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November 2006 |
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Contents Introducing
TechXtra © 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. Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports: Review of existing public interest conditions The CAA has issued a consultation paper on the existing conditions it has imposed on Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports in response to previous findings by the Competition Commission that the airports have acted against the public interest. The consultation is on whether the conditions should remain, be amended or can be removed. Responses to the consultation should be sent to the address in the document by Tuesday 2 January 2007. Public experiences of and attitudes to air travel A report has been published by the Department for Transport, summarising people's experiences of and attitudes towards air travel. It is primarily based on a module of questions included in the Office for National Statistics' Omnibus Survey in May 2006 (Box 1). Ownership and control liberalisation The CAA has published a discussion paper examining the rules governing ownership and control of airlines. In particular, it examines the impact of these on airlines, consumers and employees and considers the situation were they to be removed, especially how safety regulation might be affected. It concludes that there are likely to be substantial benefits from ownership and control liberalisation and sets out a pathway for reform, which if followed, should lead to safer, more efficient and cheaper international aviation. Helios Airways, Flight HCY522 - Final Report The Final Report of the Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board (AAIASB) into the accident of the a/c 5B-DBY of Helios Airways, Flight HCY522 on August 14, 2005, has been released. BBC survey on unsung landmarks The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is running an 'Unsung Landmarks' competition (on a most votes basis). Among the candidates are the Cardington Airship Hangars - built to house Britain's R101 and groundbreaking R100 airships. UK Operations in Iraq : Thirteenth Report of Session 2005-06 The House of Commons Defence Committee published UK Operations in Iraq on August 10. It outlines the challenges facing UK troops in Iraq and concludes that they are poorly equipped and overstretched. |
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