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Owners and operators of business jets increasingly are demanding consistent, high-speed in-flight connectivity with uninterrupted global coverage. There is also a growing realization that connectivity technology designed for airliners may [...]

Aircraft OEMs are increasingly pushing avionics providers to develop flight control technology that would enable single-pilot operations for a wide range of aircraft from military helicopters to commercial airliners, according [...]

As the global aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is optimism that better times are ahead. But there is a big caveat. Supply chains are reeling, and suppliers [...]

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WHEN AIRLINES FIRST BEGAN OFFERING SELF service options such as online booking and kiosk check-in, passengers initially were unsure. But they now view it as a given for the first [...]

AS THE US GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS ADOPTING NEW pilot certification regulations in the aftermath of last year's tragic Colgan Air Q400 crash that was blamed on pilot error, professionals involved in [...]

MID ONE OF THE DARKEST FINANCIAL periods in airline industry history, there is one positive trend about which carriers can boast: The number of mishandled bags appears to have dropped [...]

OVER THE PAST DECADE, AIRLINES INCREASINGLY HAVE encouraged passengers to use their websites to book tickets and check in for flights, as well as to use self-service kiosks in airports. [...]

TWO YEARS AGO, SOUTHWEST Airlines convened a meeting of representatives from Boeing, GE Aviation Systems and a host of avionics suppliers to explain its ambitious plan for retrofitting the non-glass [...]

KOREAN AIR EXECUTIVE VP-CORPORATE STRATEGY AND PLANNING Kyung Hwan Chang pauses when asked to identify KE executives' primary concern in mapping the airline's direction. After several moments of silence in [...]

IT IS A COLD, WET JANUARY NIGHT AT the world's busiest cargo airport, Memphis International, which serves as the central air hub of FedEx's vast global delivery network. The rain [...]

THE US FEDERAL AVIATION Administration exists in a state of limbo. Despite debates featuring proposals and counterproposals that stretch back to early 2007, Washington lawmakers have been unable to reach [...]

IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, UNITED AIRLINES HAS LOST ITS STATUS as the world's largest airline, survived a three-year bankruptcy restructuring, billions of dollars in losses and having its aircraft [...]