Op-Ed: Identity, aviation security and the response to terrorism
A dozen years ago, I wrote my Master of Arts dissertation on how to deter acts of terrorism. More than a decade later, I find myself revisit... Continue Reading
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Press Release: TrueNorth optelity care program takes the worry out of cabin communications
TrueNorth Avionics introduced today its Optelity Care program at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and... Continue Reading
Beacon benefits need explaining to outweigh privacy concerns
Bluetooth beacons in airports and on aircraft are slowly starting to become a more mainstream concept, with several airports already impleme... Continue Reading
What’s the wifi use case for non-Chinese flying China Eastern?
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines is the first Chinese airline to launch international inflight connectivity, using Panasonic Avionics’ ... Continue Reading
Slow-moving Mr. Holmes is almost criminally boring
Even if you don’t know your Mycroft from your Moriarty or a Calabash pipe from a Churchwarden anyone who has watched TV or been to the... Continue Reading
Gogo 2Ku media flight drives discussion on Bits, Bytes, Benjamins
When it comes to building the fastest inflight Internet service there is more at play than just the technology. This reality was thrown into... Continue Reading
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
JAL’s seasonal lunch delights with whimsy and flavour
It’s not often that I’m surprised by a business class meal. Yet flying between Kyoto on a two and a half hour flight one afternoon this autu... Continue Reading
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
Gogo nears commercial launch of 2Ku after securing 737-800 STC
Gogo and AeroMexico are on the cusp of launching the high speed 2Ku in-flight internet service. The FAA granted certification this week for ... Continue Reading
A past painting subway cars leads to faster canvas at Air France
At a hangar at Orly Airport in Paris, Air France officials and journalists watched as the wrapping came off the Boeing 777. Below was the ki... 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
American Airlines goes Flagship-ish with DFW dining room
American Airlines has stepped up the lounge offerings for its premium customers at it largest hub; there is finally a private Flagship facil... Continue Reading
Delta starts filing Comfort+ as separate premium economy fare
Delta Air Lines plans to start filing its Comfort+ extra-legroom economy seats in a separate fare bucket to its other economy fares, and has... Continue Reading
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