PenAir’s use of TAMDAR sensor demos power of connected aircraft
Panasonic Avionics’ TAMDAR sensor, a mechanism designed to collect highly sophisticated weather data from the atmosphere during flight... Continue Reading
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Press Release: China Eastern launches international wifi in partnership with Panasonic
China Eastern Airlines has today become the first Chinese carrier to launch inflight connectivity on international flights, partnering with ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic and NOAA reach agreement for high resolution weather data
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) today announced an agreement to supply its advanced global aircraft weather data to the National ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Why the rush to judgment in the Metrojet disaster
This is an excerpt from a story in The New York Times: “The cockpit voice captured ‘a brief fraction-of-a-second sound’ just before it stopp... Continue Reading
Alternative infotainment makes inflight play for airlines, passengers
Anyone who spends any amount of time in Portland, Oregon can tell you that it’s one of the hippest, most forward-thinking places on th... Continue Reading
Press Release: MUC satellite terminal – new standards of comfort and child-friendly travel
Quiet zones, showers near the gates and baby changing tables in the men’s and women’s restrooms: A wide range of new and attract... Continue Reading
Sinai Metrojet A321 crash raises questions about Egypt, Russia
After the flight of Metrojet/Kogalymavia flight 7K9268 from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia, there... Continue Reading
Press Release: Global Eagle announces STC approval of connectivity system on Airbus A320
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT), a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solutions and media to the t... Continue Reading
UK CAA to airlines: fix the evac luggage problem now
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority regulator is issuing a striking safety notice directing airlines to take action about the increasing probl... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa offers parents unique way to send bedtime story to their children
From now on, all parents on business trips can be back at home for a common evening ritual – and help their children off to sleep with a bed... Continue Reading
GuestLogix POS terminal battery fire causes Alaska flight diversion
This morning’s battery fire on board Alaska Airlines flight 17, which caused the diversion of the Newark-Seattle flight to Buffalo, was caus... Continue Reading
VIDEO: How crew are instructed to deal with onboard battery fires
Reports are emerging of yet another onboard battery fire. This time a credit card reader overheated, was apparently thrown in the trash in t... Continue Reading
Press Release: Honeywell powers high-speed wifi for Singapore Airlines passengers
Singapore Airlines passengers soon will have access to unprecedented high-speed internet connectivity and bandwidth, thanks to Honeywell’s i... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat selects Cobham SATCOM to deliver MSS terminal for connectivity over Europe
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has signed an agreement for Cobham SATCOM to design and produce an advanced Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) terminal a... Continue Reading
Icelandair is on the forefront of weather forecasting with TAMDAR
Since last December, Icelandair has been operating TAMDAR airborne meteorological sensors via a four-channel Iridium-based integrated commun... Continue Reading
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