EK521 Dubai 777 evacuation raises numerous safety questions
Regardless of the cause of the crash landing of the Boeing 777-300 operating Emirates flight EK521 in Dubai last month, the initial facts of... Continue Reading
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In the spotlight after EK521, Avionica talks capabilities, growth plan
Emirates’ decision to fit its Boeing 777s with a small device that records the same ARINC 717 flight data as the flight data recorder ... Continue Reading
Inflight fires prompt debate over PED shields for premium seats
Forgive the flight attendants at Qantas if they spend a little more time telling premium class passengers to be careful handling electronic ... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Big changes afoot for premium economy
In this episode of the #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton looks at the evolution of premium economy – the seating clas... Continue Reading
Lufthansa leverages PRM experience for Paralympic flight
What does it take to fly nearly 300 Paralympic athletes from Germany to Rio de Janeiro? Careful preparation, coordination with the national ... Continue Reading
Launch date of Aireon satellites uncertain after Falcon 9X explosion
Yesterday’s explosion which destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9X launcher and its payload during a static test-firing on Cape Canaveral’s Laun... Continue Reading
Ten abreast on 777 looms as Cathay tests new, narrower seats
Cathay Pacific has been rumoured to be planning a more dense, 3-4-3 layout on its Boeing 777 aircraft for some time. The airline is one of t... Continue Reading
Flip-up economy seat to undergo 16g certification tests this fall
Having completed 9g static tests of its innovative new “s:two” economy-class seat, start-up aircraft seating company Rebel.Aero ... Continue Reading
Aviation safety record is ‘inspiration’ to other transport modes: FSF
The fact that three-quarters of all fatalities in commercial-aviation crashes in 2015 arose from two intentional events rather than accident... Continue Reading
LSG and RiM still studying integration opportunities
Looking at how the Lufthansa Group’s catering subsidiary LSG SkyChefs has gradually taken over Dublin-based Retail inMotion and its Me... Continue Reading
Airbus explains how Cabin-Flex enables dense A321neo layouts
If the Airbus A321neo is to reach its ultra-high density target of 240 seats, it will need to change the location, layout and number of emer... Continue Reading
Drones, lasers seen as key aviation terrorism threats
An in-depth review of trends in aviation terrorism newly published by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) identifies dro... Continue Reading
Terrorism likely slowing passenger demand, IATA and experts say
The International Air Transport Association’s concerns that recent aviation and other terrorism incidents are slowing the growth of pa... Continue Reading
Northern Ireland’s airports excel in aiding disabled passengers: CAA
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has ranked all three of Northern Ireland’s commercial airports among the top 10 British airports in te... Continue Reading
Watch #PaxEx Minute: Dealing with airline disruption meltdowns
In this episode of the #PaxEx Minute, RGN contributing editor John Walton looks at global airline IT resilience in a week where a power fail... Continue Reading
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