Boeing to Women: Aviation needs you!
With over 2 million new pilots, cabin crew and technicians expected to be collectively needed in the next 20 years to meet rising demand wit... Continue Reading
Safety
Portable Wi-Fi boxes gain in popularity at airlines, but are they safe?
Lufthansa on 1 July inaugurated service between Frankfurt and San Jose, the first new nonstop between continental Europe and the California ... Continue Reading
Mitsubishi 70-90-seat MRJ still on for mid-2018 entry into service
As Bombardier and Embraer concentrate their efforts on the higher end of the regional jet market, Japan’s regional jet — the 76-88 seat Mits... Continue Reading
Embraer E2 remains un-HICed on economy seats
Embraer’s E2 re-engined E-Jet impressed with its larger engines and evolved wingtips at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow, and is seeing a trend ... Continue Reading
328 Type Certificate holder breathes new life into aircraft
Germany’s 328 Support Services has taken the next step towards reinstating 328 Series production, with key supplier deals announced at... Continue Reading
“I want my MOM”, say airlines buying A321neo, not 737 MAX 9/10X
The gap in Boeing’s product line in the middle of the market (MOM) couldn’t have been more noticeable last week at the aviation industry’s b... Continue Reading
Uncertainty over Brexit impact evident at Farnborough Airshow
The 2016 Farnborough Airshow was, by most outward metrics, completely normal. Aircraft and supplier orders were announced, and new products ... Continue Reading
AirAsia explains drivers behind big order for high-density A321neos
AirAsia is planning an almost-record Airbus A321neo configuration, at 236 seats, just four short of the certified theoretical maximum, after... Continue Reading
Thales fleshes out aircraft IoT message with LiveConnect
Using inflight connectivity to drive operational benefits at airlines is a big draw to help justify the capital costs of acquiring the hardw... Continue Reading
Practice makes perfect? Bombardier talks CSeries cabin testing
On the sidelines of Swiss’ first Bombardier CSeries aircraft, RGN gleaned some colour about how new-build airliner cabins are tested — and h... Continue Reading
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
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
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