28 juin 2009
Meeting Reims 2009
Deux bien belles journées ...
Un meeting réussi c'est d'abord un vrai moyen de locomotion :
Un ravitaillement digne de ce nom ...
Et bien sûr plein d'avions ...
Les autres photos dans l'album Meeting Reims 2009
22 juin 2009
Le DG participe à un défi aérien ...
Patrick Gandil, Directeur Général de l'Aviation Civile va participer avec 10 autres pilotes à un défi aérien. Ce projet nommé 100/24 consiste à se relayer pendant 24h aux commandes d'un SR-22 qui devra effectuer des touch and go sur 100 aérodromes différents en France.
La date prévue de 100/24 est celle du jeudi 25 juin 2009 avec un décollage à 12h00 de LFPB. Le dernier atterrissage interviendra 24 heures plus tard, vendredi 26 juin, aux environs de 12 heures sur la base aérienne 112 de Reims. S’y ouvre ce jour-là le meeting du centenaire, célébrant la première grande manifestation aérienne publique au monde qui a eu lieu en 1909.
Sur le site du défi, on pourra assurer un tracking le jour J ...
21 juin 2009
Le Bourget 2009 ...
360.000 visiteurs c'est la participation à ce salon du centenaire. Un résultat pas si mauvais selon les organisateurs pas plus que les diverses commandes annoncées ... on comparera simplement ce chiffre avec l'édition de 1969. Il y a 40 ans, le salon faisait tout simplement 1 million d'entrées supplémentaires, il faut dire qu'on y présentait pour la première fois les concordes 001 et 002 en vol ainsi que le B747.
Entre temps nous sommes passé d'une aventure humaine à une industrie en crise. Une question se pose en effet vis à vis des promesses de commandes : quid de la solvabilité des acheteurs ?
20 juin 2009
Compagnies ... faire face à la crise
Chez BAW on voudrait bien que les salariés travaillent gratuitement dans un premier temps pour sauver la compagnie ! Et après on nous parle de moralisation du capitalisme ! Commençons donc par une petite cure de cynisme !
Chez AFR, on prévoit des départs volontaires mais on a surtout engagé une réflexion sur un éventuel chômage technique partiel du personnel navigant. C'est finalement la suite logique de la suspension de la directive sur les créneaux aéroportuaires ... Tous les programmes de vols ont été revus à la baisse mais pas de clairances pour les pilotes.
18 juin 2009
Le MVPA sauce américaine ...
FAA and U.S. Air Force exploring ways that civilian flights can regularly use airspace normally reserved for the military
To help reduce delays, the FAA and U.S. Air Force are exploring ways that civilian flights can regularly use airspace that is normally reserved for the military.
The Adaptive Airspace Concept is designed to relieve delays on commercial and general aviation flights when thunderstorms, a large number of flights or other constraints limit the number of planes that can pass through commercial airspace.
During periods of heavy air travel, such as the days before and after Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Department of Defense has already turned over portions of special use airspace to the FAA to ease air traffic delays. Last Thanksgiving, the FAA created “express lanes” for commercial flights using military airspace on the East and West Coasts, and in the Midwest and the Southwest.
The Adaptive Airspace Concept is examining a more permanent way to use this airspace.
One of the ideas under consideration is expanding the Air Force’s available airspace and subdividing it into boxes. That way, the Air Force could shift its operations into boxes of sky the FAA doesn’t need, and let civilian traffic fly through the boxes that allow for the most efficient movement of airplanes, reducing delays.
Currently the Air Force is the only military participant in the program, though the other branches of the military are watching and may participate if the effort proves successful.
13 juin 2009
Des strips à l'hôpital ...
New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a method used by air traffic controllers tracks patient data more effectively and with fewer errors compared with current hospital methods, primarily the use of clipboards.
Currently there is no standard practice for tracking the movement of patients from emergency rooms to the radiology suite, operating rooms, the intensive care unit, inpatient rooms or the discharge area. In addition, basic errors – such as misidentifying which extremity needs to be amputated – have resulted in increased mortality that could be prevented with basic safety measures. Both of these situations underscore the fact that patient safety has become a more visible vulnerability of modern medicine.
Air traffic controllers use a method in which each aircraft is represented by a flight progress strip. Multiple strips are stacked in order of priority within a bay representing a unique stage of flight. Reprioritization regularly occurs for faster aircraft or those that require expedited throughput for emergency or other reasons such as low fuel or weather. Flight progress strips are moved from bay to bay as aircraft move from one stage of flight to another.
"For decades, air traffic controllers have managed the complexities of airspace and aircraft handoff with a simple, manual method that has evolved to an efficient and nearly flawless system. Our study successfully demonstrated that this method translates to trauma management, and results in increased accuracy and awareness of patient recording, tracking and throughput management. We are currently in discussions to test a more mature version of the system in clinic."
08 juin 2009
Congrès IATA ...
Ce congrès annuel est l'occasion de présenter le bulletin de santé du secteur. le moins que l'on puisse dire c'est que cela ne va pas fort ... 10.4 milliard de $ de pertes pour 2008, 9 prévus à ce jour pour 2009 !
Mais le plus intéressant est probablement la réflexion sur la durée potentielle de la crise pour le secteur aéronautique. Une comparaison est à ce titre frappante: "Après les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, les recettes des compagnies ont chuté de 7% et elles ont eu besoin de trois ans pour se redresser, malgré une situation économique générale solide. Cette fois, la dégringolade est de 15%, en pleine récession mondiale."
07 juin 2009
En Australie, on vote son protocole !
Airservices Australia has welcomed a 95% positive vote by air traffic controllers and associated staff for a new three and a half year collective employment agreement.
When the ballot closed late yesterday and results were collated, 895 had voted yes (95%) and 47 (5%) voted no.
Staff participation was also high with 83% of eligible staff registering their vote in one of the highest votes in recent times.
Airservices Chief Executive Officer, Greg Russell, said the Airservices Board and management thanked the Airservices and Civil Air Union negotiation teams, the ACTU and in particular President, Sharan Burrow, and staff covered by the agreement for their participation during what had been a difficult negotiation process.
The agreement includes pay rises of 4.3% per annum over 3.5 years with changes to sick leave and rostering arrangements, providing the foundations for improved productivity.
This is a successful outcome delivering good salary and condition improvements, productivity benefits which cement the foundations for ongoing business reform. It also ensures the continued safety and efficiency of the aviation industry.
The new agreement will now receive final clearance from the Australian Workplace Authority and is expected to come into operation before the end of the month.
