Top five aviation innovations for the future

Some of the most important adaptations in the history of manned flight occurred in the back of an Ohio bicycle shop in 1896. While R&D has become somewhat more complex since the Wright Brother"™ time, the underlying principle remains the same: innovation is the beating heart of the aerospace industry. With many customers now willing […]

HEICO Recognized as the Top 2016-2017 Supplier by ALTA"™s Airlines

HEICO Corporation was selected by the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean to receive the 2016-2017 Top Supplier Recognition. HEICO was ranked Number 1 out of over 200 suppliers evaluated. This recognition is presented to industry suppliers that have demonstrated their dedication to the highest standards in categories such as customer support and documentation, […]

Sky Airline"™s Price War Paying Off as It Snaps at the Heels of Latam

Sky Airline is on track to reach its target of 5 million domestic passengers in Chile before 2020 as the low-cost airline seeks to take market share from Latam Airlines SA, according to Luis Felipe Ross, the carrier"™s recently appointed chairman. While a price war in the local market has driven down costs for consumers […]

Homeland Security may ban laptops on all international flights

Because of the real threat from terrorists, #Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said he may extend the ban on laptops to all international flights in and out of the U.S. It will expand the current ban on electronic gadgets bigger than a mobile phone that covered ten airports in North Africa and the Middle East. […]

Pittsburgh to Panama? Airport authority in talks with Copa Airlines

After landing nonstop flights to Iceland and Frankfurt, Pittsburgh International Airport is turning its eye south to Panama. The Allegheny County Airport Authority is talking to Copa Airlines about starting service to Panama City. Christina Cassotis, the authority"™s CEO, has had conversations with the airline about flights between Pittsburgh and Panama City, spokeswoman Alyson Walls […]

Hacia la Asamblea de IATA Cancún, columna de Rosario Avilés

Desde el domingo 4 y hasta el martes 6 de junio se realizará en Cancún, México, la 73ª Asamblea Anual de la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA), organismo que agrupa a 268 líneas aéreas comerciales de 117 países. En esta ocasión se darán cita los CEO"™s de las aerolíneas comerciales tradicionales más importantes del […]

Cómo funciona la tecnología de control remoto del tráfico aéreo que ya se usa en Suecia

Las torres de control remoto permiten controlar el tráfico aéreo a decenas de kilómetros de distancia del aeropuerto. El primero de estos sistemas funciona en Suecia desde 2015. Noruega planea implementarlo en 15 aeródromos y otros lugares se han mostrado interesados. Las torres de control son elementos emblemáticos del paisaje de los aeropuertos. Pero estos […]

Emirates named "˜Best Airline"™ at ULTRAS Awards

Emirates took home "Best Airline in the World" and "Best Middle Eastern Airline" awards at the ULTRAS 2017 Awards, as voted by the well-traveled readers of The Telegraph"™s luxury travel magazine in their annual survey. Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, received the awards at the ceremony held in London. Hosted at the Savoy hotel […]

Alaska volcano erupts, triggers highest aviation warning

Alaska’s Bogoslof Volcano erupted Sunday, sending a plume of ash at least 35,000 feet into the air and temporarily triggering the highest aviation alert, scientists say. The Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupted at 2:16 p.m. Sunday, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. The eruption lasted 55 minutes. No further ash emissions have occurred […]