Aviation RSS Feed http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Aviation-related publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/b42ba9f9-2c79-4976-8522-2f5fdfa49271.aspx b42ba9f9-2c79-4976-8522-2f5fdfa49271 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:54:14 GMT TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 41: Conducting Aeronautical Special Events at Airports consolidates available information and lessons learned on how to successfully plan, organize, and conduct an aeronautical special event and restore normal operations after the event. For the purposes of this report, aeronautical special events are defined as those events that involve aviation activities or aircraft. Conducting Aeronautical Special Events at Airports http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/83649093-6d93-4f72-a96f-4454a53146d4.aspx 83649093-6d93-4f72-a96f-4454a53146d4 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:32 GMT TRB will conduct a webinar on June 12, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing small airport administrators with resources to support effective business and management decisions. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. The ACRP reports presented in this we... TRB Webinar: Managing Small Airports http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/b194f5e9-6582-4ab0-8e94-ca3e7ad1944b.aspx b194f5e9-6582-4ab0-8e94-ca3e7ad1944b Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:01 GMT TRB will conduct a webinar on May 30, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) about challenges airport administrators face that are associated with the changing needs of the aviation industry. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee associated with this webinar. This webinar will provide two Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. In order to meet specific strategic ... TRB Webinar: Airport Organization and Workforce Development http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f17aa6f5-5f44-4676-b367-241232d3655b.aspx f17aa6f5-5f44-4676-b367-241232d3655b Mon, 20 May 2013 17:46:36 GMT The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a report that evaluates the U.S. Office of Personnel Management qualification standard for air traffic controllers and provides recommendations to FAA human resources personnel for renewing the standard. Assessing Prior Experience in the Selection of Air Traffic Control Specialists http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/bdfcfce0-3850-4996-90d0-c61384592dda.aspx bdfcfce0-3850-4996-90d0-c61384592dda Mon, 20 May 2013 17:44:35 GMT The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a preliminary report that discusses what is known about the conditions of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) facilities, common types of workplace injuries and illnesses reported by FAA employees, and FAA’s response to safety deficiencies identified through inspections. Review of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Facility Conditions and Workplace Safety http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/2f37bc38-2161-476a-b0f7-bc6fdbcff195.aspx 2f37bc38-2161-476a-b0f7-bc6fdbcff195 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:15:56 GMT TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 75: Airport Leadership Development Program is designed to assist existing and future airport leaders to assess, obtain, and refine airport-industry leadership skills. The program includes forms for a full 360-degree individual assessment of core leadership traits. A complete facilitator guide with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and participant workbooks and materials are also included on the CD-ROM that accompanies the print version of the repo... Airport Leadership Development Program http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c.aspx f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:59 GMT TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential authors identify topics for their papers. Committees will be producing calls for papers through June, so author... 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record Call for Papers http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a.aspx 8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a Wed, 15 May 2013 05:29:56 GMT The 2013 series marks the 50th year of TRB’s peer-reviewed journal, which debuted as the Highway Research Record in 1963; became the Transportation Research Record in 1974, with Number 480; and added the subtitle, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, in 2000, with Number 1653. In all, TRB has published more than 25,000 papers in volumes of the TRR Journal and continues to build on its tradition of disseminating research findings to advance transportation. The first Record addressed the topic of ... 50th Anniversary for the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/bf6c5b52-1d34-45bb-8ba0-03873aac5a3a.aspx bf6c5b52-1d34-45bb-8ba0-03873aac5a3a Mon, 13 May 2013 19:27:32 GMT The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report that examines its process for assisting air carrier repair station inspectors in identifying areas of concern and evaluating possible risk elements. Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Implementation of a Risk-Based Approach for Repair Station Oversight on U.S. Air Carriers http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/24948c29-7843-4700-9afa-920f51d1b6e9.aspx 24948c29-7843-4700-9afa-920f51d1b6e9 Mon, 13 May 2013 04:44:39 GMT James Crites, executive vice president of operations for the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has been selected by the White House as a Transportation Champion of Change. According to a DFW press release, the U.S Federal Aviation Administration nominated Crites for the recognition for his visionary work and leadership in developing and implementing new technologies, notably the nation’s Next Generation Air Transportation System. Mr. Crites has served on TRB’s Executive Committee since 2011. ... TRB Executive Committee Member James Crites White House “Transportation Champion of Change”