CommercialCan This New Software Tool Remove Floppy Disks From Aircraft Data Loading? A new software configuration management and distribution tool, Loadstar Server Enterprise 3 (LSE 3), has the potential to eliminate the use of floppy disks and other physical media still being used by…
CommercialPODCAST SERIES Pt. 1: Aerospace Industry Outlook Under the Coronavirus Pandemic - AIRLINES On the first of this new four-part podcast series, we discuss the economic and operational impact of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the commercial airline industry. Guests on this episode…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Make Production Decisions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Airbus partially resumed assembly and production work in France and Spain on March 23, while Boeing will temporarily suspend the majority of its U.S.-based airplane production activity beginning March 25 as the…
CommercialAirlines in Europe, US React to Unprecedented Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak The largest commercial airlines in the U.S. and Europe are undergoing financial, operational and organizational measures in reaction to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as the aviation industry deals with the…
CommercialGogo CEO Sees Next Generation Satellites, Free In-flight Connectivity Driving Change in Airline Business Models During a 2019 year end and fourth quarter earnings call March 13, Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne outlined future changes he sees coming to the business models his company uses to provide in-flight…
ATM ModernizationNATS Continues Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Low Visibility Procedures at Heathrow Airport NATS, the air navigation service provider (ANSP) for the U.K., is evaluating the use of an artificial intelligence and machine learning framework that has demonstrated the potential to significantly reduce delays caused…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Connected Aircraft Cybersecurity 101 With the Satcom Guru On this episode of the Global Connected Aircraft podcast, we spoke with Peter Lemme, an aviation industry consultant, blogger and former Boeing engineer who wears many hats including supporting the research and…
ATM ModernizationLeidos, Thales Working to Replace Secondary Surveillance Radars for US Air Traffic System Leidos and Thales are collaborating on the supply of up to 142 secondary surveillance radars to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Mode S Beacon Replacement System (MSBRS) contract. The FAA…