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May 2006 |
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Contents Security aspects
of disaster response management © Cranfield University 2006
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Recent AERADE news features You may have noticed the news feature at the bottom of the AERADE home page. We aim keep it continually updated with links to major news stories and to significant reports that have recently been published in the fields of aerospace and defence. In case you missed them, we are repeating some of the main news we have featured in the past quarter. New UK Secretary of State for Defence In a Cabinet reshuffle, Des Browne has replaced John Reid as the new UK Defence Secretary. Pioneer pilot killed in crash 21st April 2006. SCOTT Crossfield, a pioneer test pilot who was the first to fly at twice the speed of sound, died when his single-engine plane crashed in Georgia. Read more... Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recommendations on Airbus rudders The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released two Aviation Safety Recommendations following the incident (A05F0047) in which an Airbus A310-300 lost its rudder after leaving Varadero, Cuba, for Quebec/Jean Lesage International Airport, Quebec, in March 2005. Mobile services on aircraft This discussion paper has been prepared by Ofcom (Office of Communications), and issued on 10th April 2006. Ofcom has produced the paper in response to approaches received from stakeholders from the avionic and telecommunications sectors suggesting that it should review the wireless telegraphy licensing regime in order to permit the provision and use of mobile services on aircraft. It covers only the issues relevant to Ofcom's area of responsibility; and focuses exclusively on the specific issues raised by mobile services on aircraft. The paper sets out Ofcom's understanding of the complex issues surrounding the potential launch of GSM 1800 MHz services on aircraft. Ministry of Defence: Reserve Forces Reserve Forces have provided a vital contribution to recent military operations, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament. As part of the biggest mobilisation since the 1956 Suez Crisis, over 12,000 Reserves have so far served in Iraq. Ministry of Defence: Progress in Combat Identification Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported on the progress made by the Ministry of Defence in implementing the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in its 2002 report on combat identification. Consultation on SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Consultation
on a proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of a Joint
Undertaking to develop the new generation European Air Traffic Management (ATM)
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