FAA rule requires SMS for Part 135 operators, aircraft manufacturers
US Federal Aviation Administration officials have made good on their commitment to expand existing regulations and issue new requirements fo... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: SMS
FAA proposed rule mandating SMS for manufacturers nears publication
US Federal Aviation Administration officials plan to shortly initiate proposed rulemaking that would require aircraft and engine manufacture... Continue Reading
Learning from hotels: COVID’s travel hospitality changes
In the travel hospitality world, aviation and hotels have both been hard hit by COVID-19, and both sectors have had to respond swiftly to th... Continue Reading
ASIP seeks to open the window to low-cost messaging for LCCs
Long-time industry veteran Ron Chapman might be the world’s foremost authority on installing Iridium antennas in airliner windows. He starte... Continue Reading
Vistara faces in-seat IFE restrictions as it readies for 787-9 service
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation currently disallows the use of in-seat entertainment touchscreens on board Indian carriers as a health an... Continue Reading
NTSB calls for FAA to fill the safety gap on Part 135 operations
Flight safety improvements for Part 135 operators feature prominently in the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Most Wanted List ... Continue Reading
What’s your water buffalo? Learning from hotel innovations
Designing airline passenger experience sometimes benefits from a look at other parts of the travel experience. Hotels are often a focus, wit... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITAONAIR celebrates decade of Mobile ONAIR innovation
SITAONAIR is celebrating a decade since the first ever inflight cellular data transmission and the birth of Mobile ONAIR. Since that initial... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Bending Bluetooth to become an onboard network
Welcome to Episode 52 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Ron Chapman, who serves as president of ASI Group, which provides... Continue Reading
Dealing with disruption: SWISS adopts automated rebooking
Corrects article to state that the aircraft involved in the canceled flight was not a Boeing 777-300ER, as previously reported, but a Bombar... Continue Reading
Aviation safety record is ‘inspiration’ to other transport modes: FSF
The fact that three-quarters of all fatalities in commercial-aviation crashes in 2015 arose from two intentional events rather than accident... 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