Industry running out of excuses for lack of global aircraft tracking
As Indonesia halted its aerial search for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 for the night, the world asked again – how is it possible th... Continue Reading
Safety
Middle East bizjet operators use IFC to improve operations, safety
The aviation industry is abuzz with chatter about the operational and safety benefits that can be gleaned from aircraft e-enablement. But wh... Continue Reading
Guns, cannons, swords: TSA has record-breaking haul in 2014
Each Friday, before I close my office and head to Happy Hour, I check the TSA Blog for the Week in Review posting of the number of firearms ... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines to implement door fix across entire A380 fleet
Singapore Airlines plans to modify the doors across its entire fleet of Airbus A380s to address a micro crack issue that first came to light... Continue Reading
IATA submits aircraft tracking recommendations to ICAO
GENEVA: An expert task force established by the International Air Transport Association in the wake of the tragic disappearance of Malaysia ... Continue Reading
IATA urges operators to assess risks related to battery transport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is strongly recommending that operators of cargo and passenger aircraft conduct an assess... Continue Reading
Safety recommendations issued after flydubai IFE smoke event
United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued safety recommendations to flydubai, following a 9 April 2014 smoke ... Continue Reading
Aircraft lessors’ concerns bubble up over antenna blisters
Aircraft lessors are growing increasingly concerned about how the equipage of satellite-supported broadband connectivity and live television... Continue Reading
Airbus A380 door fix to be implemented shortly: airframer
Airbus A380 operators will soon begin retrofitting the super jumbo’s doors with new cover plates and seals, now that a fix to a micro crack ... Continue Reading
Larger crash test dummies will better reflect passenger size
Over the last year RGN has raised successive questions about the suitability of the current generation of airline seat safety certification.... Continue Reading
FAA’s adoption of space-based ADS-B is a near certainty: analyst
Raymond James analyst Chris Quilty, a long-time vocal supporter of Aireon, believes that despite the FAA’s own funding concerns for th... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Australian gov’t urges safe carriage of lithium batteries
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has produced a short educational video to help instruct travelers how to carry lithium ba... Continue Reading
Gulf carriers endorse taking tracking control away from pilots
Emirates airline boss Tim Clark’s suggestion that Malaysia Airlines flight 370 may not have ended in the Indian Ocean is certainly generatin... Continue Reading
Southwest proactive in replacing 737 cockpit displays
Southwest Airlines has replaced 20% of the Boeing 737 cockpit displays in its fleet that are subject to a new FAA airworthiness directive (A... Continue Reading
Many airlines still don’t have cyber security plan for EFBs
As aviation stakeholders, including Boeing and IATA, have grown louder about cyber security threats to airlines, new preliminary data from a... Continue Reading
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