All articles by David Learmount – Page 31
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UK military to get independent aviation safety authority
The UK hopes to usher in a new era of military aviation safety with the establishment by April 2010 of an independent authority. Establishment of the...
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Decision time in Seattle?
United Airlines makes a habit of upsetting its creator when it comes to buying new airliners. With origins that can be traced back to the in-house airline...
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Many airline pilots do not understand aerodynamics, conference learns
Many airline pilots operating today do not have the technical knowledge base that their employers assume they have, delegates were told at Flight International's...
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Dubai 09: Steady military and civil business for CAE in Middle East
With its partnership training organisation in Dubai, Emirates/CAE Flight Training, simulation giant CAE (stand E224) is putting down roots in the Gulf and...
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Regulators worry about take-off performance miscalculation
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has called for regulators to develop safeguards to prevent take-off performance miscalculations. The AAIB argues...
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NetJets reports on eco-operations progress
Business jet fractional ownership operator NetJets has put figures on its progress toward its stated objective of carbon-neutral operations. It reports a...
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SAS claims lead in lean fuel operations
Driven by a potent combination of industry recession, fuel prices and ecological pressures, airlines are looking for ways of saving fuel. SAS, which has...
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NTSB wants business aviation pilots to train for upset recovery
US air taxi companies and business would have to incorporate upset recovery training into their pilot training programmes if the...
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Training to fly a desk
This is the story of five graduates from the airline pilot training system who face a situation familiar to many flightcrew today: plenty of qualifications and no job
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Crew skills under the spotlight in London
Airline pilot performance in non-standard situations is being affected by the way in which line flying has changed over the past 20 years, says Airbus's...
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European area control centres get communication network
Europe's air traffic control centres are finally to be linked by a unified modern communications network. This will replace existing links between centres...
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Flight Safety Foundation fights for survival
The Flight Safety Foundation's president and chief executive Bill Voss says times are hard when member companies are suffering, and that the aviation industry...
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NBAA 09 opening ceremony: the scene-setters
Among the line-up of speakers invited to join NBAA president Ed Bolen in the opening ceremony was Tom Buffenbarger, president of the International Association...
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NBAA 09: Business operators learn how to project and protect their image
As well as masterminding its No Plane No Gain programme to counter the unfavourable media reaction to business aviation, yesterday the NBAA mounted an on-site...
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NBAA 09: Flight Safety Foundation fights for survival
At the NBAA for an awards ceremony, the Flight Safety Foundation's (booth 4712) president and chief executive Bill Voss told Flight Evening News that...
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NBAA 09: Kilfrost attacks ice
Kilfrost attacks ice Kilfrost (booth 5513) is preparing to launch two sustainably produced de-icing fluids later this year. Meanwhile, business and...
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NBAA 09: Denny's Diner assesses business at the show
Businesses near the Orange County Convention Center have their take on how business is going at NBAA 09. This morning at Denny's Diner (across International...
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NBAA 09: AeroMechanical enables remote aircraft health tracking
Canada-based AeroMechanical Services' trials of its automated flight information reporting system (AFIRS) datastreaming system in a Europe-based Hawker series...
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NBAA 09: Obama should go to Wichita to see the industry busines aviation supports, says IAM
At the NBAA's opening ceremony this morning, industry leaders called for the US president to go to Wichita. President of the International Association...
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NBAA 09: Naverus brings performance-based navigation to business aviation via Deadhorse, Alaska
Naverus has confirmed at NBAA that it is providing performance-based navigation (PBN) services to ConocoPhillips Alaska, which operates a corporate Boeing...
