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News -04-23-06 Aviation Safety Improves (USA Today) "After a year of tests at one of the nation's busiest airports, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are optimistic that the runway status light system can be approved for use at busy airports around the country." 04-06 -05-02-06 Aviation Safety for Small Planes (New York Times) "The [F.A.A.] board recommended today that the F.A.A. develop "visual and tactile training aids" to train pilots to detect ice, and that the Department of Transportation require charter operators to tell the passengers if a flight has been subcontracted to another company." 05-06 -11-01-06 Staying Alive in a Plane Crash (ABC News) "So what can you do to avoid being in the 5 percent fatalities?" 11-06 -Editorial: Aviation Safety Improving by New Piloting Roles (ABC News) "Today, in other words, we don't tolerate airline captains unwilling to listen to their co-pilots or utilize their expertise. And, we also no longer tolerate subordinates who are reluctant or afraid to speak up." "And that is the major reason it's been an amazing 3 ½ years since the last major airline accident in the United States." 05-06 Papers How to Survive a Crash (BBC News) "From 1983 to 2000, according to government reports, nearly 96 percent of passengers involved in U.S. plane crashes survived. When studying the 26 most extreme crashes, the government found more than half of passengers and crew survived." "Aviation experts say it's most important for passengers to know the location of the nearest emergency exit — even the number of rows it takes to get there." 8-05 Parachutes May Save Small Planes (CBS News) "The company's most advanced parachute right now can accommodate nearly 4,000 pounds. While small planes can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and cruise about 175 miles per hour, regional jets weigh 80,000 pounds and fly at more than 600 miles per hour." 12-04 Worst Airlines List Published by Swiss (BBC News) "Swiss aviation authorities have published a partial list of airlines some of whose aircraft have been banned from Swiss airports." 8-05

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