US leads Avgas effort for lead-free air
Medical research supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that minute levels of lead in our air can have serious effects... Continue Reading
Safety
Air accident cluster makes travelers fearful; should they worry?
My friend Heni Herewini, who lives in New Zealand contacted me the other day with a question. Her son’s hockey team will be traveling on Mal... Continue Reading
Black box streaming – if not now, when?
“In this age of constant and ubiquitous data connectivity, does it still make any sense that when a plane crashes, days or weeks of sp... Continue Reading
Will industry address vulnerability beneath the carpet of the 777?
As the aviation industry secures itself by ensuring passenger personal electronic devices are charged and rerouting flights around war zones... Continue Reading
Air Transport World editor calls for airshow boycott over MH17
In a move that is nothing short of brave, aviation trade media publication Air Transport World’s executive editor Karen Walker has proposed ... Continue Reading
Malaysia issues statement as MH17 crash images emerge
Just over four months after the tragic disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370, another Malaysia Boeing 777-200 – carrying 295 people ̵... Continue Reading
Boeing 777 antennas not impacted by AD to address cracking: FAA
A now well publicized FAA Airworthiness Directive that addressed cracking in the fuselage skin beneath a Boeing 777 satcom adapter has nothi... Continue Reading
Airlines undecided about Inmarsat’s free tracking solution
Weeks after Inmarsat proposed a free global airline tracking service to ICAO, Hawaiian Airlines responded with a resolution to participate i... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines working with Airbus to ensure safe A380 doors
Singapore Airlines is working closely with Airbus to ensure its A380 doors are in compliance with the airframer’s All Operators Telex (AOT) ... Continue Reading
EASA not ruling out AD to address potential for door cracks on A380
EASA has not ruled out the possibility of issuing an airworthiness directive (AD) to address the potential for micro cracks to form on Airbu... Continue Reading
Airlines brace for Airbus A380 door fix requirement
Airbus A380 operators are bracing for a major modification program to replace the doors on their double-decker aircraft, after Airbus issued... Continue Reading
Streaming data firm Flyht tables plan to IATA, makes gains in China
As IATA surveys vendors on flight tracking options, Flyht – the maker of the real-time flight data streaming system AFIRS – has ... Continue Reading
Industry-wide approach needed for captioning IFE
One of the most hotly anticipated events at the recent APEX Technology Committee meeting in Universal City, California was the session featu... Continue Reading
Should pilots be free to shut off tracking? That is the question
IATA may be “a bit more nimble” than ICAO and therefore best suited to act quickly on proposed changes to aircraft tracking policies in the ... Continue Reading
Airline meeting adjourns with earnest calls for flight tracking
DOHA: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on a flight to Beijing three months ago, but the missing airplane was very much present in co... Continue Reading
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