Not All Bad News For Air Freight
from Handy Shipping Guide
Air Menzies far sighted policy in adopting modern technology to complement their existing booking systems has paid off handsomely. The air freight consolidator has reported that customers booking airfreight online hit a new peak in August 2009, up 20 percent on the same month last year, and 6 percent above the previous record set in July 2008. More

Aircraft Drinking Water Rule Requires Testing Every Five Years
from Environment News Service
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule to ensure that safe and reliable drinking water is provided to aircraft passengers and crew. The rule requires airlines to have their water systems inspected at least once every five years, report the test results to the EPA and fix any "significant deficiencies." More

Passengers' Bill of Rights on Its Way?
from CBS News
Any airline passenger knows that being stuck in a plane on the tarmac for hours is no way to travel. Now, after a number of high profile incidents, Congress could be ready to step in and give travelers a little help. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg explained what legislation may be on the way, and what travelers can do now on "The Early Show." More

Economy Grounds Air Cargo Industry
from The Detroit News
The gloomy short-term outlook for airport and airline finances isn't driven solely by the decline in passenger traffic. The recession is also generating significantly lower demand for all kinds of items: from essentials such as food to durable manufactured goods like automobiles. That means the demand for swift air cargo delivery is down, too. More

NAASCO Celebrates 25 Years
from Aircraft Maintenance Technology
NAASCO opened its doors in April 1984 and by October of the same year, the ink went from red to black and hasn't changed colors since. Founder and current President John Leslie, started NAASCO with nothing more than a donated test stand, an old kitchen table and a type writer with a missing capital "A." More

Boeing 787 Heads For The Repair Shop
from Wired
Boeing says it has started work on fixing the wing/fuselage problems of the new 787 Dreamliner. Already long overdue, the 787 program suffered the latest setback back in June when the company announced the expected first flight was not going to happen because of a structural issue. More

Energy-autonomous Sensors for Aircraft
from Energy Harvesting Journal
Aircraft maintenance will be easier in future, with sensors monitoring the aircraft skin. If they discover any dents or cracks they will send a radio message to a monitoring unit. The energy needed for this will be obtained from temperature difference. More

BIA Could Lose Some Military Charter Flights to Portsmouth
from WCSH-TV
A week after Congress viewed the documentary film of Bangor's troop greeters, Bangor International Airport has learned that it could be losing some of those military charter flights. BIA says it handles about 600 to 700 military charter flights each year, which officials say, accounts for about a third of its ground handling business. More

Pease Deal Saves $850g In Fed Funds: Agreement Will Allow For 100 New Flights of Troops
from Foster’s Daily Democrat
An effort to attract more business to the Portsmouth, N.H. International Airport at Pease appears to have paid off and should help the local airport sustain the necessary enplanements needed to retain full federal funding. A recent agreement reached between the Pease Development Authority and Port City Air and two military charter airlines will allow for potentially 100 new flights full of troops to come into the airport by the end of the calendar year. More

Upcoming NACA Meetings

Oct. 23, 2009 - Maintenance Council (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Nov. 18, 2009 - Board of Directors
Dec. 2, 2009 – Operations Council
Dec. 9 & 10, 2009 - Safety/Security Council