All Systems & interiors articles – Page 422
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Comment - electric shock
As aircraft system design becomes "more electric" and avionic systems more integrated, protection against common-cause failures must be taken more seriously at the design stage
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BA pilots push for single pool to crew OpenSkies
British Airways pilots are to press for a single pilot corps from which to draw crews for the carrier's new transatlantic subsidiary carrier OpenSkies, following...
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Control board to monitor management of USA’s ADS-B system
The USA's Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), which facilitates activities for the Federal Aviation Administration's next generation air transportation...
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ANA studies Mitsubishi Regional Jet
All Nippon Airways, a key target of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to be a launch customer for its proposed MRJ, confirms that it is evaluating the new regional...
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GA accounts for majority of controlled flight into terrain accidents in Australia
General aviation accounted for the greatest proportion of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents in Australia between 1996 and 2005. When compared...
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Analysis of world airline accidents and incidents in 2007
Global figures for commercial aviation crashes in 2007 show an all-time low of 23 fatal accidents. Even the number of fatal casualties, at 597, was well...
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Permanent CRJ flap fix on horizon as SkyWest admits challenges
Bombardier has engaged US manufacturer Eaton to work on additional modifications to the CRJ100/200's flap system, even as a newly redesigned system is about...
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Comment - Single European Sky isn't delivering
All the EU states and many beyond the Union signed up to the Single European Sky strategy and approved the legislation for it. But they aren't delivering
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NASA develops new docking system for Constellation
The first two manned Orion crew exploration vehicle flights to the International Space Station, scheduled from September 2015, will deliver a new NASA-developed...
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EC sets out Single European Sky 'second package'
A "second package" of proposed legislation to reinforce and accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) will be presented by the second...