Personal Aircraft Cockpits

Policy Summary Links (EUActiv)

5 Sep 2008

After the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, aviation security moved up the political agenda. Whereas before then, each member state had its own rules on air safety, the EU adopted its first common rules in 2002 , with detailed provisions on: access to sensitive areas of airports and aircrafts; passenger screening and baggage handling; control of cargo and mail; staff screening and training, ...

Air Force Faults Pilots In Collision of F-15s (Washington Post)

26 Aug 2008

The Air Force has concluded that an F-15 fighter jet crash that killed a young officer over the Gulf of Mexico in February was the result of pilot error and was not related to the structural flaws that have been found in other aging F-15s, according to an investigation report released yesterday.

Don't Shoot Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes in 'Heroes Over Europe' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

25 Aug 2008

Get ready to scramble! Atari and Red Mile Entertainment are bringing Heroes over Europe, an ultra-realistic seat-of-the-pants tactical flight combat game and the latest in the critically acclaimed Heroes series, to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC in 2009.