Group Captain Jo Lincoln applauds RAF opening combat roles to women
Group Captain Jo Lincoln is Station Commander at Royal Air Force (RAF) Wittering, a major military airfield around 100 miles north of London... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Air transport
Press Release: Tapis releases antimicrobial cabin divider material
Tapis Corporation of New York has released its latest cabin interior material, an advanced soft touch synthetic leather for use in cabin div... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Should pandemic safety be sold to the highest bidder?
If you’re sitting directly next to someone else on a two-hour US domestic flight, there’s a 1 in 4,300 possibility that you’ll contract COVI... Continue Reading
Press Release: Western Jet to offer LuxStream on Gulfstream bizjets
Western Jet Aviation is paving the way for Collins Aerospace’s new LuxStream connectivity service to provide the fastest speeds available on... Continue Reading
Press Release: SES picks SpaceX to launch more O3b mPOWER satellites
SES announced today that it has selected SpaceX as a launch partner to deliver the four newly-ordered O3b mPOWER spacecraft of its next-gene... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA facilitates biometrics, touchless travel at BCIA
SITA, the technology provider for the air transport industry, today announces its most extensive biometric deployment to date and a new comp... Continue Reading
Press Release: FAA supports Auburn study on 3D-printed aviation parts
Thanks to a recent $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellenc... Continue Reading
Press Release: Incheon airport trials Smiths UV light tray disinfection
Smiths Detection announced that Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) has successfully trialled its Computed Tomography (CT) tech... Continue Reading
Press Release: CVS to help Delta accelerate employee COVID testing
Delta Air Lines is partnering with CVS Health to accelerate employee COVID-19 testing with a rapid-response option for flight crews, a move ... Continue Reading
Interiors innovation, at speed, in the time of COVID-19
In a time of crisis, it would be all too easy for a paralysis of innovation to set in for aircraft interiors suppliers. Airframers are endin... Continue Reading
Not just an air current: US airports host JetStream music festival
If live music at airports is one of the travel pleasures you have been missing, then the 19 August virtual concert that will be hosted by 13... Continue Reading
Press Release: Diehl listed as approved BFE supplier for Boeing platforms
Diehl Aviation, a leading solution provider for aircraft cabin interiors and aircraft systems products, has received approval by Boeing to o... Continue Reading
Star Alliance designs information hub to address concerns of travelers
Global airline grouping Star Alliance is working to help rebuild passenger confidence in air travel by assisting its members in communicatin... Continue Reading
Want to fly? Airlines say wear a mask and leave your attitude at home
If you plan on flying anywhere now, or sometime soon, US airlines have an important and mandatory rule for you: “Wear a mask in the airport ... Continue Reading
Bag retrieval during aircraft evacuations begs test criteria changes
A meaningful number of airline passengers continue to waste precious seconds during time-critical evacuations by prioritizing the retrieval ... Continue Reading