Having spent two days last week at the Regional Airline Association annual convention last week, I listened to...
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Premium 2018.10 – The FAA’s January 1, 2020 ADS-B mandate
By January 1, 2020, the FAA says that your aircraft must be equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in the most controlled...
Innovative Aerospace Technologies Go Mainstream in 2018
As we look over the technology landscape, several innovative technologies are moving from concept into production as...
Major Changes in EFB Applications
The FAA has made a 180-degree turn in its attitude towards the display of own-ship position on electronic flight...
CAAC and FAA sign bilateral airworthiness agreement
An agreement between the two state aviation bodies came into effect October 17. Under the agreement, Chinese and U.S....
Privatization of ATC – The Pros and Cons
Privatization of Air Traffic Control has come up on almost an annual basis for the last couple of decades, and the...
Premium #337 – EAA Oshkosh impressions
AirVenture, the annual EAA event at Oshkosh, is part campsite, part fly-in, part warbirds, part aerobatics, and an...
Premium #330 – Connectivity keeps improving
We have been tracking demand for aircraft connectivity for some time. There are several news stories that further...
Airline taxi and air times
Airlines make money when their aircraft are moving, especially in the air. But it turns out that a significant amount...
Premium #231 – Is it Time to Privatize Air Traffic Control?
The United States was once the global leader in aviation, enabled by a forward thinking FAA. Today, that agency is...
Reviewing and evaluating the pilot shortage – Part 1 – Demand
There is a theme among industry followers that the airline industry is facing a growing pilot shortage. Generally,...
2015 EFB Survey Report
Our fourth annual EFB survey report will be available from Monday January 18. The 34 page report (PDF) includes six...