SITA moves needle on biometric airport processing
As airports move towards an increased focus on self-processing, aviation backend supplier SITA is testing out its new facial recognition Sma... Continue Reading
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Hawaii 450: Embraer’s mid-light Legacy achieves speed record
On 23 January, Gulfstream announced that its super mid-sized G280 had set a new speed record between California and Hawaii, departing McClel... Continue Reading
AFA president on why NAI entry is concern to US flight attendants
If there was ever a single moment that redefined the aviation industry for Sara Nelson, it was 9/11. “Every day since the planes again began... Continue Reading
LHT details extent of radome plans, predicts consolidation
Readers are well aware there is a lot of activity in the antenna radome sector right now. We know that firms such as Carlisle, L-3 ESSCO, CP... Continue Reading
No smoke without fire, plus little help for passengers on WY123
When Oman Air flight WY123 from Muscat to Munich diverted to Sofia on 4 March because of a smell of smoke in the Airbus A330-300 cabin, the ... Continue Reading
Iridium provides clarity on NEXT terminal development
Following the successful launch of its first 10 NEXT satellites, Iridium is enjoying some nice talkability in the market, both in terms of w... Continue Reading
Aireon begins intensively testing orbiting space-based ADS-B payloads
After being handed complete control of its space-based ADS-B transceiver payload on one of the first 10 orbiting Iridium NEXT low-earth orbi... Continue Reading
Learjet and Challenger – intensive care in the air
Germany’s expanding FAI Flight Ambulance organisation uses a fleet of specially equipped Learjet and Challenger bizjets to move critically i... Continue Reading
EASA safety report highlights worrying increase in serious incidents
Despite 2016 proving to be the safest year ever in terms of the number of fatal accidents involving large commercial aircraft, the 2017 Prel... Continue Reading
Cobham eyes transatlantic airline partner for SB-Safety trial
Does Inmarsat’s secure, IP connectivity for the cockpit, SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S), perform significantly better than current generation ... Continue Reading
How the Legacy 450 was cleared for London City
Last May, Belgium’s ASL pioneered Embraer Legacy 450 operations from La Mole-St Tropez’s short runway. At a stroke, the aircraft became the ... Continue Reading
Magpas Air Ambulance: Aligning aviation culture and critical care
Set deep in the heart of rural eastern England, the village of Wyton once reverberated to the sound of wartime bombers, but today the Magpas... Continue Reading
Cabin monitoring system takes aim at electromagnetic interference
As the number and diversity of personal electronic devices in airline cabins grow, as aircraft increasingly rely on electronic systems, and ... Continue Reading
Air India’s women-only seating section elicits mixed response
Even as women-only pink auto rickshaws (tuk-tuks) dot the landscape of Delhi’s suburban satellite cities, Air India’s decision to rese... Continue Reading
Brexit uncertainty clouds outlook for Ryanair and EasyJet
Continued Brexit uncertainty today prompted Ryanair to present a “cautious” outlook for the remainder of FY17, hot on the heels of low-cost ... Continue Reading
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