OPINION: ATC privatization does not advance NextGen
I believe that the current Air Traffic Control situation in the US is untenable. The technology is old, it lacks sufficient resiliency and i... Continue Reading
Safety
ICAO’s new emissions standard provokes mixed reaction
The proposed new aircraft CO2 standard agreed yesterday at ICAO is either a significant step towards reducing aviation’s carbon footprint or... Continue Reading
ALPA: cargo pilots deserve safety from lithium battery fires too
With UN international airline body ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission expected to recommend a moratorium on shipments of lithium-ion batteries... Continue Reading
Passengers can learn from A380 captain’s new crew survival guide
A trend emerging from the bookshelf targets road warriors who are desperate for tips on how to overcome jet lag, weeks on the road and dicey... Continue Reading
New regional GLO on leading edge of local air service resurrection
For a lot of communities, you just can’t get there from here because of the wholesale abandonment by major carriers or the drop in frequenci... Continue Reading
ICAO hopes to set new standard of CO2 emissions in 2016
Aircraft manufacturers have hit back at conservationists’ claims that the airline industry is not reducing its carbon footprint fast enough ... Continue Reading
Iceland aircraft registry mechanics strike has global implications
After what RGN understands is a twenty-seven year period without a contract, six key mechanic staff at the Icelandic Transport Authority are... Continue Reading
FAA modernizes outdated medical requirements for trans pilots
With a set of significant improvements to the process by which transgender pilots can begin or complete a gender transition while still flyi... Continue Reading
Gogo and US Deaf group agree landmark captioning deal
Gogo – in its guise as a growing provider of inflight entertainment thanks to its on-demand streaming service, Gogo Vision – is ... Continue Reading
Panasonic Global 4D Weather offers airline and wider benefits
Panasonic Weather Solutions, the meteorological arm of the international conglomerate, is leveraging the data collected from airline-deploye... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Would-be Canadian ULCC NewLeaf encounters turbulence
NewLeaf Travel, the new entrant gearing up to launch no-frills service in the Canadian market, is a different kind of ultra-low-cost “airlin... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Get your avgeek on with moon bases, jetpacks, airships
We decided to start 2016 with a look at some weird and wonderful aerospace innovations taking place outside of the airline environment. Jetp... Continue Reading
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
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
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