Flight Ops IT
Cybersecurity investment grows amid rising digital attacks
A recent article by Reuters has drawn attention to a surge in digital attacks known as GPS spoofing. These attacks have the potential to "send commercial airliners off course," but typically can be resolved with the assistance of air traffic control (ATC). The article...
Raytheon Technologies Helping Power Data-Driven Decision-Making at American Airlines
Raytheon Technologies' Collins Aerospace business is partnering with American Airlines to bring the latest in aircraft data management technology to improve the airline's safety, reliability and analytics. American is installing the Collins InteliSight Aircraft...
Reliable Robotics and NASA Complete First-of-its-Kind Flight Tests to Advance Aviation Safety
Data collected will serve to validate the use of existing surveillance radars to detect and avoid aircraft Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), today announced the...
flyadeal Signs for NAVBLUE’s Fully Integrated OCC and EFB Suite
flyadeal, a growing low-cost airlines in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Middle East has chosen NAVBLUE Operations Control Center (OCC) suite and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications for its all-Airbus aircraft fleet, to optimize its operations and streamline its...
Southwest and FAA Agreed to Issue Ground Stop on its Flights in United States on Wednesday
Southwest and FAA agreed to issue a ground sop for its flights in United States April 19, 2023. Southwest Airlines asked the Federal Aviation Administration to order a nationwide ground stop of the airline’s flights. The ground stop was eventually lifted at most...
Euramec and GeoSim Team with Vulcan for Aerial Firefighting Simulation Solution for Europe
Euramec, the European flight simulation solution providers team up with Australia’s GeoSim to deliver Vulcan, a unique aerial firefighting simulation solution. “Development of the GeoSim Vulcan Firefighting Simulation solution was already well under way before these...
World Fuel Services Welcomes B. Coleman Aviation
World Fuel Services (World Fuel) announced they will be supplying B. Coleman Aviation (KGYY), the go-to location for safe, quick, and efficient access to the Chicago area. As a business aviation focused facility, B. Coleman Aviation serves as an alternative to the...
Shell Aviation Launches Automated End-to-end Touchless Refueling Process
Shell Aviation has introduced end-to-end digital integration with airline customers through Shell SkyPad, its tablet that connects pilots and apron operators with cloud-based computer systems. The development marks the next step in Shell Aviation’s ambitions for a...
Airbus Skywise Parking Management App Eases Aircraft Logistics/Return to Service
With Airbus’ new Skywise geospatial app, airlines can now tag their grounded aircraft, and virtually park them into airports/stations (hangar, gate, taxiway, etc.) – using the Skywise open data platform. With the app, Airbus says airlines can rapidly extract...
XTRA Airways Selects Vistair to Provide Document Management
Vistair Systems, a provider of aviation Document and Safety Management solutions announced a new partnership with XTRA Airways, a new airline based in Texas, USA. Vistair’s DocuNet platform will enable enterprise-wide Document Management with a single point of...
NAVBLUE is a New Big Data Player Within Skywise
NAVBLUE has expanded its offering for airlines with a new digital solution, Performance Factor Optimizer, connected to Airbus’ Skywise open data platform. The new app provides an accurate interpretation of the performance variation for each Airbus aircraft, on an...
DocuNet’s Latest Innovation Supports Airbus OLB Data
DocuNet’s Latest Innovation Supports Airbus OLB Data Vistair Systems, a maker of aviation management software, has released an upgrade to its document management solution, by supporting Airbus OLB data in the DocuNet Viewer. As part of the upgrade, Vistair says Airbus...
Collins Aerospace supplies FAA with HUD training device for scientific research
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a Head-Up Display (HUD) training device from Collins Aerospace Systems, to be used in ongoing scientific research. The research will explore areas such as pilot-HUD interface, and the benefits of utilising HUD for...
SITAONAIR acquires GTD Air Services
SITAONAIR has acquired GTD Air Services - the aviation branch of Spanish software provider GTD System & Software Engineering as part of an overall plan to expand its offering of flight operations-based applications. SITAONAIR initially partnered with in developing...
Etihad Joins EasyJet’s Connections Platform
Etihad Airways has become the latest airline to partner with easyJet via its worldwide connection platform. The agreement means customers can purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website, and will therefore help to connect the two airlines’ networks. The...
EHang Completes Trial Flight of Pilotless Air Taxi
EHang has conducted its first-ever U.S. trial flight of its two-seater passenger-grade AAV, the EHang 216, as part of the North Carolina Transportation Summit hosted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The flight took place on January 7th 2020. The...
JetBlue to offset up to 17 billion pounds emissions in 2020
JetBlue has committed to offsetting CO2 from jet fuel for all domestic flights commencing July 2020. The US carrier also announced plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel in mid-2020 on flights from San Francisco International Airport. “Air travel...
Genesys Aerosystem EFIS receives STC for Bell helicopters
Genesys AeroSystems has announced that its IDU-680 EFIS display has earned FAA Supplemental Type Certification for Bell 412EP and 412 helicopters. According to the avionics manufacturer, the architecture for these platforms includes four IDU-680s with full avionics...
Proposed Rule on Remote ID for Drones
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposal that would aim to allow secure integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, into American airspace. The proposal requires these to be...
NAVBLUE elevates N-tracking solution with partnerships
NAVBLUE has announced partnerships with AirSense, FlightAware and Aerion in a bid to provide the most complete data sources for its global aircraft tracking software, N-Tracking. GADSS compliant, N-Tracking is a browser-based Aircraft-Situational-Display solution,...