Airline Industry News, Trends, Analysis
Today is Amelia Earhart’s birthday. She is remembered because she was lost.
I have a bone to pick with Amelia.
Not because she disappeared, but because while she was with us she gave the worst possible advice to a young girl thinking of a future career in aviation: “perfect yourself in secretarial work and obtain a position on the ‘fringes,’relying on your ability and desire in order to succeed.”
I had the privilege last week to visit the Mission Control Centre in Monaco and learned how SITA OnAir technology is used to monitor every element of the flight, from flight path, to pilot health, weather monitoring, communications, aircraft performance..you name it.
Today we mark the birthday of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. A man with unique vision and determination.
Thanks to him, humanity got to the moon and back. Admittedly, it was a reaction to the challenge of the advancing Russian Aerospace program. But rising up to meet challenges is what it takes to advance technology and reach the pinnacle of human endeavours.
Airlines launch new long-haul routes and set new records, on the same week that NASA announces new low-boom Supersonic aircraft project.
So which way are we headed around the world? The long and winding road, or fast as the meteor flies?
Boeing has released two videos to commemorate its 100th Birthday. The first, simply named ‘Thank You’ is a look back at the last 100 years of the company’s history against the backdrop of American history.
“This special Dreamliner has drawn the attention of millions around the world and we congratulate ANA on this galactic achievement,” Boeing said in the announcement.
Here are the details:
Where: www.ana-sw.com
When: September 12, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM PDT/4:00 PM GMT
Turkish Airlines proves its Social Media genius again by becoming, not only the first airline, but the first brand to hold a live Periscope broadcast event. It features cabin crew adventures, in flight and on the ground, and earned the airline 5,118 new followers and 292,779 total likes.
Not a bad way to take-off on the platform.
Flight Chic is on Periscope (@designerjet) too. You may have missed the tour of the SITA Air Transport Information Summit ATIS2105 (my first broadcast). I can’t boast anything near Turkish Airlines’ numbers, but I have more special broadcasts planned this year. Keep an eye out for those!
Hello Kitty finally lands in Houston on EVA Air’s Shining Star Jet service. EVA Air‘s Chairman KW Chang was captain in charge for the inaugural nonstop Taipei–Houston flight of the …
Airbus predicts that commercial aviation will need 31,000 new aircraft with 100-seat or greater capacity, a market worth $4.6 Trillion over the next twenty years. It attributes this demand to growing passenger traffic.
Boeing projects new commercial aircraft demand to be worth $5.2 Trillion over the next twenty years, consisting of 36,770 new aircraft.