RegulationFAA Implements Internationally Recognized Program to Improve Aviation Safety The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration approved a new program to decrease aviation safety risks in a new ruling. Based on international safety standards and recommendations from independent review panels,…
RegulationEASA Proposes Delay to ELT Distress Tracking Regulation for Passenger Jets The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed a two-year delay to its Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS)-inspired regulation requiring commercial passenger jets to be equipped with emergency locator…
CommercialEPA Releases First US Airplane Emissions Rules, Environmental Groups Express Criticism The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first U.S. airplane emission rules which will align with the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) carbon dioxide emission standards, the agency announced on Dec. 28.…
CommercialHow Is the Aviation Industry Moving Towards Future Net Zero Emissions Goals? There is little argument in the aviation industry about the need to create more sustainable aircraft, however, how and when to achieve zero emissions is still up for debate. During a Dec.…
Business & GAFAA Privacy ICAO Program Gains Foothold, But Extent Limited Thus Far Last November, New Hampshire-based Private Jet Services (PGS) Group warned that aviation hobbyists, crowdsourced websites, and hackers were intercepting flight data using private Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers—available for as little as…
CommercialAvionics Industry is Ready for 2021 Autonomous Distress Tracking Editorial Note: This article provides an overview of several aircraft hardware and software technologies that have demonstrated the ability to enable minute-by-minute distress tracking in accordance with ICAO's 2021 GADSS Annex 6…
ATM ModernizationSatvoice: A Game Changer for Pilots and Controllers ICAO regulations, as well as those of local civil aviation regulators, require two long-distance radios for all trans-oceanic flights. Historically, that has always meant high-frequency (HF) radios. As satellite coverage fills…
CommercialFlyht's Typical Third-Quarter Numbers Bely the Change to Come In the wake of the company's October acquisition of Panasonic Weather Solutions (PWS), Flyht's third-quarter earnings are in line with recent quarters and years: $3.1 million in total revenue, down 4 percent year…
ATM ModernizationOperators Continue FANS 1/A Upgrades for North Atlantic Routes It all started years ago with a push by airlines to increase traffic across the North Atlantic by using avionics upgrades and regulatory approval to reduce the vertical and lateral separation of…
Embedded AvionicsICAO Rallies Support for Cybersecurity Coalition at Bucharest Summit Cybersecurity is a prominent issue in aviation. That's why the ICAO hosted a summit to unite civil aviation stakeholders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa in trying to solve it. “In…