News tagged with air traffic controller
NASA releases Sector 33 air traffic control educational game app
NASA has released a new educational game with an air traffic control theme for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The Sector 33 application is designed to challenge students in middle school and above to use basic math and problem-solving ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Helping businesses defend against cyber threats
Analysts with the National Security Agency see the threats coming at corporate America: viruses, worms and other malware targeting the computer networks that serve the nation's banks, utilities and businesses.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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NASA satellite to crash into Earth Friday
A six-ton satellite hurtled toward Earth on Friday, and NASA admitted it had little idea where the biggest piece of US space junk in 30 years will crash into the planet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2011 |
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McCain calls for special cybersecurity panel
Veteran US Senator John McCain on Wednesday urged the creation of a special Senate committee on cybersecurity and electronic intelligence leaks to cut through legislative delays to crafting a US response.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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'Language tests being misused': new study
A seminal article on language testing, co-authored by Dr Glenn Fulcher, a Reader in Education at the University of Leicester, argues that some agencies are using unsuitable language tests to achieve policy ends.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Final version of industrial control systems security guide published
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (SP 800-82),* intended to help pipeline operators, power produc ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Eurocontrol: No major ash impact on air traffic
(AP) -- No significant disruptions of air traffic are expected in Europe in coming days as a result of volcanic activity, Eurocontrol said Thursday.
May 26, 2011 |
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Bigger Icelandic eruption, but less airline angst
(AP) -- An Icelandic volcano was flinging ash, smoke and steam miles (kilometers) into the air Sunday, dropping a thick layer of gray soot in an eruption far more forceful - but likely far less impactful ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 23, 2011 |
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Icelandic volcano flings up ash, shuts airport
(AP) -- Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled all domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2011 |
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Odd work schedules pose risk to health
(AP) -- Reports of sleeping air traffic controllers highlight a long-known and often ignored hazard: Workers on night shifts can have trouble concentrating and even staying awake.
Apr 17, 2011 |
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Aviation safety: New computer tool forecasts icing hazards
Aircraft safety is getting a boost from a new computer-generated forecast that provides pilots with critical weather information on the likelihood of encountering dangerous in-flight icing conditions.
Apr 12, 2011 |
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What doctors (and patients) can learn from air traffic controllers: What's that you say
A review of 35 years of scientific medical studies confirms that the social and emotional context of the doctor–patient relationship have yet to be incorporated into the equation when it comes to health care.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Researchers develop new wireless technology for faster, more efficient networks
"Wireless communication is a one-way street. Over." Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Researchers apply fatigue model to fatal commuter air crash
Washington State University sleep researchers have determined that the air traffic controller in the crash of a Lexington, Ky., commuter flight was substantially fatigued when he failed to detect that the plane was on the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Airliners fly in face of cyber attack scares
Around the world, around the clock, circles of flickering screens keep aircraft apart in the air, ease them gently down to the ground and guide their precious human cargoes off the runway.
Nov 03, 2010 |
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