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NTSB Acting Chairman Emphasizes Board’s Role in General Aviation Safety
Feb 15 2006 // National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker this week reiterated the Safety Board’s commitment to the safety of the general aviation community. “Having a safe and efficient aviation...
Feds Seek to Prevent Air Ambulance Crashes But Question is How
Jan 26 2006 // The 55 air ambulance accidents over the past three years didn’t have to happen, and federal safety investigators say they want to prevent future crashes with better pilot training, night vision goggles and crash...
Midway Accident Prompts Questions About Short Runways
Dec 19 2005 // A New Federal Law Encourages Airports to Build Safety Zones or Extend Runways by 2015 A deadly accident in which a Boeing 737 slid off the end of a snowy Chicago runway on Dec. 8 brought renewed demands for buffer zones or...
Midway Accident Prompts Questions About Short Runways
Dec 18 2005 // A New Federal Law Encourages Airports to Build Safety Zones or Extend Runways by 2015 A deadly accident in which a Boeing 737 slid off the end of a snowy Chicago runway on Dec. 8 brought renewed demands for buffer zones or...
NTSB Chairman to Speak at Md. Town Hall Meeting Focusing on Teen Driving Deaths
Dec 16 2004 // National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners will speak to Washington, D.C. area parents about teen driving safety at a town hall meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. “In Maryland, teen...
NTSB Backs Greater Oversight of Drivers with High-Risk Medical Conditions
Nov 11 2004 // In a report adopted this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that certain medical conditions can increase a driver’s accident risk and are incompatible with unrestricted operation of motor...
