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Dr. Curtis and host of the Calgary Today show Whitney Dean of CHQR radio in Calgary, Canada discuss a number of issues related to the Christmas day bombing attempt on Northwest flight 253, including Nigerian airline security, a review of US terrorists databases, and the technologies and procedures that are currently used to prevent airliner bombing attempts.

As information about the unsuccessful bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253 continues to be uncovered, some are questioning the usefulness of some of the security measures being implemented, and whether profiling may be needed to deter attacks.

The Transportation Security Administration, which is responsible for helping to secure US airports and airline flights, had accidentally released very sensitive information about their security procedures. The show highlights the most sensitive data that was revealed, and also tells listeners where they can download the complete manual, including all the previously blacked out material.

The Transportation Security Administration, which is responsible for helping to secure US airports and airline flights, had accidentally released very sensitive information about their security procedures. The show highlights the most sensitive data that was revealed, and also tells listeners where they can download the complete manual, including all the previously blacked out material.

As the investigation into the unsuccessful bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253 enters its early stages, there are already several security issues that are being discussed by the media, including short term security measures and issues with US government terrorist databases.

The Transportation Security Administration, which is responsible for helping to secure US airports and airline flights, had accidentally released very sensitive information about their security procedures. The show highlights the most sensitive data that was revealed, and also tells listeners where they can download the complete manual, including all the previously blacked out material.

The January 2009 ditching on the Hudson River showed how important social media was as a source of news and information, and how it makes individuals as influential as traditional media. This show provides a general definition of social media and then provides specific examples of how it was used by AirSafe.com to expand the site's audience and to enhance the usefulness of its information.

The January 2009 ditching on the Hudson River showed how important social media was as a source of news and information, and how it makes individuals as influential as traditional media. This show provides a general definition of social media and then provides specific examples of how it was used by AirSafe.com to expand the site's audience and to enhance the usefulness of its information.

The week of October 19, 2009 saw what could have turned into two airline disasters. In Atlanta, a 767 landed on the taxiway instead of the runway, and in Minneapolis an airline crew stopped communicating with the outside world for over an hour while flying past its destination by well over 100 miles.

The January 2009 ditching on the Hudson River showed how important social media was as a source of news and information, and how it makes individuals as influential as traditional media. This show provides a general definition of social media and then provides specific examples of how it was used by AirSafe.com to expand the site's audience and to enhance the usefulness of its information.

In its latest update of fatal plane crash rates by aircraft model, AirSafe.com has identified the top five models with the lowest fatal crash rates. The analysis uses flight data through the end of 2008, and crash data through August 2009.

In its latest update of fatal plane crash rates by aircraft model, AirSafe.com has identified the top five models with the lowest fatal crash rates. The analysis uses flight data through the end of 2008, and crash data through August 2009.

In its latest update of fatal plane crash rates by aircraft model, AirSafe.com has identified the top five models with the lowest fatal crash rates. The analysis uses flight data through the end of 2008, and crash data through August 2009.

This show discusses the role that social media applications like Twitter, YouTube, and podcasts have had in shaping the public's relationship to aviation safety issues. Using the example of the January 2009 ditching of a US Airways aircraft in the Hudson River, the show discusses why any organization that intends to influence aviation safety policy or the aviation safety community should embrace these emerging technologies in order to better serve their members and the general public.

This show features two interviews with Vincent Dowd from the BBC World Service and Dr Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com. They discussed several issues surrounding the crash of Air France Flight 447, including differences in flight control philosophy between Airbus and Boeing, how aircraft manufacturers respond when one of their airplanes crash, and how this accident demonstrated how may be possible to use advanced technologies to supplement or even replace the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder.