DG Macpherson will become CEO and a member of the board effective Oct. 1, 2016. Macpherson is now chief operating officer and will become the fifth CEO in the company's history.
"We're hopeful that the information contained in the voyage data recorder will provide insights into the circumstances of the ship's sinking," said Brian Curtis, acting director of the NTSB Office of Marine Safety.
Developmental controllers are trained to control and separate live air traffic within designated airspace at and around an air traffic control tower, radar approach control facility, or air route traffic control center. New ATCs get their initial training at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.
A new type of fuel cell, increasing an electric motor's output via 3D printing, lithium-air batteries, and changing the shape of an aircraft's wing in flight are among five aviation-related new technologies that personnel involved in NASA's Convergent Aeronautics Solutions project will be studying.
The agency is commissioning a study to assess the feasibility of designing a computer-assisted phone survey.
The worker was crushed by a 4,000-pound machine part, according to OSHA.
The Hear and Now campaign challenges entrepreneurs to develop a solution to noise exposure and hearing loss.
Five years ago, on Aug. 13, 2011, stage rigging collapsed as storms approached the Indianapolis fairgrounds, killing seven people. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a key liability case stemming from the collapse earlier this year.
Nuclear waste disposal activities at the facility have been delayed about nine months and cost about $64 million more than expected because the agency did not follow best practices in developing those estimates, a new report says.
The agency has been recognized for using technology that will reduce fatalities and accelerate projects.
The $24 million training facility in Sanford, Fla., will be 43,000 square feet in size. It will be ready to hosting training for Allegiant flight crew members and mechanics by the first quarter of 2017.
OSHA has fined Environmental Remediation Services a total of $142,200 for violations.
The governor and a Nevada delegation he heads toured the Sustainable Mineral Institute at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia, and Sandoval met with David Camerlengo, Queensland's Trade and Investment commissioner for North America, and Dr. Anthony Lynham, Minister for Natural Resources.
Samuel S. Edwin, Ph.D., will become the new director of the division.
A new scoring system addresses these categories: structural integrity, safety, maintainability, reliability, fuel economy, emissions, noise, and performance.
OSHA issued the company 12 citations for safety failures.
"The choices facing Metro about its headquarters building are clear: Either expend millions to retrofit the existing building to bring it up to modern fire and life safety standards or sell the building at the top of its potential value range and use those proceeds to fund a relocation," explained GM/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld.
The airline's statement says the company expects an eight-hour network-wide delay and that more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels. It then listed 21 flights out of Dubai on Aug. 3 that have been cancelled as a result of the incident.
Investigators found the boat was not carrying a distress communication device (and it was not required to have one on board). Previous TSB investigations have found that carrying an emergency position-indicating radio beacon can help to save lives, and the board has recommended that small fishing vessels carry one or other similar equipment.
The overall respirable dust standard in coal mines is reduced from 2.0 to 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter of air.