ATM ModernizationEasyjet Starts Flights Downlinking Projected Profile Data to Maastricht Easyjet Airbus A320 pilots flying in one of the busiest sections of European airspace have started operating the first flights where their aircraft flight management systems (FMS) will downlink extended projected profiles…
CommercialPODCAST from GCAS: United Airlines' Jon Merritt on Flight Operations and Technology The annual Global Connected Aircraft Summit took place in June and we're highlighting a few outstanding presentations from the summit on the podcast. One of the topics that always generates a tremendous…
ATM ModernizationIndia to Start Using Space-based ADS-B by End of 2019 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will become the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) in South Asia to start operating space-based ADS-B, after signing a new contract with Aireon. Under the…
MilitaryNew Rule Allows Military Aircraft to Turn Off ADS-B Transmissions U.S. federal, state and local government aircraft performing sensitive operations are now permitted to fly with their installed automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) position reporting electronics turned off, according to a new…
ATM ModernizationFrankfurt Airport is Using Machine Learning to Predict Aircraft Arrivals German airport operator Fraport has started using a new predictive runway arrival time technology at Frankfurt Airport to improve the estimated arrivals and departures for the 1,500 flights that take off and…
ConnectivityEtihad Airways Pilots Are Using a New EFB Application for Real-Time Weather Updates Etihad Airways is deploying a new cloud-hosted electronic flight bag (EFB) weather forecasting application across 100 of its in-service aircraft fleet that will give the UAE national carrier's pilots access to turbulence…
CommercialDelta Air Lines to Upgrade Boeing 757, 767 Cockpit Displays Delta Air Lines will start taking deliveries of liquid crystal display (LCD) cockpit upgrades for its fleet of Boeing 757s and 767s this month from Sydney, Australia-based avionics manufacturer Thomas Global Systems.…
ATM ModernizationFAA Publishes New 2020 ADS-B Pre-Flight Policy When the FAA’s ADS-B Out regulation becomes effective next year, operators will need to predict the availability of the GPS constellation along their planned route and comply with a number of operational…