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Leveraging AI to optimise flight paths
Last year, Alaska Airlines saved 1.2 million gallons of fuel (11,958 metric tons of CO2 emissions) by leveraging AI to optimise its flight paths. After renewing their partnership with Air Space Intelligence (ASI), the airline has offered some insight into how it is...
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...
Airbus’ Descent Profile Optimization Function Chosen by Air Canada for its A320 and A330 Fleets
Airbus announced that Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, has chosen to install its “Descent Profile Optimization” (DPO) function on the airline’s A320 and A330 Families. The enhancement to the aircraft’s on-board Flight Management System (FMS) performance database...
NAVBLUE Launches Nsight, a New Platform for Flight Data Analysis
NAVBLUE has launched Nsight, a new single platform to collect, decode and analyze flight data, monitor trends, create safety analyses and dashboards. Nsight was designed and developed by our expanded team of Flight Ops, Training and Safety Experts. More than 30+...
Metron Aviation and FlightAware Announce Partnership
FlightAware says it will provide Metron Aviation with access to the world’s largest flight tracking network and data fusion platform, including data from FlightAware’s terrestrial Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers in more than 195 countries...
Comply365’s ProAuthor to Deliver Smart Manuals to Canadian North Flight Crews
Comply365 welcomed Canadian North to its customer base with a multiyear contract that will transform the operational information flight crew members must access into “smart manuals” and improve the airline’s compliance management system. Comply365’s ProAuthor will...
AeroLogic Becomes First Cargo Airline to Implement GreenTech Solution OptiClimb
AeroLogic, the joint-venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo operating 777 freighters, has become the first cargo airline to implement OptiClimb, a fuel saving digital solution developed by Safety Line, that recommends customized speeds to pilots for each...
NAVBLUE Launches RunwaySense
NAVBLUE launched their RunwaySense service, which allows airlines and airports to accurately assess and report runway conditions by using Airbus aircraft as sensors. Airports can use the aircraft data to inform their runway clearing operations, better timing runway...
British Airways to Retire Boeing 747s Immediately
On Friday July 17, 2020, British Airways announced that its fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft “are likely to have flown their last scheduled commercial service.” After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, it is proposed that the...
EFB Revolution Continues with App Integration By Kathryn B. Creedy
Once designed to eliminate 40 pounds carried in a pilot’s flight bag, Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have, in 10 years, morphed into essential tools improving efficiency and safety and shrinking costs and the time to get new tools to pilots. But equally important,...
NAVBLUE Becomes 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,...
All-electric aircraft announced by Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce’s unveiled its all-electric plane at Gloucestershire Airport in December. The manufacturer has disclosed that work will now begin on integrating the electrical propulsion system to enable the zero-emissions plane to attempt a record with a target speed of...
HAC Takes Delivery of First ATR 42-600
Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has delivered the first of two ATR 42-600 aircraft to Hokkaido Air System Co. (HAC), a JAL Group Company. This delivery marks the first step in HAC’s replacement of its Saab 340 fleet. The delivery of this aircraft will ensure that...
Leidos Awarded FAA Future Flight Services Program Contract
Leidos was awarded a follow-on prime contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue serving the general aviation community under the Future Flight Services Program (FFSP) contract. The single award, firm-fixed-price contract has a five-year base...
Air Malta joins European Regions Airline Association
Air Malta has concluded the year by becoming the newest airline member of ERA (European Regions Airline Association). ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga says: “We are extremely proud to announce Air Malta has become a member of ERA. It is an airline that has...
Air BP’s Airfield Automation Goes Live in Brazil’s São Paulo State
Air BP has completed the roll out of its innovative Airfield Automation digital technology across São Paulo state, Brazil. It is estimated that around 150 of Air BP’s airport and operator customers will benefit from the new technology which aims to enhance safety,...
British Airways investigates 3D printed parts
British Airways is exploring the possibility of using 3D printers to create aircraft parts in the future. These printers would be located at airports around the world to reduce delays for customers and emissions caused by transporting items. The airline predicts that...
Skyports raises £5.35 million in funding
Skyports, the urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator, has raised £5.35 million in Series A funding. Jointly led by Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures (DBDV) and Groupe ADP, the round also includes new investment from Levitate...
Aero K Opts for Rusada’s ENVISION
South Korean start-up, Aero K Airlines, has signed up for Rusada’s MRO and Flight Operations software, ENVISION. Aero K is scheduled to commence passenger flights as of March 2020 serving destinations across Asia, including China, Japan and Vietnam. Aero K will use...