Subscription Required

 

Aviation Daily, August 25, 2016 is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aviation Daily through your company? Login with your existing email and password

Not a member?  Learn how to access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the air transport community.

Magazine Issue

Aviation Daily, August 25, 2016

Download PDF

Air Traffic Management

article

NATCA President: FAA Lags In ATC Tech

Aug 24, 2016
The FAA is stuck in “a vicious cycle” of deploying new air traffic control (ATC) technology so slowly that it becomes outdated by the time the technology is actually in use.

Safety

article

ALPA Expects Delay In Draft Battery Packaging Standards

Aug 24, 2016
The head of the Air Line Pilots Association’s (ALPA) dangerous goods panel said the first draft of a performance-based packaging standard for lithium-ion batteries will not be ready by November, and will likely slip into early 2017.

Suppliers

article

Flight-Management Systems Market Growing 6%

Aug 24, 2016
The flight-management systems market will hit $3.13 billion by 2021, according to consulting company ASDReports, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 6.23%.

Airlines

article

Qantas Profit Gain Spurs Fleet Initiatives

Aug 24, 2016
Record profits announced by Qantas Airways are supporting the carrier’s planned investments in onboard connectivity, fleet upgrades and further growth in Asia.
article

Babbitt To Retire After 50 Years In Airline Industry

Aug 24, 2016
Southwest Airlines’ head of labor relations and former FAA administrator Randy Babbitt is to retire, the airline announced.

Technology

article

Light-Based Engine Core Ice Sensor Under Test

Aug 24, 2016
A solid-state sensor designed to warn pilots of the danger of high-altitude engine-core icing is in development by a Canadian company and is attracting interest from aircraft and engine manufacturers.
article

Hard Landing Damages Airlander 10

Aug 24, 2016
The prototype Airlander 10 hybrid airship was damaged in a hard landing Aug. 24 during its second flight after a rebuild.

Regulatory/Legislative

article

French Authorities Renew Contract With OSAC

Aug 24, 2016
French civil-aviation authority DGAC in July renewed a contract with privately held Organisme pour la Securite de l’Aviation Civile (OSAC) for the continuing delegation, until 2022, of a number of safety missions in the field.

Airline Snapshot

article

Airline Snapshot: Spirit Airlines

Aug 25, 2016
View the Airline Snapshot: Spirit Airlines chart in PDF format.