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Today, technology impacts every attorney defending an indigent client against a federal criminal prosecution. Public defenders and private court-appointed counsel increasingly need practical strategies to manage and review valuable evidence [...]

Most of us went to law school to become trial lawyers, not "techies." But with the explosion of technology offering such attractive services, lawyers who had once approached IT with [...]

Should airlines standardise their fleets or not? In today's economic climate, the answer is often based on how long a carrier is willing to wait in order to reap significant [...]

Criminal law practice has changed dramatically as the explosion of technology impacts every aspect of our work. We tend to be latecomers to the technology wave, so it is important [...]

Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority leaders say that two failures of the elevator actuator circuit caused the October 31, 1999 crash of EgyptAir Flight 990. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board maintains in 2000 that the crash was a deliberate act of one of the flight's crew.

The article reports on original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers in the aerospace industry compete with each for aftermarket revenues. It is said that as aircraft and engine manufacturers increase their aftermarket footprints, topline growth is their only motivation. Embraer is creating its new “super structure” for its Global Services and Support (GSS) unit.

The article reports on the latest technologies and innovations that will be exhibited at the 2017 Paris Air Show in France including virtual reality Boeing 787 training for technicians.

The article announces new hirings and development made in Southwest Airlines including adding Universal Serial Bus (USB) power ports and new overhead Space Bins to the cabins.

The article focuses on the impact of decline in fuel prices on the U.S. airline industry in 2015. Topics discussed include delivery of two Boeing 737-700s aircrafts to the company United Airlines in 2015, low spending on fuel by the company Lufthansa, and views of Delta Air Lines' chief executive officer (CEO) Richard Anderson on planning in accordance with fuel price.

The article provides information on requirement of big data in aerospace and defense industries including role of data scientists. Topics discussed include views of Becky McCarty, the airline's manager of data management for Tech Ops on the same; standards of intellectual property and datasharing for genuine information exchanges; aerospace market; and system interconnectivity.

The article focuses on the efforts made by airport industry in improving the bird-strike data inorder to increase safety of aircrafts. Topics discussed include efforts of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in mitigating wildlife strike risks by regularly updating guidance and spreading awareness about such accidents, views of Richard Dolbeer, a wildlife mitigation expert on reduction in damaging strikes and generation of certification standards for bird impacts for air transport aircraft.

The article discusses the aviation industry's fragmented and uncoordinated approach to airspace risk assessment by citing the tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) that results in growing calls from airlines and industry groups. Topics discussed include threat assessments by the concerned country, Information-sharing in the aviation industry, and role of International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in responding to air security.

The article discusses an airline pilot-monitoring working group focused on research into ways of minimizing inadequate flightpath monitoring, a common contributor to airline accidents. Topics include investigation of the issue by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the methods of the group, and comments from co-leader Steve Dempsey, a Delta Airlines captain.

The article discusses aviation industry is expanding its support for initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. It mentions that Finnair and Finnish oil company Neste will partner to increase the airline's use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); and XB-1 test program of the Boom Supersonic, will be fully carbon neutral through the use of sustainable aviation fuels and carbon offsetting. It also mentions that Air France is adopting new methods to cut its environmental footprint.

The article reports the low fuel prices have slowed down the rate of older aircraft retirement. Topics covered include the comparison of aircraft retirement rates and the increase in new-aircraft production, the changes in annual aircraft retirements from 1996 to 2025, the high cost of operating aircraft models that went out of production because green-time engines are harder to find and the only option to keep them in operation is costly overhaul.

The article reports on the impact of technology on attorney that defends an indigent client against a federal criminal prosecution. Topics discussed include need of practical strategies by public defenders, importance of end-to-end discovery management, benefit of Criminal Justice Act (CJA) appointments, the ESI protocol involving several fundamental principles such as learn technology, conferences with government and discovery management tools selection and access of e-discovery by defendants.

The article offers information on the profit in aircraft leasing market but highlights the signs of a possible slowdown in the air transportation and manufacturing sectors that could impact lessors. It also mentions carriers working through financial difficulties, including Thomas Cook Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle.

The article reports that the global Boeing 737 MAX grounding is not dooming their financial results. It notes that long-term fundamentals remain strong, driving new demand for air travel and aircraft. It adds that an online survey in January of 30 private equity and venture capital professionals by research company PollRight found that aviation is considered the second most appealing sector to invest in after technology.

The article focuses on merger of the airline firms Alaska Airlines and Virgin America which have integrated airport operations, reservation system and operating certificate. Topics discussed include views of Brad Tiiden, chief executive officer (CEO) at Alaska, on the same, increase in business revenue and passangers of Alaska, and premium paid by Alaska for Virgin.

The article discusses how solo practitioners and large firms have adopted cloud technology as lawyers realize that the cloud can improve their efficiency, allow for greater flexibility and reduce costs. Topics discussed include the benefits of cloud storage such as providing attorneys more options in accessing files and allowing multiple individuals work on the same document concurrently and concerns over the ethical duties every lawyer must observe when resorting to cloud computing.

The article discusses the aftermarket supply business of the aerospace industry, focusing on the future growth and consolidation of businesses in this industry. Other topics of the article include the use of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) refurbished parts by airlines for maintenance, support of aftermarket supplies by motion control developer Moog, and the role of market dynamics in the aftermarket supply industry.

The article examines the ethics obligation of law firms when dealing with outside technology service providers. It discusses aspects of representation being outsourced to third-party vendors including webmail, web-based software and cloud programs. Concerns about client information security was also discussed.

The article highlights the U.S airline market re-shaping by the use of ultra-low cost operators. Topics discussed include Introduction of economic tickets at the airlines; views of Bob Fomaro, chief executive officer at Spirit Airlines Inc.; and Frontier Airlines Inc. codeshare partnership with Mexico city ultra-low cost carriers Volaris Airlines.

The article focuses on the aviation technical experts are not sure if the newest 5G networks rolled out in the US by AT&T and Verizon Wireless pose safety risks to aircraft. It mentions that the US commercial airportseven after the wireless companies acquiesced to last-minute pleas to temporarily limit deployment of the new services near many airports.

The article reports on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) issuance of an airworthiness directive requiring rework of General Electric's GEnx-1B Performance Improvement Package-2 jet engines that power Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 jet airlines. Topics covered include grinding of additional space in engine fan cases to prevent contact with fan blades, number of jet engines that need to be reworked and scheduled completion in September 2016.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to delay introduction of a key provision in their newest maintenance regulatory guidance. Topics covered include the reason the agencies pushed back introduction, the requirements to be met by EASA-certified U.S. repair stations and an overview of a part of a September 2015 update, which is the Maintenance Annex Guidance Change 5 (MAG CHG 5).

The article focuses on the challenge of keeping a stream of work in hangars year-round that is being faced by airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialists in the U.S. Topics covered include the steps taken by U.S. airline United and Timco, independent provider of MRO services, to address the problem, the reason third-party MRO providers use a high percentage of contractors and the tactics that MRO providers use to fill summers productively.

The article reports that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) might modify its flight-recorder mandate due to increasing emphasis on leveraging existing airplane tracking technology by the airline industry. It mentions that the mandate requires to include text-messaging systems known as controller pilot data link communications that is part of Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) installation. Also presented are views of aviation form Avonica's Anthony Rios on FANS systems.

The article focuses on the decision by airlines to phase-out the Boeing 747-400 on inttercontinental routes. Topics discussed include a plan by Delta Air Lines to retire three of its 16 747s by the end of September 2014, the decision by Japan Airlines to retire its remaining 747 fleet in 2011 as part of its cost-cutting and restructuring effort, and the plan by Qantas to continue using 747s on flights to the U.S.

The article discusses the aftermarket for aircraft, focusing on the demand for V2500 airplane engines. Topics include V2500 manufacturer International Aero Engines (IAE); Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320 airplane models; and statistics aftermarket demand, revenue and production for IAE and aerospace company Pratt & Whitney.