Coinciding with the announced scheduled closure of the Fullerton Air Traffic Control Tower, a seminar of the “non-tower operations procedures review” is scheduled at Fullerton airport on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM at the Aviation Facilities, Inc at 4119 West Commonwealth Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92833.
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ICAO says Japan OK
The Regional Meteorological Centers in Asia (Beijing, Tokyo and Obninsk) monitoring the situation published this press release WMO monitoring meteorological conditions in quake-hit area on March 15.
Commiseration by the other world agencies followed: The International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Maritime Organization (IMO), the World Health Organization (WHO).
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has activated the Environmental Emergency Response mechanism.
ZAMG, Meteorological Service of Austria (Vienna), will provide meteorological support, on behalf of WMO, to the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) in Vienna on a 24/7 basis.
Cessna 172 Crashed in BC; Passenger Killed, Pilot Injured
A private Cessna 172 crashed near a golf course at the Crawford Bay Airport in British Columbia, Canada, at about 6:30 p.m. on August 30.According to Bill Yearwood of the Transportation Safety Board, the plane crashed after the pilot executed a rejected landing and decided to take off again. “Something was not right on the landing and the pilot elected to abort the landing. During that takeoff from the aborted landing, the aircraft contacted trees and tragically crashed,” he said.
The aircraft landed in an upside down position and caught fire. However, the witnesses managed to pull out the pilot and his only passenger from the wreckage before it bursted into flames. The female passenger died in the accident while the pilot suffered burn injuries. He was taken to a hospital.
The RCMP, BC Coroner Services and the Federal Transportation Safety Board are looking into the cause of crash.
The plane was registered in Alberta.
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AA Jet Forced to Make Emergency Landing in Syracuse after Pilot Dies
American Airlines flight 550 had to make an emergency landing at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York, on October 5.The co-pilot of the Airbus A320, en-route from Phoenix to Boston, diverted to Syracuse after the the pilot, Capt. Michael Johnston, 57, of Utah, suffered a heart attack and passed away mid-air.
The plane landed safely. There were 147 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline said in a statement, “Unfortunately, our pilot passed away…We are incredibly saddened by this event, and we are focused on caring for our pilot’s family and colleagues.”