PED battery fires on 777s prompt call for action
French safety authorities are recommending that EASA evaluate the fire risks associated with batteries in personal electronic devices (PEDs)... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Boeing
Airlines to tap Boeing’s AHM with broadband connection
Boeing says it is actively working with Ku- and Ka-band connectivity providers to securely interface their broadband systems with the airfra... Continue Reading
Bird strikes have big safety and financial impact
The FAA estimates that the cost associated with bird strike damage to civil aircraft could be as high as $957 million per year in the US. In... Continue Reading
United 787 will get connectivity this summer
Boeing will roll out the first 787s with linefit connectivity this summer, with installations on both the 787-8 and 787-9 occurring simultan... Continue Reading
Nok Air CEO: Bring on the women
Imagine you’re a female journalist covering an important airline press event at an air show. The CEO steps up to the podium to announce a ne... Continue Reading
Kymeta gearing up for GX tests; Honeywell talks
Kymeta could begin testing transmissions of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band service via its metamaterials-based flat panel Ka-band ant... Continue Reading
Air France confirms A380 IFE smoke incident
Updated to include a statement from Thales and fresh comment from Air France Air France is confirming that the inflight entertainment system... Continue Reading
Women of Boeing to be celebrated
The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour plans to celebrate the women of Boeing – those who, since 1916, were the first to wor... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Managing data exchange between aerospace suppliers
In April 2010 Apple debuted the iPad and press reviews were generally negative – consumer polls were about the same. One consumer poll... Continue Reading
New seat belts after Asiana 214? Probably not
Last year’s tragic crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport placed renewed focus on the role of aircraft s... Continue Reading
Delta selects Pinnacle seat for 225 narrowbodies
Aircraft seat manufacturing giant B/E Aerospace has been selected by Delta Air lines to provide its hugely popular Pinnacle economy class se... Continue Reading
Samsung keeps its eye on the travel prize
On the eve of the massive International CES show in Las Vegas, news broke that Samsung wants to parlay its technology into automotive naviga... Continue Reading
IFE becomes comfort factor for passengers
In years past, self-proclaimed experts have predicted a “disruption” in the inflight entertainment industry that would see wireless IFE repl... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Do separate IFC systems make safety sense?
Now that airlines are using inflight connectivity systems to support both passenger connectivity and certain crew applications, some are eag... Continue Reading
Ethiopian sees fire-damaged 787 home for Christmas
The heck with Santa and his reindeer. You know who else will soon be in the skies? Ethiopian’s Queen of Sheba, with her shiny nose and... Continue Reading
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