Avidyne revealed that multi-touch capability will be included with its recently-announced IFD540 GPS/Navigation/Communication system. Multi-touch allows pilots to gesture using two or more fingers on the touch screen to scroll and zoom the map range setting in and out. Continue Reading »===> Posted...
This September 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Aventura II. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly...
Several different factors are drawing the attention of airport operators and investors to Africa – the investment by TAV in North Africa, the rise of the private sector in South Africa, new airport construction announcements, 100 companies reportedly seeking to bid to develop a new terminal at Nairobi...
Hiring managers from Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) will be meeting with workers to fill aviation jobs at a hiring event in Atlanta, Georgia on September 23, 2011 (Noon-5 pm) at the Hilton Garden Inn Peachtree City. The event is open to people with United States citizenship and at least two years...
France-based Lisa Airplanes has opened the order book for its amphibious ski-plane named Akoya. Using a unique fuselage/hull design that includes "Seafoils", the Akoya can operate from land, water and snow, according to company officials. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by...
Macau's aviation market has struggled since 2007 under a strategic, political and operational stalemate, which has seen the collapse of one of its two airlines and a sizeable contraction in air passenger and cargo numbers. However, interest in Macau is picking up again, as new LCCs emerge in North Asia...
Despite the continued growth of other gateways on both sides of the Atlantic, New York and London continue to be the two endpoints most frequently appearing on the list of top North Atlantic routes. In an ongoing review of the world’s top routes by region as taken from CAPA's new Routes Rankings tool...
The economic growth and increasing propensity to travel in Africa is luring more and more Middle Eastern carriers to add connections to the continent. Now, it’s the turn of Royal Jordanian. The carrier’s President and CEO, Hussein Dabbas, announced recently the carrier is due to launch services...
IndiGo is aiming to quickly expand its new operation at Singapore and tap into fast-growing demand at the lower end of the Singapore-India market. IndiGo expects to be serving Singapore’s Changi Airport with six daily flights by early next year, which would make it the largest Indian carrier and the...
Over this past weekend I saw a young man named Zachary Drum stand at the front of a packed room and command the attention of every person in it. At 21 years old, Zachary is not tall or physically imposing. He doesn't have the booming voice of an evangelical preacher and he never gestures wildly in an...
Many pilots speak of airplanes they cannot afford. Indeed, $150,000 Light-Sport Aircraft are priced beyond common budgets. One way to solve this is through a partnership or fractional ownership... and I will be writing about partnerships later this year. Another way involves a ready-to-fly aircraft...
In the aftermath of last week's horrific crash at the Reno Air Races, race fans tell The New York Times that they are determined to make sure the races continue on. Read the full story here. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
IATA this week raised its net post-tax profit forecast for the global airline industry in 2011 to USD6.9 billion, after downgrading the prediction from USD8.6 billion to USD4 billion in Jun-2011. Despite a better than expected performance in the passenger business in 1H2011, IATA is warning 2012 will...
Boeing has called upon the aviation industry for a revised approach to training that includes the use of online and mobile devices to meet the demand for aviation personnel over the next 20 years. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011...
After losing approximately USD40,000 in the first quarter, Virgin America continued its loss record in the second quarter with USD21 million in net losses, worse than the USD15 million posted in 2Q2010. The airline cited rising fuel costs but, as with its peers, said its operating loss - USD5.6 million...
SAS has unveiled “4Excellence”, the group’s new strategy that replaces its successful “Core SAS” turnaround programme, which will be brought to an end in 2012. 4Excellence will build on the foundations of its predecessor by concentrating the group’s resources on four key areas: commercial...
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter has declared September “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Idaho. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
A professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is conducting research to investigate the cognitive processes employed by pilots during extended, extreme in-flight emergencies. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The Florida Airports Council recently gave the General Aviation Airport Environmental Excellence Award to the Lee County Port Authority for Page Field. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Angel MedFlight in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Enterprise Awards for achievements in growth, adding jobs, and boosting the community. The awards, administered by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, recognize top Arizona businesses for...
The latest issue of Montana and the Sky, a monthly publication from the Montana Department of Transportation, is now online Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring Regional Airport has three new events planned for this year's show in January: Darrell Collins, historian at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina, will tell the story of Orville Wright’s 1911 flight that lasted 9 minutes and 45 seconds and...
Appareo Systems has released several updates to its ALERTS software products. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Global Near Space Services and Bye Engineering Partners have completed phase two of their solar-electric high-altitude, long-endurance airship unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed Star2Flight. The UAV is being developed as an intelligence and surveillance platform. The "lighter than air" ship includes...
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has appointed Bill Minkoff Hawker regional sales director for the lower Northeastern United States. He will be responsible for sales in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, as well as certain sections of New York City. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 20th,...
This September 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 206. Injuries: 4 Serious. Location: Truckee, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly...
US airlines, including Delta, United Continental and Southwest, plan to maintain their capacity discipline in 4Q2011 and FY2012, after seeing the benefits that tight supply can bring in terms of profitability, yields and load factors - especially amid a deteriorating economic environment. Capacity...
Danish LCC Cimber Sterling reported an operating loss of DKK8.6 million (EUR1.2 million) in its fiscal first quarter (three months to 31-Jul-2011), a narrow improvement over the airline’s 1Q2010 DKK9.6 million (EUR1.3 million) operating loss. At the net level, however, the airline’s performance...
The latest issue of Airline Leader, CAPA’s strategy journal for CEOs, looks into the complex, but highly valuable area of airline loyalty - and in particular, frequent flyer programmes. Monetising a brand while enhancing customer loyalty sounds like black magic. While there is enormous potential,...
CAPA is pleased to announce the introduction of on-demand airline and airport Print Summaries. Commonly known as 'cheat sheets' in business development circles, these fact files have been designed to reduce time for CAPA Members preparing for client meetings, internal reports and conferences. The Print...
