Simulator training flaws tied to airline crashes
While simulator training is credited with saving thousands of lives, flaws in the training can also lead to crashes according to a USA Today analysis.
More than half of the 522 fatalities in U.S. airline accidents since 2000 have been linked to problems with simulators, devices that are used nearly universally to train the nation’s airline pilots, the records show.
[T]he problem, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) case files and safety experts, is that in rare but critical instances they can trick pilots into habits that lead to catastrophic mistakes.
Analysis: Regional airlines consolidating to cut costs
Regional carriers are consolidating to lower overhead so they can offer rates to their airline partners.
“It’s a game of survival, not of growth,” said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Teal Group. “The good old days of having six majors, each with their own collection of supporting regionals, are gone.”
Traditional or “legacy” carriers “have the critical mass to mandate very tough contractual terms,” he said.
Burbank green-lights transit center for Bob Hope Airport
The Burbank, Calif. City Council “has approved a $120-million transit center for Bob Hope Airport.”
The transportation hub will consolidate rental car facilities and bus transit on current airport property, a covered moving walkway to the airport terminal and the second compressed natural gas fueling station in Burbank.
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has already entered into contracts with two firms to draw up design and construction documents.
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