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June '99

Listed in order of Date Available:

Airbus Industrie: Y2K-Proving Flight

Recently, Airbus Industrie successfully flew both an A330 and an A320 aircraft through a Y2K rollover without incident. As a result of those test flights, Airbus has produced this video on the status of its aircraft regarding the Y2K issue, specifically the flight test involving the twin-engine widebody A330.

ATSI Category: D

Available on: June 1

Code No. 668-996

River Bottom Disaster Drill at Minneapolis/St. Paul Int’l Airport

This program provides an overview of Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport’s disaster drill, which was designated to test three separate components of such an incident: a “River Bottom” site scenario; new federally mandated “Family Assistance” procedures, and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) coordination authority.

ATSI Category: A

Available on: June 2

Code No. 669-996

Airport Security and the Federal Regulatory Process

Rebecca Tuttle of FAA’s Office of Civil Aviation Security discusses rulemaking and security program changes.

ATSI Category: S

Available on: June 3

Code No. 670-996

Aviation News Today

Our weekly news show covering aviation events and the people making the news. It’s a great way to keep up with the latest in aviation policy developments.

ATSI Category: G

Available on: June 4, 11, 18, 25

Code No. ANT-996 (Include segment date when ordering)

Development & Testing of the Audible Microwave Bird Strike Reduction System, Parts 1 & 2

James Genova, president of DRA of Washington, presents information about recent technological developments in bird-strike reduction.

ATSI Category: O

Available on: June 7 (Part 1); June 8 (Part 2)

Code No. 671-996

Plane Talk, Part 23 (A Vision Realized: The D Gates, Parts 1 & 2)

John Hanks, A.A.E., hosts this program, which is produced by McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and provides information about various projects and operations at the airport. Part 23 describes the development and features of the airport’s D Gates.

ATSI Category: E

Available on: June 9 (Part 1); June 10 (Part 2)

Code No. 166V-996

Evaluation of Elevated Boom-Mounted Penetrating Nozzles, Parts 1 & 2

FAA Project Manager Larry Hampton explains why tests of elevated boom-mounted penetrating nozzles are being conducted and then reviews the results of a test FAA recently performed.

ATSI Category: A

Available on: June 14 (Part 1); June 15 (Part 2)

Code No. 672-996

Wildlife Management in the Airport Environment, Parts 1 & 2

Jessica Dewey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture discusses wildlife hazards to aircraft, wildlife attractants at airports, wildlife hazard assessments and examples of her work at Washington Dulles and Reagan National airports.

ATSI Categories: E & O

Available on: June 16 (Part 1); June 17 (Part 2)

Code No. 673-996

Airfield Lighting Safety, Parts 1-3

Phil Rakowski of Crouse-Hinds Lighting reviews basic safety procedures to follow and equipment to use when working on airfield lighting.

ATSI Category: O

Available on: June 21 (Part 1); June 22 (Part 2); June 23 (Part 3)

Code No. 674-996

Access Control Issues and Audits

FAA Aviation Security Specialist George Keene discusses what the DOT Inspector General’s mission and functions are and how they relate to airport security.

ATSI Category: S

Available on: June 24

Code No. 675-996

Part 139 Overview, Parts 1 & 2

Ben Castellano, manager of Safety and Compliance at FAA, reviews the specifics of Part 139.

ATSI Category: S

Available on: June 28 (Part 1); June 29 (Part 2)

Code No. 676-996

Regulatory Review

Each episode of “Regulatory Review” contains an updated report of federal regulatory issues and actions that are likely to impact your airport. In addition to a rundown of regulatory headlines and a special ARFF report, each “review” also includes a topical newsmaker interview with individuals directly responsible for promoting, producing or enforcing aviation regulations.

ATSI Categories: A & S

Available on: June 30

Code No. 577M-996

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