UK CAA finds many aviators don’t meet ICAO’s English standards
It is clear that not all pilots and controllers meet the English-language standard ICAO requires of them when using ICAO standard phraselogy... Continue Reading
Safety
Op-Ed: United should use PR disasters as catalysts for change
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Michael Meloni, founder of PassengerWise, a marketing and digital consultancy. A passenger, who is report... Continue Reading
FlyGirls looks to shine bright light on hidden figures of WWII
Oscar-nominated writer-director Matia Karrell first learned about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) when she discovered an old photo... Continue Reading
Packaged deals? Rockwell Collins readies for nose-to-tail portfolio
HAMBURG — Though it is a leading provider of flight deck avionics Rockwell Collins’ footprint in aircraft cabins has been decidedly less rob... Continue Reading
NAI gets a union; will US3 and labor continue to fight it?
Will the labor union objections to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Ireland-based arm of the Norwegian family, stop now? The budget ai... Continue Reading
Electronics ban: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
In the week that IATA came out forcefully against the ban on large electronic devices in the cabin on certain flights, calling it an unaccep... Continue Reading
New York starting to see the regional airport it deserves in LaGuardia
LaGuardia is an airport that needs no introduction. From the leaky roof patched up with garden hoses and buckets to the extreme overcrowding... Continue Reading
Swab/turn-on test should suffice for Electronics Ban: APEX to US, UK
The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) has been in discussions with both the US and UK governments to urge the use of two exist... Continue Reading
UK transport secretary outlines thinking behind electronics ban
UK secretary of state for transport Chris Grayling today batted away questions in Parliament over why devices affected by the new electronic... Continue Reading
DHS cabin computers ban will hurt ME3 disproportionately
Intentionally or unintentionally, the indefinite ban on carrying laptop and tablet computers into aircraft cabins that the US Department of ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa to use latest UTAS AID for much more than integrating EFBs
Lufthansa Technik’s selection of United Technologies Aerospace Systems’ latest aircraft interface device (AID) for installation on more than... Continue Reading
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
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
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