The Conversation at AirSafe.com podcast
Summary: Conversations about critical and timely issues related to aviation safety, aviation security, and the risk of airline travel.
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Podcasts:
Todd Curtis and the Charles Adler of radio station CJOB of Winnipeg, Canada discussed a number of issues around airline safety, including recent risky behavior by Russian military aircraft, air traffic control issues near London, and the threat from drones.
Last month's mishap that led to a loss of SpaceShipTwo has led to a new examination the value of space travel, and to expanded content about space flight safety on AirSafe.com.
On the third day of the investigation, the NTSB revealed that the crew member in the right seat ulocked the feathering system. Also, SpaceShipTwo telemetery was lost about 15 seconds after the test flight began.
By the second day of the investigation, the NTSB found evidence that implied that there was an uncommanded deployment of the feathering system shortly before SpaceShipTwo was lost.
Summary of the initial media updates from the NTSB investigation into the 31 October 2014 crash of SpaceShipTwo north of Mojave, CA that killed one of the two pilots on board.
Todd Curtis discusses some of the recent changes in Ebola-related air travel policies in the US, and explains that multiple sets of policies exist because various levels of government can act independently.
Todd Curtis and Rudy Maxa discuss recent chagnes in screening passengers for Ebola at JFK and Newark airports that went well beyond the current federal requirements.
Todd Curtis is interviewed by radio station KIQI of San Francisco where he discussed the risk of getting infected by Ebola in an airplane, and why air travel bans may not protect the US from Ebola. Interview is in both English and Spanish.
Todd Curtis and the Charles Adler of radio station CJOB of Winnipeg, Canada discussed a number of issues around air travel and Ebola, including the how the public's percepection of risk drives their concerns about Ebola.
Todd Curtis and the Newmax hosts discuss the risks posed by having even one Ebola-infected passenger on an airliner, as well as the pros and cons of proposed travel bans and no fly lists.
Todd Curtis interview on WFAA television of Dallas where he discussed the kinds of risks passengers may face if someone showing Ebola related symptoms is on their flight, and why using the current no-fly list to protect passengers may not be approriate.
A nurse who helped to treat the first US Ebola patient was allowed to fly on an airliner by the CDC after showing mild Ebola symptoms. Todd Curtis discusses some of the relevant travel issues with CTV of Canada.
In the wake of the first US Ebola death, Todd Curtis and Charles Adler discussed some of the emerging issues around Ebola and air travel.
In this Al Jazeera America interview conducted on 29 September 2014, Todd Curtis discusses the effects that a 26 September 2014 fire had on air traffic in the US, as well as the difficulty of protecting complex systems such as these from harm when those systems rely on people in order to operate.
Todd Curtis and host Charles Adler discussed some of the issues raised by the interim report on the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.