A Delta Air Lines 737 was preparing to take off on the same runway. The sudden maneuver avoided a possible collision by seconds. Near miss NEW

  • Close Calls and the New York Times: What You Need to Know

    The U.S. aviation system is the safest in the world, but one close call is one too many. The FAA and the aviation community are pursuing a goal of zero serious close calls, a commitment from the Safety Summit in March. The same approach virtually eliminated the risk of fatalities aboard U.S. commercial airlines. Since 2009,

  • What is a TRACON?

    The area from 6-50 miles will affect you with or without a second airport. It’s an FAA acronym. Terminal Radar Approach Control. And if you live in any of the areas considered for a Second Airport, including Enumclaw or Pierce and Thurston Counties, keep reading. TRACONs are FAA facilities that house air traffic controllers who

  • Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation

    By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter In Sequim, on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, you can sign up for a daring thrill ride available nowhere else in America: Mason Wing Walking will take you up in an airplane to about 3,500 feet where you can climb out of the open cockpit and

  • Federal Register 2023 10448

    31593 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 17, 2023 / Notices Field Offices include business analysis, general management & technical assistance and training, business counseling, outreach services/ conference participation, short-term loan and bond assistance. The cumulative data collected will be analyzed by the OSDBU to determine the effectiveness of services provided, including counseling, outreach, and financial services. Such data will also be analyzed by the OSDBU to determine agency effectiveness in assisting small businesses to enhance their opportunities to participate in government contracts and subcontracts. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Title: Small Business Transportation Resource Center Regional Field Office Intake Form (DOT F 4500). Form Numbers: DOT F 4500. Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection. The Regional Field Offices Intake Form, (DOT F 4500) is used to enroll small business clients into the program in order to create a viable database of firms that can participate in government contracts and subcontracts, especially those projects that are transportation related. Each area on the fillable pdf form must be filled in electronically by the Field Offices and submitted every quarter to OSDBU. The Offices will retain a copy of each Intake Form for their records. The completion of the form is used as a tool for making decisions about the needs of the business, such as; referral to technical assistance agencies for help, identifying the type of profession or trade…

  • Wake Energy Retrieval

    Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium 2023 - May 1-3, 2023, UC Davis Philippe Masson - philippe.masson@airbus.com AIRBUS Amber https://anesymposium.aqrc.ucdavis.edu/ AIRBUS CONFIDENTIALAIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL Wake Energy Retrieval A large amount of kinetic energy is left behind aircraft in their wakes. Around 5% trip fuel & emissions reduction for a follower aircraft positioned in the smooth updraft Applies to sectors above 2000 NM Leader Follower Smooth updraft AIRBUS Amber AIRBUS CONFIDENTIALAIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL Wake Energy Retrieval Key parameters AIRBUS Amber AIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL Technology 5% fuel and CO2 proven savings AIRBUS Amber AIRBUS CONFIDENTIALAIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL https://docs.google.com/file/d/1FX7XxgihQQce2dzegHl2HOLP3hHsChsk/preview AIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL Initial Concept of Operations Pre-departure Post-departure pairing callout Rendez-vous Separation responsibility transfer Join-up (pre-OPTI) Join-up (OPTI) Formation Keeping Split 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oceanic CONOPS agreed with project collaborating partners AIRBUS Amber AIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL AIRBUS Amber https://docs.google.com/file/d/1wL58pkY0_demh6YnKCumZoa3m0COIukZ/preview AIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL Q&A More information : https://www.airbus.com/en/innovation/disruptive-concepts/biomimicry/fellofly AIRBUS Amber AIRBUS CONFIDENTIAL Thank you This document and all information contained herein is the sole property of Airbus. No intellectual property rights are granted by the delivery of this document or the disclosure of its content. This document shall not be reproduced or disclosed to a third party without the expressed written consent of Airbus. This document and its content shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied. Airbus, its logo and product names are registered trademarks. © Copyright Airbus (2023 /fello’fly introduction to Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium 2023) AIRBUS Amber https://anesymposium.aqrc.ucdavis.edu/