ATM ModernizationImproving Efficiency for Airlines with Weather Sensing Technology Efficiency and safety are paramount in the fast-paced world of aviation. Weather conditions play a crucial role in flight operations, often causing delays, rerouting, and increased fuel consumption. To address these challenges,…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines Holiday Meltdown Leaves Thousands Stranded Widespread cancellations on Southwest Airlines between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26 disrupted over 12,000 flights and affected thousands of passengers over the Christmas holiday week. On Dec. 20, Southwest released a travel…
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…
CommercialAirAsia, FLYHT Agree on Services for 190 Aircraft FLYHT Aerospace Solutions reached an agreement with AirAsia to more than double the installation base for its weather and flight tracking services on the operator's fleet to 190 aircraft. FLYHT picked up…
CommercialGarmin Pilot App Updated with Real-Time Engine Monitoring Garmin International is adding new features to the Garmin Pilot mobile app. New functions include wireless real-time display and play-back of engine data via Flight Stream 510 and a document viewer that…
CommercialJetBlue Tracks Microweather with New ClimaCell Software JetBlue has implemented the newly launched ClimaCell HyperCast Aviation microweather forecasting software across its largest cities after a pilot program beginning in 2017 at Boston's Logan Airport. ClimaCell's software finds and forecasts…
ConnectivityUTC Relaunches Data Management Offering With More Capability UTC Aerospace Systems relaunched the company's Aircraft Data Management solution as InteliSight™ with added functionality that integrates hardware and software applications to deliver critical data, and communication links including access to real-time…
Embedded AvionicsGarmin Works Weather Information Into Pilot App for Apple Garmin has updated its Garmin Pilot app for Apple devices. Update 9.3 includes a number of enhancements, focusing on weather and airspace alerting. Following is a list of updates: When viewing the…
Business & GAPilots Perform Poorly at Reading Weather Displays in Embry-Riddle Study When tested on their knowledge of weather information, from icing forecasts and turbulence reports to radar, 204 general aviation (GA) pilots surveyed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers were stumped nearly half the…
ATM ModernizationFAA Retires National Weather Service Area Forecast The FAA is retiring the National Weather Service Area Forecast for the contiguous U.S., the FAA said in an Information for Operators (InFO), as the service is transitioning to the Graphical Forecast for…