George Bush Intercontinental Airport Now Using Sensis ASDE-X

EAST SYRACUSE, NY – November 3, 2009 – George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston, TX) is now operating with Sensis Corporation’s Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), an advanced runway incursion detection and alerting system. Thirty-five airports will receive the technology through the FAA’s ASDE-X program. ASDE-X combines surface movement radar, multilateration and Automatic Dependent […]

Read More


Miami International Airport Now Operating with Sensis ASDE-X

EAST SYRACUSE, NY – November 2, 2009 – Miami International Airport is now operating with Sensis Corporation’s Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X). ASDE-X is an advanced ground surveillance system that provides air traffic controllers with increased situational awareness of surface operations and runway incursion detection and alerting. Miami is the 20th airport to […]

Read More

Belfort Instrument and GCR & Associates, Inc. Team to Provide Real-time DigiWX II Awos Data on Airport IQ™ 5010 Listing

BALTIMORE, MD. – Belfort Instrument Company, a manufacturer of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) and GCR & Associates, a provider of aviation , professional, and technical services, have teamed together to post an airport’s real-time weather data on GCR’s FAA 5010 page. GCR & Associates provides the FAA with […]

Read More

FAA Revokes Pilot Licenses

The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew their destination airport on October 21, 2009 while operating Flight 188 from San Diego to Minneapolis. The pilots were out of contact with air traffic controllers for an extended period of time and told federal investigators that they were distracted […]

Read More

World Aviation Authorities Tackle Climate Change

WASHINGTON— Along with counterparts from around the world, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) led the U.S. delegation in recent meetings at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal that resulted in an agreement that will guide the global aviation community as it tackles the challenge of climate change. “The agreement reached on Oct. 9 […]

Read More

Conklin & de Decker Release 2009 Volume II AIRCRAFT COST EVALUATOR Setting Benchmark for Turbulent Times

October, 2009 — Orleans, Massachusetts — Conklin & de Decker’s latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator Volume release is now available and delivers up-to-date operating and ownership cost data to help subscribers understand their costs in these turbulent times. Aircraft Cost Evaluator is an effective benchmarking tool and part of the family of aircraft operating and acquisition […]

Read More