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February 29, 2012

Airbus Supports Safer Aircraft Landings With ELISE

Offers New Consulting Service To Airport Operators

A new specialised consulting service offered by Airbus will help improve the safety of landing operations at airports around the world, leveraging the capabilities of its advanced ELISE (Exact Landing Interference Simulation Environment) software.

Pilot's Misunderstood Greeting Prompts Panic, Anger

To reverse an old saying, "Even people with real enemies can still be paranoid." The hair-trigger security environment which now characterizes airline travel may have a few people on edge. On Southwest Flight 155 from Baltimore to Long Island Friday, a friendly acknowledgment by the pilot over the PA system of the birthday of a "mom on board" was misheard by some passengers as "bomb on board," causing a brief panic.

From WAI2011: A Fascinating Look At The World Of NextGen and Our Future Cockpits

One of the high points of our year is our annual trek to the Women in Aviation gathering. Unfortunately; due to commitments overseas, we're going to miss most of the event this year but for those of you with the ability, we can't recommend a visit highly enough... no matter what gender you represent. This year's rendition takes place in Dallas (which we visited a few days ago for the 2012 HeliExpo). The 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held from Thursday, March 8 through Saturday, March 10, 2012. This year's Conference will take place at the Hilton Anatol

Rising Fuel Costs, AirTran Integration Blamed

Most commentary linking rising oil prices with suppression of an economic recovery relies on vague generalizations. But Southwest Airlines is blaming the upward march of fuel costs for a change in expansion plans which could delay the deployment of hundreds of additional planes, citing the need to reach a target of a 15 percent return on investment.