PED battery fires to be addressed at IATA event
Lithium battery fire prevention on board aircraft is among a roster of important safety topics that will be addressed by IATA member airline... Continue Reading
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Women of Boeing inspire new generation
Women have played an important role in the history of the Boeing company, beginning in 1916 when seamstress Rosie Farrar was hired by Willia... Continue Reading
Dallas Buyers Club shows empathy in the making
Dallas Buyers Club (DBC) was one of the most highly anticipated films this year and snagged three Oscars, which explains why so many airline... Continue Reading
Competition in Seattle gets fierce
Throughout the last year Delta has outlined rapid expansion at Seattle, creating brisk new competition for its long-standing partner in the ... Continue Reading
IMAGES: Commercial air transport stretcher evolves
Sick or injured passengers are often transported in business class seats on commercial aircraft. But, according to interiors specialist Buch... Continue Reading
Global air traffic surveillance is the answer: Iridium
Aireon, the global air traffic surveillance service that will operate via Iridium’s second generation constellation of satellites NEXT, has ... Continue Reading
Inmarsat eyes global aero distress service
Satellite operator Inmarsat says it is prepared to support a ‘global aero distress’ service – mirrored after its global ma... Continue Reading
SITA sees more PaxEx touch points for Google Glass
Updated to note that SITA and Virgin have won a Smart Technology award for their use of Google Glass in #PaxEx Multinational IT company SITA... Continue Reading
Battery risks on aircraft garner closer scrutiny
This February, the risk of personal electronic device (PED)-related battery fires on board aircraft became more evident after French safety ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Lufthansa brings Taste of America aboard
Many of Lufthansa’s passengers are ‘foodies’. That’s why the carrier works hard to put restaurant quality food on its aircraft. But to tempt... Continue Reading
Book Review: American Sky breaks cloud cover
Growing up, I always looked forward to my dad’s stories. Over fresh baked cookies and tea or steaks, he’d pull back the curtain on the mysti... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins focused on end-to-end connection
Rockwell Collins is close to deciding which connectivity service to use as it leverages its purchase of Arinc to provide end-to-end solution... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Safety of life in-flight must be priority
Following the Air France 447 tragedy, there were calls to stream complex and data-intensive Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder ... Continue Reading
Face of Travel: Mrs. O around the world
Ana Silva O’Reilly, known to many as Mrs. O, travels just the way she likes it: cocktails, five stars, and enough connectivity to upda... Continue Reading
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