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1. Aviation could lift China, US economies
WASHINGTON - A China-United States partnership in the aviation industry could be the best way to get more badly needed manufacturing jobs back to the US and provide China with the best aviation services.
That's the hope of hundreds of Chinese and US aviation industry insiders, who are in Washington for the three-day US-China Aviation Summit.
"Ultimately, our success helping China meet its aerospace goals will mean more jobs here at home," Acting Secretary of the US Department of Commerce Rebecca Blank said during her keynote speech at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Monday.
The Barack Obama administration regards exports a key driver of America's economic recovery and job creation.
In 2010, the aerospace industry accounted for nearly $78 billion of the total $1.84 trillion US exports, and its workers earned 47 percent more than other manufacturing workers, Blank said.
"Clearly, we would like to see the aerospace workforce grow," she said. "And it will if the United States and China work more closely together."
Both countries have seen huge potential.
"We can see it clearly that China lags far behind the US (in aviation industry)," said Xia Xinghua, deputy chief of Civic Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
For instance, he said, though China has a population of 1.3 billion, more than four times of the US, in 2010, its air passenger traffic accounted for only one-third of that of America, its number of commercial aircraft only one-fifth of that of America and the number of public airports less than one-third of that of America.
The total number of general aviation hours in China is 368,000, while the figure in the US is 23.3 million. Chinese have a mere 1,010 general aviation aircraft, while Americans own 230,000.
But the growth in the Chinese aviation industry is breathtaking.
"As recently as seven years ago, China was the 10th largest US aerospace export market, behind Brazil, (South) Korea and the Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands," said the US official.
"Last year, fueled by China's enormous demand for civil aircraft, pilot training, airport and air traffic management equipment - products and services in which the US is very competitive - China was second only to France."
According to the China Civil Aviation 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) unveiled in April, by 2015, the annual average growth rate of the civil aviation miles will be 13 percent, passenger traffic 11 percent, cargo and mail volume 10 percent.
"China-US air transportation is our largest international market so far," Xia, the CAAC official, said.
China is also the biggest buyer of US-made Boeing aircraft, with a total of 820 serving Chinese airlines, or 49 percent of the total transportation planes.
Since 2000, with the far-reaching foresight in the worlds' aviation industry, the two countries have started to look for ways to explore cooperation possibilities.
In 2004, the US Trade and Development Agency (USDA) launched the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program to promote commercial, policy and technical cooperation between the US and Chinese aviation sectors.
This program works with 50 US private sector members and four public partners, including the Federal Aviation Administration and CAAC.
The project has helped to advance cooperation in aviation safety, standards, air traffic management, airspace liberalization, general aviation, aviation market development and environmental best practices through a series of workshops and training programs.
According to the USDA, these programs have generated over $3.8 billion in exports of US manufactured goods and services.
But the US aviation industry has been urging the Chinese government to open more passenger traffic markets to them and increase more flights between the two countries.
2. NYPD can shoot down an airliner? Experts troubled.
police chief Ray Kelly raised eyebrows on the CBS show "60 Minutes" Sunday when he said his police department has the means to knock an airplane out of the sky.
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CBS’s Scott Pelley quickly asked, “Do you mean the NYPD has the means to take down an aircraft?”
Replied Mr. Kelly, “Yes, I prefer not to get into the details, but obviously this would be in an extreme situation.”
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However extreme that might be, some terrorism experts question whether Kelly does or should have that authority.
“I guarantee it’s not the decision of the chief of police in New York City,” says Danny Defenbaugh, a retired FBI agent who now has its own security consulting firm in Dallas.
Probably one of the first places that would be actively involved if another 9/11 type of situation came up would be the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base in Boulder, Colo.
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"NORAD remains responsible for defending the US and Canada from air attacks on our nations,” says spokesman John Cornelio, adding that NORAD can “unilaterally” make a decision based on its information and launch fighter jets to go after a potential threat.
The Federal Aviation Administration now shares its radar with NORAD, and both groups share representatives who serve as liaisons, says FAA Laura Brown. “All of the agencies involved developed a better relationship since 9/11,” she adds.
In an emergency, NORAD can scramble military jets armed with air-to-air missiles. In the case of the NYPD, it’s not clear what weapons it has at its disposal.
On Monday, in response to questions from reporters, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “The NYPD has lots of capabilities that you don’t know about and you won’t know about.”
Some news reports suggested the police might be able to mount a .50 caliber gun on a helicopter to shoot at a plane. Whether that would work is not clear.
But should the New York police be the ones making a decision to bring down an airliner, even if they are capable of it?
Terrorism experts have their doubts.
“There is no police department that should be making such decisions,” says Maki Haberseld, an expert on terrorism at John Jay College in New York. “The decision should be in the hands of the president of the country.”
She reasons that the decision to shoot down an airplane should be made by an elected official. “Police chiefs are appointed by mayors, they have not necessarily gone through some kind of election. It’s truly a scary perspective that someone like a police chief would be given that much discretion.”
Former FBI agent Mr. Defenbaugh also casts doubt on Kelly’s assertions. “I don’t know who is giving him the authority to knock down airplanes,” he says. “Not even in New York City.”
3. Veracode Issues "Twacked" Infographic: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad
Veracode, Inc., provider of the world's only independent, cloud-based application risk management platform, today released its newest infographic, "Twacked: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad." With news of USA Today's Twitter account being hacked over the weekend, this infographic is especially timely as it details several of the more recent and now infamous Twitter hacks, and examines common entry points for hackers including weak passwords and malicious email attachments.
Beginning with a list of banned passwords and the most recent attacks on the "Top 10" most followed Twitter accounts, "Twacked" presents a comprehensive case for the need to improve the security of social media applications. Whether it's a hacker gaining access to an account through a mobile device or directly through an email-delivered Trojan, more needs to be done to protect individuals and organizations that use tools like Twitter from becoming a victim. Of course, while passwords like "123456" and nearly 400 others are not allowed by Twitter, it's nearly impossible to protect against user error and careless use.
"The USA Today breach and various celebrity Twitter hacks have worked to shine a greater spotlight on the vast number of vulnerabilities that exist within social media applications," said Connie Stack, vice president of corporate marketing, Veracode. "This infographic works to demonstrate the exponential risks posed to individuals and organizations, from both a privacy and brand perspective. We hope this serves as a visual reinforcement and further 'call to action' for users to ensure the applications they are engaging with have been fully verified for security and devoid of weaknesses that will make them a target."
The "Twacked" infographic was created in conjunction with Measured SEM and NowSourcing. It follows Veracode's previous infographic that featured a comprehensive timeline of the events surrounding the News of the World scandal.
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1. Aviation could lift China, US economies
WASHINGTON - A China-United States partnership in the aviation industry could be the best way to get more badly needed manufacturing jobs back to the US and provide China with the best aviation services.
That's the hope of hundreds of Chinese and US aviation industry insiders, who are in Washington for the three-day US-China Aviation Summit.
"Ultimately, our success helping China meet its aerospace goals will mean more jobs here at home," Acting Secretary of the US Department of Commerce Rebecca Blank said during her keynote speech at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Monday.
The Barack Obama administration regards exports a key driver of America's economic recovery and job creation.
In 2010, the aerospace industry accounted for nearly $78 billion of the total $1.84 trillion US exports, and its workers earned 47 percent more than other manufacturing workers, Blank said.
"Clearly, we would like to see the aerospace workforce grow," she said. "And it will if the United States and China work more closely together."
Both countries have seen huge potential.
"We can see it clearly that China lags far behind the US (in aviation industry)," said Xia Xinghua, deputy chief of Civic Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
For instance, he said, though China has a population of 1.3 billion, more than four times of the US, in 2010, its air passenger traffic accounted for only one-third of that of America, its number of commercial aircraft only one-fifth of that of America and the number of public airports less than one-third of that of America.
The total number of general aviation hours in China is 368,000, while the figure in the US is 23.3 million. Chinese have a mere 1,010 general aviation aircraft, while Americans own 230,000.
But the growth in the Chinese aviation industry is breathtaking.
"As recently as seven years ago, China was the 10th largest US aerospace export market, behind Brazil, (South) Korea and the Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands," said the US official.
"Last year, fueled by China's enormous demand for civil aircraft, pilot training, airport and air traffic management equipment - products and services in which the US is very competitive - China was second only to France."
According to the China Civil Aviation 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) unveiled in April, by 2015, the annual average growth rate of the civil aviation miles will be 13 percent, passenger traffic 11 percent, cargo and mail volume 10 percent.
"China-US air transportation is our largest international market so far," Xia, the CAAC official, said.
China is also the biggest buyer of US-made Boeing aircraft, with a total of 820 serving Chinese airlines, or 49 percent of the total transportation planes.
Since 2000, with the far-reaching foresight in the worlds' aviation industry, the two countries have started to look for ways to explore cooperation possibilities.
In 2004, the US Trade and Development Agency (USDA) launched the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program to promote commercial, policy and technical cooperation between the US and Chinese aviation sectors.
This program works with 50 US private sector members and four public partners, including the Federal Aviation Administration and CAAC.
The project has helped to advance cooperation in aviation safety, standards, air traffic management, airspace liberalization, general aviation, aviation market development and environmental best practices through a series of workshops and training programs.
According to the USDA, these programs have generated over $3.8 billion in exports of US manufactured goods and services.
But the US aviation industry has been urging the Chinese government to open more passenger traffic markets to them and increase more flights between the two countries.
2. NYPD can shoot down an airliner? Experts troubled.
police chief Ray Kelly raised eyebrows on the CBS show "60 Minutes" Sunday when he said his police department has the means to knock an airplane out of the sky.
Skip to next paragraph
Related stories
Response to 'credible threat' shows how much has changed since 9/11
After Times Square bombing, should New York get more anti-terrorism funding?
New York to fight terrorism with more street-corner cameras
Topics
Government and Politics Armed Forces Military Weapons Airline Terrorism Transportation and Logistics Sector Air Transportation Industrials Sector
CBS’s Scott Pelley quickly asked, “Do you mean the NYPD has the means to take down an aircraft?”
Replied Mr. Kelly, “Yes, I prefer not to get into the details, but obviously this would be in an extreme situation.”
IN PICTURES: Revisiting ground zero
However extreme that might be, some terrorism experts question whether Kelly does or should have that authority.
“I guarantee it’s not the decision of the chief of police in New York City,” says Danny Defenbaugh, a retired FBI agent who now has its own security consulting firm in Dallas.
Probably one of the first places that would be actively involved if another 9/11 type of situation came up would be the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base in Boulder, Colo.
RECOMMENDED: How 9/11 has shaped a generation of Americans
"NORAD remains responsible for defending the US and Canada from air attacks on our nations,” says spokesman John Cornelio, adding that NORAD can “unilaterally” make a decision based on its information and launch fighter jets to go after a potential threat.
The Federal Aviation Administration now shares its radar with NORAD, and both groups share representatives who serve as liaisons, says FAA Laura Brown. “All of the agencies involved developed a better relationship since 9/11,” she adds.
In an emergency, NORAD can scramble military jets armed with air-to-air missiles. In the case of the NYPD, it’s not clear what weapons it has at its disposal.
On Monday, in response to questions from reporters, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “The NYPD has lots of capabilities that you don’t know about and you won’t know about.”
Some news reports suggested the police might be able to mount a .50 caliber gun on a helicopter to shoot at a plane. Whether that would work is not clear.
But should the New York police be the ones making a decision to bring down an airliner, even if they are capable of it?
Terrorism experts have their doubts.
“There is no police department that should be making such decisions,” says Maki Haberseld, an expert on terrorism at John Jay College in New York. “The decision should be in the hands of the president of the country.”
She reasons that the decision to shoot down an airplane should be made by an elected official. “Police chiefs are appointed by mayors, they have not necessarily gone through some kind of election. It’s truly a scary perspective that someone like a police chief would be given that much discretion.”
Former FBI agent Mr. Defenbaugh also casts doubt on Kelly’s assertions. “I don’t know who is giving him the authority to knock down airplanes,” he says. “Not even in New York City.”
3. Veracode Issues "Twacked" Infographic: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad
Veracode, Inc., provider of the world's only independent, cloud-based application risk management platform, today released its newest infographic, "Twacked: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad." With news of USA Today's Twitter account being hacked over the weekend, this infographic is especially timely as it details several of the more recent and now infamous Twitter hacks, and examines common entry points for hackers including weak passwords and malicious email attachments.
Beginning with a list of banned passwords and the most recent attacks on the "Top 10" most followed Twitter accounts, "Twacked" presents a comprehensive case for the need to improve the security of social media applications. Whether it's a hacker gaining access to an account through a mobile device or directly through an email-delivered Trojan, more needs to be done to protect individuals and organizations that use tools like Twitter from becoming a victim. Of course, while passwords like "123456" and nearly 400 others are not allowed by Twitter, it's nearly impossible to protect against user error and careless use.
"The USA Today breach and various celebrity Twitter hacks have worked to shine a greater spotlight on the vast number of vulnerabilities that exist within social media applications," said Connie Stack, vice president of corporate marketing, Veracode. "This infographic works to demonstrate the exponential risks posed to individuals and organizations, from both a privacy and brand perspective. We hope this serves as a visual reinforcement and further 'call to action' for users to ensure the applications they are engaging with have been fully verified for security and devoid of weaknesses that will make them a target."
The "Twacked" infographic was created in conjunction with Measured SEM and NowSourcing. It follows Veracode's previous infographic that featured a comprehensive timeline of the events surrounding the News of the World scandal.
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