Rockwell Collins sees GX feed as natural fit in tracking evolution
Airlines aren’t necessarily scrambling to ensure all aircraft can be tracked, even after the tragic disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370... Continue Reading
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Zodiac dropped from A330neo, fined by US regulators
Zodiac Aerospace is going into its shareholder meeting on Thursday in a position worse than any other aviation interiors company in recent m... Continue Reading
Pistol packing passengers give TSA another record haul
Everything I know about guns, inert grenades, gunpowder, throwing stars and the clever concealment of knives and other weapons I learned fro... Continue Reading
Don’t fret: your driver’s license is good at all airports until 2018
Scary headlines and misinformation about driver’s licenses from certain states no longer being accepted as valid forms of identification at ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Getting real about Virtual Reality in aviation
LAS VEGAS: Welcome to Episode 31 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Scott Carmichael, who serves as community marketing ma... Continue Reading
Ceramic 3D printing breakthrough has aviation implications
In a development that could have significant benefits for aviation, a US laboratory is now printing high-temperature, high-strength 3D ceram... Continue Reading
Delta presses FCC to auction licenses for nextgen connectivity
As bandwidth constraints in the sky continue to bite Delta Air Lines is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the... Continue Reading
Researchers propose tweak to three-hour rule for tarmac delays
Passenger rights activists lobbied for years for the US Department of Transportation to establish a “three-hour rule” for tarmac... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Hoverboards prove too hot to handle for some airlines
In this installment of #PaxEx TV, we take a moment to consider the very real implications of global violence on our freedom and willingness ... Continue Reading
Hoverboard ban debacle highlights airline battery safety failures
Airlines are, finally, more broadly banning hoverboards — the self-balancing mini-Segway devices that are all the rage and the holiday gift ... Continue Reading
Why Boeing 787s are appearing to lose their way
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is facing another challenge from regulators. Canadian and Australian authorities have instituted restrictions on t... Continue Reading
Zodiac’s lower deck patent asks more questions than it answers
Zodiac Aerospace is exploring the opportunity of seating passengers underneath the main deck of commercial aircraft, in the area currently o... Continue Reading
Reduced separation over North Atlantic is precursor to Aireon
At least 63% of flights transiting over the Gander Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR) – which stretches from the east coast of Canada t... Continue Reading
Hoverboard allowances show airlines differ on battery protocol
The dangers posed by lithium batteries are well reported. If not handled and stored correctly, the batteries can become unstable and overhea... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Satcom Guru on cyber security, EFB and sneakernet concerns
Even aviation industry executives who have attended APEX Technology Committee conferences for years found this month’s session on infl... Continue Reading
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