Press Release: Air France A320 refitted with Safran ECOS shelf bins
The first Air France A320 retrofitted with Safran Cabin ECOS Shelf Bins and installed by Air France Industries in July 2021, returns to serv... Continue Reading
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Press Release: GE Aviation awarded US FAA CLEEN III funding
GE Aviation is advancing groundbreaking work to develop noise and emissions-reducing technologies for aircraft engines under a research part... Continue Reading
Anuvu takes homegrown STC approach for inflight connectivity
Anuvu — formerly Global Eagle — has a long history of obtaining supplemental type certificates for variants of its Airconnect Ku-band inflig... Continue Reading
Press Release: Astronics announces agreement with Aerotec Concept
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries, ann... Continue Reading
Aireon sees opportunity to monitor more helicopter operations
Earlier this year, Aireon LLC announced an interesting agreement with Norway’s Avinor Air Navigation Services (Avinor) to deploy space-based... Continue Reading
Study shines light on optimum aircraft seat dimensions
With unruly passenger incidents on the rise, it is timely to ask what role cabin conditions might play in passenger behavior. A recent in-de... Continue Reading
Press Release: FAA fines against unruly passengers reach $1M-plus
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed another $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 ai... Continue Reading
FAA issues AD for 737s fitted with Viasat IFC under specific STC
The FAA has issued a new airworthiness directive for certain Boeing 737-800 and -900ER series aircraft fitted with Viasat’s satellite-based ... Continue Reading
Why US animal relief areas are ripe for improvement
Over the last decade, animal relief areas have become a common amenity offered at US airports. Most travelers likely never give these areas ... Continue Reading
FAA encourages women and minorities to consider ATC careers
“If you can see it, you can be it.” This quote is often used by diversity advocates to explain why representation in industry is so importan... Continue Reading
Press Release: Teledyne Controls’ ACES certified for A320
Teledyne Controls, the aircraft data management business and subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies, has obtained FAA Supplemental Type Certifi... Continue Reading
One-on-one with WhileFly CEO Yosi Avraham
Portable battery-powered and aircraft-powered Wi-Fi boxes have become — pardon the pun — somewhat of a fixture on LCCs and indeed other oper... Continue Reading
Press Release: United adds 270 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to fleet
United Airlines today announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s... Continue Reading
Preighter market faces “COVID Combi” EASA deadline
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines have been carrying cargo in passenger cabins under regulatory exemptions permitting ... Continue Reading
Disruptive passenger problem rears its head again
Unruly passengers causing disruption on aircraft was a hot topic even before the COVID-19 crisis. Now, as some countries start to return to ... Continue Reading