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“That’s what NOTAMs are, they’re just a bunch of garbage.” That’s what the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Robert Sumwalt, called the system of notifications which provides pilots with information about their flights. Sumwalt was speaking after an investigation into how Air Canada flight 759 almost landed on…
When COVID-19 grounded the world’s airlines, it also grounded one of the world’s most important sensor networks: airliners. Pre-COVID, the AMDAR (Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay) network provided up to 850,000 daily observation data points from automated sensors on board aircraft from some 40 carriers. When COVID hit, weather forecasters lost…
The arrival of not one, but two Lufthansa widebody jets packed with sun-seeking tourists at Palma de Mallorca airport on 31 July was symbolic of the COVID-hit summer of 2021, characterised by shifting travel restrictions and the difficulties faced by airlines in catering to the peaks and troughs of demand. …
It’s tricky to make money with an airline at the best of times, so you might think a global pandemic that has devastated travel would deter anyone from setting up a new airline. But with CAPA-Centre for Aviation data revealing that 42 airlines started operations in the 18 months to…
Aviation is constantly looking at ways to make flying safer and prevent accidents. The interaction between the humans in the flight deck and the increasingly automated jets they fly is a major topic of conversation in the industry, with the Royal Aeronautical Society arguing earlier this year for pilot training…
Planning a holiday in Europe this year has become akin to a military operation — or perhaps a game of sandcastle roulette. The various testing and quarantine restrictions across the region are certainly deterring many travellers: international tourist arrivals in Europe, the lifeblood for many Mediterranean countries, were down 81%…
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