Flight Ops IT
Head of ATM Transformation, EUROCONTROL on building a scalable and efficient system
At Aerospace Tech Week, Marouan Chida, Head of ATM Transformation, EUROCONTROL joined to discuss the changing air traffic management (ATM) landscape, looking at key challenges and opportunities. Summarising the responsibility of ATM, Chida explained: "ATM is...
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+...
PASSUR Aerospace Completes Integration of Symphony Portfolio
PASSUR Aerospace (PASSUR) announced that it has successfully integrated the Symphony product portfolio and team into the PASSUR organization. As part of the transition, all the key Symphony account management, customer success, finance and technical personnel have...
Safran to Provide GNSS Simulation Solutions for Xona Space System’s Low-Earth-Orbit Constellation and Navigation Signals
Orolia, a Safran Electronics & Defense company, has announced a partnership with Xona Space Systems to develop support for Xona’s Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) constellation and navigation signals in its Skydel-powered simulation and testing products. Xona is developing...
Air bp Hits 250,000 Fueling Milestone with Airfield Automation
Aviation fuel products and services supplier Air bp has passed a milestone of 250,000 fuelings using its Airfield Automation digital technology. The landmark fueling took place in Adelaide, Australia, when the business supplied Jet A-1 (with fuel system icing...
Live Webinar – IBM GRAF – Next generation Weather Forecasting with Guidor by Skyconseil
Tuesday 30th June - 9.30am(EST) / 2.30pm(UK) / 3.30pm(CET) Cost optimized flight profile optimization is rapidly becoming a corporate imperative, in times of high cost pressure in airline industry. The forecasting foundation for this innovation is IBM GRAF, which...
SITA Says Smart Technology Wills Be Fundamental for Airlines to Safely Return to the Skies
SITA, the technology provider for the air transport industry, says technology is helping airports and airlines safely resume operations and help implement new hygiene measures to restore passenger confidence after a lengthy shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
SITA Announces New Leadership Appointments
SITA, the global IT provider to the air transport industry, has made several changes to its executive management team responsible for SITA’s product portfolios. These appointments come at crucial juncture as the air transport industry begins the difficult task of...
MedAire App Assissts Crew with Contagious Disease Response
MedAire – the world‘s leading provider of in-flight medical advice and assistance to commercial airlines – has announced the launch of its medical event assessment app. The app helps expedite time to care for passengers experiencing medical issues during flight,...
Sabre Announces $200 Million in Cost Saving to Strengthen Financial Position in Response to COVID-19
Sabre Corporation says it is taking significant measures to strengthen its financial position in response to the current industry conditions. Due to the travel industry being adversely affected by the global health crisis caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, as well as...
British Airways Flies Medical Supplies to Britain, Including Ventilators and PPE
A British Airways aircraft loaded with vital medical supplies from China is on its way back to London Heathrow. The British Airways Boeing 777 is loaded with ventilators as well as personal protective equipment (PPE) including goggles, face guards and gowns. The...
CAE Announces Carbon Neutral Goals for 2020
Aviation training provider CAE announced at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (CORIM) that it will become carbon neutral by the summer of 2020. The company will achieve this goal by offsetting carbon emissions from the fuel used for all the live training...
Thales launches breakthrough FMS
PureFlyt has been designed from the outset to capitalise on the greater availability of data from both onboard and open-world sources. Thales has unveiled PureFlyt, a Flight Management System (FMS) specifically designed to efficiently manage aircraft in connected...
Astronics to collaborate with Chinese National Machinery Import and Export Corporation
Astronics Corporation, a provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace & defense, has announced a cooperation with China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC). The collaboration between Astronics and CMC will create a channel for...
Airlines and Airports Spend Record $50 Billion on Pax Experience
Airlines and airports spent a record $50 billion last year on IT to support improvements to the passenger experience arena. SITA says passengers are now beginning to enjoy the benefit of that investment. Figures published by SITA for the first time show that this...
Fueling Profitability By Louise Bonnar
Maximizing fuel efficiency is as important for airlines as ever. Fuel represents a significant portion of an air carrier’s operating costs but the spotlight now is also on cutting consumption due to environmental pressures. Commercial aviation contributes about 2% of...
LAANC Drone Program Expansion Continues
The FAA has announced two expansions of the Low Altitude Authorisation and Capability (LAANC), which automates the application and approval process for drone operators to obtain airspace authorizations. In a statement on the FAA website, four airports –...
Cranfield Aerospace receives UK grant for development of electric flight
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has received the backing of the UK Government for a project to develop electric aviation. Coined 'Project Fresson', CAeS has received a grant of £9 million to design, manufacture and integrate a hybrid-electric propulsion system...
Etihad and Boeing partner on sustainable aviation
Etihad Airways and Boeing have announced a strategic partnership centred on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which will focus on innovation, cost efficiency and minimising the impact of aviation on the environment. The Abu Dhabi-based airline operates 36 Dreamliners and...