CommercialData Analytics Driving Efficiency in Commercial Aviation Commercial airlines provide the best example of how data analytics are driving improved efficiency through better on-time arrivals, reduced delays and new maintenance techniques. Qantas Airways is one
Business & GA10 Things to Watch in 2018 Cockpit avionics are already providing communications, navigation and surveillance in ways the earliest aviators could never have imagined. How are avionics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) making
CommercialBoeing, NASA to Test NextGen Synthetic Vision in 787 Sims Between 2001 and 2010, loss of control in flight was the leading cause of aviation fatalities, according to industry research. Of the 18 fatal commercial plane crashes in that decade, 17 involved…
CommercialHawaiian Sees Airbus A321neo as New 'Competitive Weapon' January will bring a new beginning to Hawaii, when Hawaiian Airlines begins flying its first Airbus A321neo. Hawaiian CEO Mark Dunkerly, who will retire in March, sees the A321neo as the airline’s…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Vote on UTC Merger in January Rockwell Collins share owners will have the opportunity to provide their vote on the proposed $30 billion merger with United Technologies Corp. (UTC) Jan. 11, 2018. According to a proxy statement submitted…
ConnectivityNew Alerting Technology Stops Airplane Hackers at System Level For veteran F-18 fighter pilot Brooks Cleveland, it’s not the obvious things that can go wrong in the cockpit that worry him, it’s the unseen attacks that can affect aircraft systems without…
Business & GA5 Ways FedEx is Modernizing its Flight Operations FedEx is expecting to deliver up to 400 million packages this holiday season, and the avionics featured on its fleet of more 650 aircraft will play a major role in supporting the…
CommercialHow the Use of EFBs is Evolving in Cockpits In October, the FAA published new guidance concerning electronic flight bag (EFB) applications. An updated Advisory Circular (AC) has been issued for aircraft system designers, installers and operators who may want guidance…