News, Analysis and Commentary on Flight Technology http://www.flttechonline.com Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 Swissport UK will provide Virgin Atlantic Airways' central load planning beginning this month for all of the airline's flights worldwide. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/F1Qma0APT80/Swissport%20UK%20to%20Provide%20Central%20Load%20Planning%20for%20Virgin%20Atlantic.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Swissport%20UK%20to%20Provide%20Central%20Load%20Planning%20for%20Virgin%20Atlantic.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Swissport%20UK%20to%20Provide%20Central%20Load%20Planning%20for%20Virgin%20Atlantic.htm According to a new study from Sabre Airline Solutions, a new breed of "hybrid" carrier is quickly overtaking traditional LCCs (low-cost carriers). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/NzxIUbIT2uE/Sabre%20Study%20Asserts%20Hybrid%20Airlines%20Edging%20out%20Traditional%20LCCs.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Sabre%20Study%20Asserts%20Hybrid%20Airlines%20Edging%20out%20Traditional%20LCCs.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Sabre%20Study%20Asserts%20Hybrid%20Airlines%20Edging%20out%20Traditional%20LCCs.htm AvMarkets has launched a new version of a Web site that offers members a place to buy and sell aircraft, engines, parts and supplies, and solicit bids for aviation services. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/WB8xbR4l8Xk/AvMarkets%20Introduces%20New%20Version%20of%20Its%20Web-Based%20Aviation%20Marketplace.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/AvMarkets%20Introduces%20New%20Version%20of%20Its%20Web-Based%20Aviation%20Marketplace.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/AvMarkets%20Introduces%20New%20Version%20of%20Its%20Web-Based%20Aviation%20Marketplace.htm A new SITA report says baggage handling can be improved with better use of technology, such as RFID (radio frequency identification). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/jVXs2NEim0Q/SITA%20Report%20Highlights%20How%20Baggage%20Handling%20Can%20Be%20Improved.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/SITA%20Report%20Highlights%20How%20Baggage%20Handling%20Can%20Be%20Improved.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/SITA%20Report%20Highlights%20How%20Baggage%20Handling%20Can%20Be%20Improved.htm Vancouver International Airport (plans to enhance its QinetiQ Tarsier runway-debris-detection system with new cameras, also developed by QinetiQ. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/D3ahHHmpov0/Vancouver%20to%20Complement%20QinetiQ%20Debris%20Detection%20System%20with%20Cameras.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Vancouver%20to%20Complement%20QinetiQ%20Debris%20Detection%20System%20with%20Cameras.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 22:21:46 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Vancouver%20to%20Complement%20QinetiQ%20Debris%20Detection%20System%20with%20Cameras.htm Canadian-based Skyservice Airlines will use SITA's APIS AQQ (advance passenger information quick query) application to simplify the processing of its international passengers traveling to the U.S. APIS AQQ was approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in February. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/tARSXg_C2xw/Skyservice%20Airlines%20Opts%20for%20SITAs%20International%20Passenger%20Vetting%20Service.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Skyservice%20Airlines%20Opts%20for%20SITAs%20International%20Passenger%20Vetting%20Service.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Skyservice%20Airlines%20Opts%20for%20SITAs%20International%20Passenger%20Vetting%20Service.htm EDS has signed a comprehensive agreement allowing it to use selected Microsoft tools, software and resources to modernize its airline reservations, flight planning and flight operations products. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/CzcXYucymcA/EDS%20to%20Use%20Microsoft%20Tools%20to%20Modernize%20Airline%20Applications.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/EDS%20to%20Use%20Microsoft%20Tools%20to%20Modernize%20Airline%20Applications.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/EDS%20to%20Use%20Microsoft%20Tools%20to%20Modernize%20Airline%20Applications.htm Rockwell Collins and ARINC Direct have installed their eXchange high-speed Internet communications system on a customer's Cessna Citation X that will enable ARINC Direct's SKYLink broadband service. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/WsnrI61-lH0/First%20Business%20Jet%20Equipped%20with%20Rockwell%20Collins%20Broadband%20Internet%20Service.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/First%20Business%20Jet%20Equipped%20with%20Rockwell%20Collins%20Broadband%20Internet%20Service.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/First%20Business%20Jet%20Equipped%20with%20Rockwell%20Collins%20Broadband%20Internet%20Service.htm Airbus has selected Rockwell Collins' to supply the Communication Global Work package, Avionics Data Network, and landing systems for its new A350XWBs. These awards come in addition to Airbus' previous selection of Rockwell Collins' THSA (trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/4yowMXGCzgc/New%20A350%20XWBs%20to%20Have%20Rockwell%20Collins%20Communications%20and%20Landing-Systems%20Packages.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/New%20A350%20XWBs%20to%20Have%20Rockwell%20Collins%20Communications%20and%20Landing-Systems%20Packages.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/New%20A350%20XWBs%20to%20Have%20Rockwell%20Collins%20Communications%20and%20Landing-Systems%20Packages.htm Sloan Helicopters will install SkyTrac's satcom and flight following on its fleet of Eurocopter EC120B and Robinson RH44 Raven II helicopters to enhance operational safety while operating in remote locations. Sloan is based in Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/Alqb2OTx-tE/Sloan%20Helicopters%20to%20Use%20SkyTracs%20Satcom%20and%20Flight%20Following.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Sloan%20Helicopters%20to%20Use%20SkyTracs%20Satcom%20and%20Flight%20Following.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Sloan%20Helicopters%20to%20Use%20SkyTracs%20Satcom%20and%20Flight%20Following.htm Aeroflot Russian Airlines has selected Teledyne Control's (electronic flight bag) for its A320s and B-767s, encompassing 56 aircraft. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/Oajed1zew30/Aeroflot%20Selects%20Teledyne%20Controls%20EFB%20for%20A320s%20and%20B-767s.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Aeroflot%20Selects%20Teledyne%20Controls%20EFB%20for%20A320s%20and%20B-767s.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Aeroflot%20Selects%20Teledyne%20Controls%20EFB%20for%20A320s%20and%20B-767s.htm The FAA has certified the Embraer ERJ 190 for 120 minute ETOPS (extended-range twin-engine operations). Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) previously certified this third member of the E-Jets family in February. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/Wqyq4J-dBVk/FAA%20Certifies%20ERJ%20190%20for%20120-Minute%20ETOPS.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Certifies%20ERJ%20190%20for%20120-Minute%20ETOPS.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Certifies%20ERJ%20190%20for%20120-Minute%20ETOPS.htm The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the retrofit of Gulfstream's SV-PFD (synthetic vision-primary flight display) on European Union-registered G550s, G500s, G450s or G350s. EASA also approved these in-production Gulfstream models to fly RNP (required navigation performance) SAAAR (special aircraft and aircrew authorization required) approaches. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/6i2pjfDLXqY/EASA%20Approves%20Gulfstreams%20Synthetic%20Vision%20and%20RNP%20SAAAR.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/EASA%20Approves%20Gulfstreams%20Synthetic%20Vision%20and%20RNP%20SAAAR.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/EASA%20Approves%20Gulfstreams%20Synthetic%20Vision%20and%20RNP%20SAAAR.htm Chelton Flight Systems (CFS) and S-TEC, both of which are within Cobham PLC's avionics and surveillance division, are merging as part of what is described as "Cobham's drive to develop a fully integrated cockpit and improve its customer focus." http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/u7oMh_vmnns/Chelton%20Flight%20Systems%20and%20S-TEC%20are%20Merging.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Chelton%20Flight%20Systems%20and%20S-TEC%20are%20Merging.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Chelton%20Flight%20Systems%20and%20S-TEC%20are%20Merging.htm The FAA has approved Jeppesen to provide RNP (required navigation performance) services to the aviation industry as one of its qualified consultants. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/zRfTijGLADo/FAA%20Qualifies%20Jeppesen%20to%20Provide%20RNP%20Consulting%20Services.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Qualifies%20Jeppesen%20to%20Provide%20RNP%20Consulting%20Services.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Qualifies%20Jeppesen%20to%20Provide%20RNP%20Consulting%20Services.htm SRA International, Inc. is acquiring Era Corporation. SRA provides technology and strategic consulting services to government organizations, and privately held Era provides surveillance technologies for the air traffic management, airport operations, military, and security markets. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/zfQMoiiO_iA/SRA%20to%20Acquire%20Era%20Corporation.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/SRA%20to%20Acquire%20Era%20Corporation.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/SRA%20to%20Acquire%20Era%20Corporation.htm Flight Explorer (FE) has released a new version of its Professional Edition ASD (aircraft situation display) system that includes collaboration, airport delay filtering, and quick zoom tools. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/hq8paDzvWJY/Flight%20Explorers%20Latest%20Pro%20Edition%20Has%20New%20Collaboration%20and%20Delay%20Tools.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Flight%20Explorers%20Latest%20Pro%20Edition%20Has%20New%20Collaboration%20and%20Delay%20Tools.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Flight%20Explorers%20Latest%20Pro%20Edition%20Has%20New%20Collaboration%20and%20Delay%20Tools.htm Eurocontrol conducted a large scale multi-center real-time simulation to validate new FAB (functional airspace block) airspace and route scenarios in April. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/WFer35A2VuA/Eurocontrol%20Simulates%20Airspace%20Reconfiguration%20Scenarios.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Eurocontrol%20Simulates%20Airspace%20Reconfiguration%20Scenarios.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:10 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Eurocontrol%20Simulates%20Airspace%20Reconfiguration%20Scenarios.htm Acting FAA Administrator Robert A. Sturgell told U.S. Senators last week that the FAA is considering expanding terminal airspace in the New York metropolitan area to take advantage of its closer spacing criteria in order to increase its capacity. The agency also wants to use RNP (required navigation performance) and other technology to gain similar benefits. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/CI8yLcz7cbw/FAA%20Considering%20Expansion%20of%20New%20York%20Terminal%20Airspace.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Considering%20Expansion%20of%20New%20York%20Terminal%20Airspace.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Considering%20Expansion%20of%20New%20York%20Terminal%20Airspace.htm The FAA named Air Force Reserve Brigadier General Robert O. Tarter vice president of safety services for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/zN7H9V8D_DE/Robert%20Tarter%20to%20Head%20of%20FAAs%20ATO%20Safety%20Services.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Robert%20Tarter%20to%20Head%20of%20FAAs%20ATO%20Safety%20Services.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Robert%20Tarter%20to%20Head%20of%20FAAs%20ATO%20Safety%20Services.htm PASSUR Aerospace, formerly Megadata Corporation, says that New York's Westchester County Airport Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has implemented a PASSUR program that monitors all aircraft in its airspace in real time and provides playback and analysis of any pertinent abnormal events. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/wyCeX3W5__0/Westchester%20County%20Department%20of%20Public%20Safety%20Implements%20PASSUR.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Westchester%20County%20Department%20of%20Public%20Safety%20Implements%20PASSUR.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Westchester%20County%20Department%20of%20Public%20Safety%20Implements%20PASSUR.htm ARINC will offer ATH Group's Attila airport arrival management system to airlines under an exclusive agreement. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/8PLQ_MUBkPw/ARINC%20to%20Offer%20Attila%20Arrival%20Management%20System%20to%20Airlines.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/ARINC%20to%20Offer%20Attila%20Arrival%20Management%20System%20to%20Airlines.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/ARINC%20to%20Offer%20Attila%20Arrival%20Management%20System%20to%20Airlines.htm Avidyne Corporation is offering a "compatibility mode" for its TWX670 tactical weather detection system that allows its monochromatic lightning strike and storm cell information to be presented on a number of existing displays from other manufacturers. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/jZDv_8VQGDM/Avidyne%20Extends%20Weather%20Detection%20System%20Capability%20to%20More%20Displays.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Avidyne%20Extends%20Weather%20Detection%20System%20Capability%20to%20More%20Displays.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Avidyne%20Extends%20Weather%20Detection%20System%20Capability%20to%20More%20Displays.htm Rockwell Collins agreed to give Nextant Aerospace an exclusive contract to provide a Pro Line 21 major retrofit program for 40 Beechjet 400As. The initial aircraft order is placed against a planned production requirement for 436 aircraft with a total value of $62 million. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/pbUawNWQJOs/Nextant%20Aerospace%20Gets%20Exclusive%20Pro%20Line%2021%20Retrofit%20Contract%20for%20Beechjet%20400As.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Nextant%20Aerospace%20Gets%20Exclusive%20Pro%20Line%2021%20Retrofit%20Contract%20for%20Beechjet%20400As.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Nextant%20Aerospace%20Gets%20Exclusive%20Pro%20Line%2021%20Retrofit%20Contract%20for%20Beechjet%20400As.htm Honeywell will assume sales and support of the Mercury Computer Systems' situational awareness products under an exclusive licensing agreement. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/EJh45vcqxw8/Honeywell%20Will%20Market%20Mercury%20Computer%20Systems%20Synthetic%20Vision.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Honeywell%20Will%20Market%20Mercury%20Computer%20Systems%20Synthetic%20Vision.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Honeywell%20Will%20Market%20Mercury%20Computer%20Systems%20Synthetic%20Vision.htm EL AL Israel Airlines and Republic Airways have selected Ramco software for their maintenance and engineering requirements. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/v9wbNypJ8ys/Two%20Airline%20Companies%20Select%20Ramco%20Maintenance%20and%20Engineering%20Software.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Two%20Airline%20Companies%20Select%20Ramco%20Maintenance%20and%20Engineering%20Software.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Two%20Airline%20Companies%20Select%20Ramco%20Maintenance%20and%20Engineering%20Software.htm Wingspeed Corporation and Novo Ivc are introducing a real-time, inflight credit card authorization capability for airlines that eliminates the need to store transaction data until the aircraft reaches the ground. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/C1ns4gEsdIw/Wingspeed%20and%20Novo%20Ivc%20Introducing%20Real-Time%20Inflight%20Credit%20Authorization.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Wingspeed%20and%20Novo%20Ivc%20Introducing%20Real-Time%20Inflight%20Credit%20Authorization.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Wingspeed%20and%20Novo%20Ivc%20Introducing%20Real-Time%20Inflight%20Credit%20Authorization.htm L-3 Communications says it has completed the acquisition of Northrop Grumman's Electro-Optical Systems (EOS). The acquired business, renamed L-3 EOS, provides night vision technology and electro-optical products for military, commercial and public safety customers. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/T04FzuONOhA/L-3%20Completes%20Acquisition%20of%20Electro-Optical%20Systems.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/L-3%20Completes%20Acquisition%20of%20Electro-Optical%20Systems.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/L-3%20Completes%20Acquisition%20of%20Electro-Optical%20Systems.htm The FAA says it's taking steps to strengthen the reporting system designed to classify airspace errors, after a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inspector General (IG) revealed there have been intentional misclassifications of operational errors at Dallas-Fort Worth's TRACON (terminal approach control). The action will include new reporting automation. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/gal_OIaMCNs/FAA%20Taking%20Steps%20to%20Correct%20DFW%20Operational%20Error%20Misclassifications.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Taking%20Steps%20to%20Correct%20DFW%20Operational%20Error%20Misclassifications.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/FAA%20Taking%20Steps%20to%20Correct%20DFW%20Operational%20Error%20Misclassifications.htm Continental Airlines is working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to rollout paperless boarding passes at Washington's Reagan, Newark and Boston in the coming weeks. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/2PlMlPqd7xg/TSA%20and%20Continental%20Expanding%20Paperless%20Boarding%20Passes%20to%20Three%20More%20Airports.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/TSA%20and%20Continental%20Expanding%20Paperless%20Boarding%20Passes%20to%20Three%20More%20Airports.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/TSA%20and%20Continental%20Expanding%20Paperless%20Boarding%20Passes%20to%20Three%20More%20Airports.htm Pointing to record-high fuel prices, the Air Transport Association says the U.S. airline industry is in "serious decline," and is losing its aviation leadership. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/fo5eLRZYgMU/ATA%20Says%20US%20Airline%20Industry%20Is%20In%20Serious%20Decline.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/ATA%20Says%20US%20Airline%20Industry%20Is%20In%20Serious%20Decline.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/ATA%20Says%20US%20Airline%20Industry%20Is%20In%20Serious%20Decline.htm Thirteen air transport industry organizations, including Boeing, Airbus and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a commitment to tackle climate change at the 3rd Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva, Switzerland this week. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/U_aYnBOCTWM/Thirteen%20Air%20Transport%20Organizations%20Sign%20Declaration%20on%20Climate%20Change.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Thirteen%20Air%20Transport%20Organizations%20Sign%20Declaration%20on%20Climate%20Change.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/Thirteen%20Air%20Transport%20Organizations%20Sign%20Declaration%20on%20Climate%20Change.htm RTCA's Annual Symposium will be held May 13-14, 2008, at Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles Hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/flttechonline/FGRZ/~3/lD529gSkpkc/RTCA%20Annual%20Symposium%20Coming%20in%20May.htm http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/RTCA%20Annual%20Symposium%20Coming%20in%20May.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:54 -0500 http://www.flttechonline.com/Current/RTCA%20Annual%20Symposium%20Coming%20in%20May.htm