Airport security concerns mount in wake of UK Brexit decision
Recent terrorist attacks on the landside areas of Brussels Zaventem and Istanbul Ataturk airports highlight the need for increased cross-bor... Continue Reading
Safety
Swiss’ CSeries debuts ZIM seats, full production cabin
ZÜRICH — For the Bombardier CSeries’ first passenger flight last month, the test aircraft’s stock Zodiac seats were remarkably comfortable, ... Continue Reading
After successful AA deployment, IoT to monitor turbulence for BizAv
Using sensors and computers already inside the aircraft, the Weather Company — yes, the people behind the Weather Channel, who already produ... Continue Reading
Airbus proposes denser A380 premium economy cabin to airlines
Airbus is developing its proposals for a nine-abreast premium economy cabin to airlines as part of what it calls ‘cabin enablers’, and which... Continue Reading
Black Box in a Cloud among tools to be available on Airbus types
With modified versions of Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-based cockpit communications solution, SB-Safety (SB-S) already being successfully... Continue Reading
How LS tech is helping Thomas Cook airlines work closer together
As airline groups seek benefits from consolidation, the aviation industry’s technology partners are working to provide new and upgraded syst... Continue Reading
Why the Dassault Falcon 8X shone in Geneva
Coming out of the recent EBACE show in Geneva there were few winners so obvious as the Dassault Falcon 8X. The new, three-engine jet complet... Continue Reading
Inmarsat’s GX certified for A320 family in Europe
Inmarsat's GX solution is one step closer to commercial service. European regulators approved installation of the hardware on the Airbus A32... Continue Reading
Aviation weighs challenges of post-Brexit environment
The votes have been tallied and the #Brexit die is cast. Even as uncertainty over the impact of the UK’s decision to depart the EU rem... Continue Reading
Solar Impulse shows even narrowband IoT benefits
MONACO — Inside the Solar Impulse control centre, it’s clear that live streaming of inflight data is key to this remarkable feat of aviation... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Dismantling jets and Brexit threat
With more than 30,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft set for production between now and 2034, it’s more important than ever to think a... Continue Reading
Bar opens for alcohol jet fuel, but will airlines line up to buy it?
Alaska Airlines last week became the first carrier to operate commercial flights using a 20% blend of a newly-certified, renewable alcohol-t... Continue Reading
What will be Solar Impulse’s aviation environmental legacy?
NEW YORK & MONACO — The future is clean, says Solar Impulse, and indeed its #futureisclean hashtag trends whenever the solar-powered one... Continue Reading
Iridium sees September launch of NEXT satellites with SpaceX
The first Iridium NEXT launch date, using the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been set. The September date ... Continue Reading
New international union, Airports United, decries rise in outsourcing
Early this month, as airline trade group IATA’s annual general meeting began in Ireland’s capital, a new international union group represent... Continue Reading
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