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
Tag Archives: FAA
FAA assessing if corrective action necessary for fuselage scratches
The US FAA says it is assessing whether any required corrective actions are necessary after fuselage scratches were identified under the ant... 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
US FAA seeks to shore up security of e-enabled aircraft
When Boeing was developing its 787 twinjet and 747-8 jumbo the US airframer had to demonstrate to the FAA that certain flight critical domai... Continue Reading
Pilot shortage hangs heavy over annual RAA conference
As the Regional Airline Association holds its annual conference this week, there is a single overriding concern that continues to vex the in... Continue Reading
Gogo CEO: Talking on the phone has become a thing of the past
Though certain international airlines, including Emirates and Etihad, have long enabled passengers to make cell phone calls over inflight GS... Continue Reading
Experts flag concerns about charging devices on takeoff and landing
Prominent aircraft engineering and certification experts want industry and regulators to take a closer look at the safety implications of al... Continue Reading
Regulators flag fire risk of charging portable IFE in galley carts
There is a new reason for airlines and air travelers to worry about the global infatuation with electronic devices powered by lithium-ion ba... 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
Time to take a fresh look at aircraft emergency egress testing
It’s understandable if airframers and regulators are reluctant to discuss the emergency egress requirements for commercial airliners. Nobody... 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
Men flood Women in Aviation conference; get in there ladies!
Detailed figures of women in aviation who hold US flight, mechanic (aircraft engineers) and dispatcher certificates and licenses are availab... 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
Flight attendants oppose it but IFC spectrum auction now likely
A $340 million convertible notes offering will give inflight connectivity provider Gogo “the fire power” it needs to participate in a Federa... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Gulf Competition and Cyber Suspicions
Welcome to Episode 21 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Michael Reilly, who serves as vice president of e-enablement and ... Continue Reading
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