In the wake of the disappearance and assumed crash of Malaysian flight 370, industry chatter regarding uninterruptible autopilots installed on Boeing aircraft has intensified. Boeing was awarded a patent for this technology in 2006, and reportedly began installations a year…
[Guest Column by Oussama Salah, President Gulf Aeronautics USA] As technology advances, the obvious spinoff is increased efficiency and productivity of the aircraft, the airlines and the air traffic system (ATS). The venue is e-Enabled aircraft that automatically connect and…
Cyber-security has been in the news lately with the recent cyber attack on South Korea, thought to be the work of the North Koreans. This follows issues in the US pointing fingers at the Chinese PLA Unit 61398. Before these…
IATA released an interesting PR this morning. Aviation security is a big issue that has, in a post 9/11 world, added high structural costs to commercial aviation that are very hard to recover. These costs are clearly a burden on…
Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia took an unusual way of looking back at 9 Richard describes how the impact of 9/11 has played out. His view is that the sad day did not create the long term impact one might have…