Flight Ops IT
Near-collision of two aircraft at Nice Airport under investigation
An incident at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is under investigation after two aircraft came within three metres of each other on the runway, narrowly avoiding a crash. The near-accident occurred on Sunday 21 September at around 21.30 local time during stormy, foggy...
US air traffic control update includes major telecoms refresh
Originally published on TotalTele The three-year plan will see new telecoms equipment deployed at over 4,600 locations This week, the US Department of Transport (DOT) has announced a new plan to upgrade the nation’s ‘antiquated’ air traffic control...
CGI advances cloud-based Black Box tech with extended initiative
The Universal Virtual Flight Data Recorder (UVFDR) initiative is being expanded to improve aviation safety globally. The project is entering a new phase with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) under the Business Applications...
How will tariffs impact the industry?
On Wednesday, Trump announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs introduced on 2nd April. This delay has offered short-term reprieve but has not provided assurances for what the future holds. Wider supply chain challenges have plagued the industry for years now, impacting...
Airbus, Iberia Maintenance, and Telefónica among those recognised in Munich as ATR Awards 2025 winners are announced
Earlier today, the five winners of this year’s Aerospace Tech Review (ATR) Awards were announced onsite at Aerospace Tech Week Europe in Munich. The awards recognise individuals and companies for their outstanding contributions to the aerospace industry in 2024. ...
FAA Invests Another $121M to Reduce Chance of Close Calls at Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $121 million to airports across the country to reduce the risk of runway incursions. Projects will reconfigure taxiways that may cause confusion, install new lighting systems and provide more flexibility on the...
UK NATS Shuts Down Due to Technical Problem
The National Air Traffic Service (NATS) of Britain shut down Monday, August 28 due to technical issues. The shutdown caused major problems for travelers on flights. The issue was resolved but the ramifications continued to reverberate throughout the system in Europe...
Digitization of Flight Operations Manuals
Tom Samuel, CEO of Comply365, says that the move to a single platform for authoring and distribution of operations manuals is a recent trend. The overall business need for airlines is the need to streamline their operational content management processes — and they...
Honeywell Bringing Heads-Up Displays to Aircraft Cockpits Through Acquisition of Saab Technology
Honeywell has reached an agreement with Saab, a Swedish aerospace and defense company, to acquire its heads-up-display (HUD) assets for use in a variety of Honeywell avionics offerings. As part of the acquisition agreement, Saab will partner with Honeywell to develop...
ANSL Selects Muir Matheson Aviation for MET System Upgrade at Edinburgh Airport
Air Navigation Solutions Limited (ANSL) has selected Muir Matheson Aviation Ltd. (MM Aviation) to upgrade the Meteorological Information Management (MET) system at Edinburgh Airport. ANSL is the air traffic management (ATM) provider for Edinburgh Airport and the new...
Wizz Air Expands the Use of Fox for Advanced Business Intelligence and Further Process Automation
Wizz Air, Central, and Eastern Europe’s largest low-cost airline, has selected to expand the use of Fox for advanced business intelligence and further process automation across interfacing systems. Fox leverages the data throughout the system to generate analytics in...
Paramount Aviation Services Announces the Certification of its New Boeing 737 MAX Flight Simulator in Miami
Paramount Aviation Services announced the FAA certification of a new state-of-the-art Boeing 737-8 full-flight simulator at Paramount’s Miami Flight Training Campus. The addition of the Boeing 737-8 simulator further enhances the training capabilities at Paramount's...
Airnguru Launches New-Gen Automation/Orchestration Engine for Airlines
Airnguru announced the launch of Pantheon, an automation engine that empowers airlines to orchestrate and scale their commercial strategies. Pantheon handles all necessary connectivity to the airlines' ecosystem, integrates all inputs, distributes all outputs to...
Pegasus Airlines Moves to Comply365’s Authoring and Compliance Management Platform
Pegasus Airlines is moving its document authoring process and compliance management with Comply365’s end-to-end authoring and distribution platform, including its mobile app. Comply365 announced that Pegasus will use ProAuthor to author and manage its Airbus, Boeing...
GE Digital and FlightSafety International Extend Partnership
GE Digital, a leading provider of aviation software, has extended its partnership with FlightSafety International (FSI), a global leader in aviation training and simulation. As part of this collaboration, FSI will use GE Digital’s Flight Analytics platform to analyze...
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...
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...