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…
Here is a site that only aviation geeks can appreciate. A macabre list of last words from cockpit voice recorders. Views: 30
Even in these days of Internet everywhere, about 60% of airline tickets are sold globally (around 40% in the US) via travel agents. Travel agents use the Global Distribution System (GDS) for their bookings. Approximately one billion airline tickets are…
We had a chance to speak Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, and also a 21 year veteran pilot at American. The conversation quickly moved into a review of the Chapter 11 situation plus its origins. While…
Dublin-based Patrick Edmond is a former CityJet GM Commercial (part of Air France). Recently Patrick wrote an article for Airline Business in which he makes the case that while regional airlines are threatened by industry structural changes, they remain viable.…
Probably no single new technology is capturing more attention among airline pilots than the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). And recently the EFB market has become captivated by Apple’s iPad®. These facts were manifestly underscored at the recent EFB workshop in…