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After receiving a negative Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP) report from ICAO, two new aviation entities—the National Civil Aviation Institute (NCAI) and the Air Transport Department (ATD)—will handle aviation and infrastructure safety compliance, respectively, with the intention of replacing the existing Thai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) which has witnessed lapses in safety oversight

Lufthansa Technik AG is investing considerably into research and innovation as part of an ongoing investment program. To further enhance its future development activities, it recently opened a completely new chemistry lab, which has been integrated with the existing metallurgy lab in a new building at the Lufthansa Technik home base in Hamburg. With these

It was on the 31st January 2014 that the FAA downgraded India’s aviation safety rating to Category 2 after it had been having concerns since 2009. Back then, the FAA, who were concerned by what it felt was gross under-staffing, especially in the Directorate of Airworthiness, warned of their intention to downgrade India to Category

On April 8th, American Airlines received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for American and US Airways, marking a major milestone in the integration of the two airlines. The FAA’s approval for American and US Airways to operate under one certificate is the culmination of more than 18 months of work

Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity and entertainment solutions to the global aero market, announced the ATG 1000 – a new connectivity system particularly well-suited for light jets, turboprops and owner-flown aircraft. Via the Gogo Biz network service, the ATG 1000 enables high-performance e-mail with attachments and calling and texting with passengers’ own smartphones

SmartSky Networks, a next-generation aviation communications provider bringing SmartSky 4G, the first airborne 4G LTE-based wireless network to the aviation market, announced Kontron as a technology connectivity partner at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2015 convention in Dallas, Texas. SmartSky 4G will provide more than 10 times the typical speed and capacity by accessing 60

Universal Avionics has joined forces with Rockwell Collins to bring an affordable, integrated Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out solution to Business Aircraft operators. The solution was designed to allow operators to add the Rockwell Collins TDR-94(D) Mode S Transponder to their Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management System (FMS) installation to meet the ADS-B Out mandate. In

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is the most powerful union connected with the US aviation industry with over 100,000 members. It is universally acknowledged that as a union, it has managed to negotiate some of the very best deals for its members. For over two years Delta flight attendants have been

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced the availability of a new AW169 Flight Training Device (FTD) at its A. Marchetti Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy. The device has been certified by a joint European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA ) and Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) team to FTD Level 2 as per CS-FSTD(H), the certification specification for Helicopter

The new Sri Lankan government has demanded an immediate investigation into the running of the state airline, SriLankan Airways. It is alleged that the carrier has been subject to levels of corruption which have seen billions of dollars unaccounted for. An inquiry into financial affairs at the airline, which was led by an anti-corruption lawyer,