CommercialUnited Airlines Employs Uber to ‘Simplify’ Customer Travel A United Airlines flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Travel doesn’t start at the airport and United Airlines is looking to address that by helping customers get from point A to B…
Business & GABusiness Aviation’s Second Quarter Comeback An Embraer Phenom 100 business aviation jet. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Following a period of lower activity in the first quarter of 2014, business aviation made a strong comeback in the…
CommercialBombardier Names New President of Aerostructures and Engineering Jean Seguin, Bombardier president of aerostructures and engineering. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Bombardier announced the appointment of Jean Seguin as president of Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services. In his new position,…
Business & GAGE Looks to Lower H Series Fuel Costs An H80 powered L-410 aircraft. Photo: GE [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] GE Aviation submitted an application to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to use S10 diesel fuel for its H Series turboprops,…
CommercialWi-Fi, New Aircraft Among US Carriers $1B Monthly Investment [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] The largest U.S. commercial airlines are spending more than $1 billion in monthly capital investment on upgrading their aircraft with in-flight Wi-Fi, USB ports for lie-flat seats and other…
CommercialEmirates SkyCargo Ships Commodities to Swizterland An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F. Photo: Emirates [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] Starting Sept. 21, Emirates SkyCargo is introducing a weekly air freighter service from Basel, Switzerland to Dubai. The new air cargo operation…
CommercialEasyJet Transitions to Paperless Cockpits An EasyJet flight. Photo: EasyJet [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] British carrier EasyJet has opted to move toward paperless cockpit operations by eliminating traditional paper-based navigation charts in favor of digital ones — reducing…
CommercialBoeing UK and Ireland President to Retire, Successor Named Roger Bone, President Boeing U.K. and Ireland. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] Roger Bone, president of Boeing U.K. and Ireland, will retire at the end of September with Michael Arthur to assume…