Press Release: Lufthansa Technik secures STC for GX install on A340
Lufthansa Technik AG has modified the first VIP aircraft, an Airbus A340, with high-speed Ka-band satellite communication technology, powere... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: EASA
Supersonic flight looks set to return, but at what cost?
NASA’s attempts to resuscitate supersonic commercial air travel will involve the use of technology that did not exist in Concorde’s day, wit... Continue Reading
Could a bleak Brexit future await British bizav?
There is a feeling within the UK business aviation industry that a Great Britain separate to the European Union would be a very bad thing in... Continue Reading
Press Release: Diehl expands partnership network for refurb market
Diehl Aerosystems, a first-tier supplier and partner for avionics and cabin integration to the big aircraft manufacturers and a retrofitting... Continue Reading
UK readies for commercial single-engine flights as EASA vote nears
An EASA vote set for October could open the doors to commercial single-engine IMC flying in the UK before year end. The opportunities for op... Continue Reading
More Virgin Australia seat delays raise FAA secrecy questions
A second B/E Aerospace outward-facing herringbone seat installation is being delayed because of safety certification issues — and the FAA is... Continue Reading
Airline reveals its concerns about new Airbus lavatory/galley option
As airlines work to increase passenger density on existing airframes the push to reduce everything else on board is very real. For the Airbu... Continue Reading
Virgin Australia’s business seat delay due to airbag design
Virgin Australia’s new Airbus A330 business class certification is suffering repeated failures of the passenger restraint system related to ... Continue Reading
Real life evacuation not needed for 195-seat A320 approval: Airbus
As passengers we might not relish the idea that seating on the Airbus A320 is poised to get even tighter now that EASA has agreed a path for... Continue Reading
Onboard battery fires underscore need for meaningful action
This week, a battery caught fire in the overhead bins on a KLM 777, Qantas became the third airline to refuse freight carriage of lithium ba... Continue Reading
Vueling makes waves with 186-seat A320, Ka-band and lav-galley
Vueling, the low-cost carrier sibling to IAG’s British Airways and Iberia, is making two huge big passenger experience waves: first with Eur... Continue Reading
Will slim seats pitched at 27 inches be used in 195-seat A320?
Think that aircraft seat pitch can’t get any tighter than 28 inches? Think again. Ultra slimline economy class seat concepts under developme... Continue Reading
UK coroner warns of toxic cabin air; industry stagnant on issue
In an ongoing investigation into the death of former British Airways pilot Richard Westgate, a senior coroner for Dorset in the UK has warne... Continue Reading
An autopsy may prove contaminated cabin air causes death
Most pilots have smelled the passing odor of engine fumes while flying, but industry can’t say much about what chemicals, exactly, air crew ... Continue Reading
Industry progresses in effort to streamline IFE-seat testing
Aircraft seat makers and IFE manufacturers are progressing in their efforts to streamline certification testing of seats integrated with ele... Continue Reading
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