ALPA hits back as US airlines seek delay to cockpit barrier rule
US major airlines have petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration for more time to deploy secondary cockpit barriers on new commercial a... Continue Reading
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Press Release: North American airlines prioritize cyber, AI and IT: SITA
Today, SITA, the leading IT provider for the air transport industry, released the 2024 North American Air Transport IT Insights report, deve... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic Avionics names Abby Bried as general counsel
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has today announced the appointment of Abby Bried as Vice President and General Counsel.... Continue Reading
US airlines to passengers: acknowledge your health before flying
As COVID-19 infection rates skyrocket in the United States, major US airlines are voluntarily implementing temporary health acknowledgment p... Continue Reading
US airlines seek to honor disability rights while enforcing mask use
Accessibility advocate Justin Yarbrough is a huge proponent of passengers wearing masks, as required, when flying US commercial airlines ami... Continue Reading
Press Release: ATPCO enables airlines to quickly process changes
ATPCO today announced a new industry solution Emergency flexibility for conditions on existing tickets (Emergency Flexibility). Created with... Continue Reading
Hot or not? Major US airlines want TSA to make the call
In addition to masks, sanitizing stations and plexiglass barriers, temperature screenings will likely be the new normal at North American ai... Continue Reading
Press Release: US airlines endorse TSA-provided temperature screenings
US airlines represented by the Airlines for America (A4A) trade organization support the Transportation Security Administration to begin che... Continue Reading
US airlines require passengers and employees to wear face masks
Aligning with best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US airlines are requiring that customer-facing emplo... Continue Reading
Boeing proves ally in push to freeze footprint for one narrowbody lav
Regulatory efforts to improve the flying experience for passengers with reduced mobility have become not even a compromise but a fight for U... Continue Reading
TSA reviews crew security program but immediate policy change halted
After reports that screening procedures for pilots and cabin crew enrolled in the Known Crewmember (KCM) program had changed suddenly over t... Continue Reading
FAA to use ADS-C to meet separation standards for US oceanic airspace
US Federal Aviation Administration officials have committed to using Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Contract (ADS-C) technology to reduc... Continue Reading
Cabin Air Safety Act aimed at cleaning the air in the air
It’s not all that unusual these days to hear stories of “fume events” or incidents where unusual “odors in the cabin” have caused flights to... Continue Reading
GEE focuses on marrying ops analytics with real-time aircraft data
Just over a year ago, Global Eagle Entertainment made an aircraft operations big data play with the acquisition of ops data powerhouse masFl... Continue Reading
Press Release: A4A, GEE dashboard details flight ops at US airports
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today launched a new interactive data dashboard d... Continue Reading
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