How Artificial Intelligence Is Enhancing Air Traffic Control - Airways
Villamizar. 26/2/24. DALLAS — Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently being tested at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to help recover 20% of lost capacity caused by low clouds and reduced visibility from the control tower. The trial, conducted by the air traffic management service NATS, the UK's leading provider of air traffic control ...
SWISS Returns Last of Its Stored Aircraft to Service
Dec 21, 2023 · DALLAS — SWISS International Air Lines (LX) has brought back the last of its Airbus A320 aircraft to service, which was stored in Amman, Jordan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks the complete restoration of LX’s fleet to full operational capacity. The airline stored 25 aircraft in Amman amid the COVID-19 pandemic travel decline.
Ready for Takeoff: Aircraft Facts You Should Know - Airways
Dec 26, 2023 · Lufthansa Boeing 747-8I D-ABYT in Retro Livery. Photo: Alberto Cucini/Airways 6. A Boeing 747 Uses Less Gasoline Than Your Car Does. Currently utilized primarily for cargo operations to make room for more fuel-efficient passenger aircraft such as the Airbus A321neo family or the Boeing 737 MAX series, the Boeing 747 consumes approximately 1 gallon of gasoline per second, equating to 5 gallons ...
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, 50 Years On - Airways
Oct 12, 2022 · DALLAS – December 29, 2022, will mark a half-century since the fatal crash of Eastern Air Lines (EA) Flight 401. Operated by a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar (N310EA), the aircraft crashed into the Florida Everglades on a nighttime approach to Miami International Airport (MIA) on December 29, 1972. 101 out of the 176 occupants onboard the aircraft perished.
Explained: A Look at the Air Traffic Control System
Jan 8, 2024 · Beyond the customer-facing aspects of safety and security lies the exchange between pilots and Air Traffic Control (ATC), a part of the National Airspace System (NAS). It is an intricate and coordinated system designed to provide for the safe separation of aircraft as they traverse the sky. The journey of an airplane through the ATC system is ...
UltraFan: Rolls-Royce's World's Largest Aero-engine Demonstrator …
Jul 18, 2022 · DALLAS - Rolls-Royce has entered the final build phase for the world’s largest aero-engine technology demonstrator, UltraFan, which provides a suite of technologies to support sustainable air travel.. The demonstrator engine, with a fan diameter of 140 inches, is being completed at the company's facility in Derby, UK, prior to its first run on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) later this ...
Airbus Widebody Aircraft: 10 Years of Excellence - Airways
16/6/23. DALLAS - On June 14, 2013, the Airbus A350 XWB flew for the first time from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS); Airbus' Megafactory. Ten years later, the widebody gem of the European manufacturer has become one of the most successful long-haul aircraft in the world, and is still beating fuel efficiency and passenger comfort records every ...
Flying the Boeing 747 in 2023 - airwaysmag.com
Jan 12, 2022 · The pandemic was the biggest blow to the Jumbo Jet. In this article, we'll look at the passenger airlines that will still operate the Boeing 747 in 2023 and the likelihood that we'll get to fly on the legacy aircraft next year. B-2487 is in charge of flying up to 365 passengers daily between China's second and third-largest cities.
WestJet CEO Demands Changes to Air Industry Policies - Airways
Sep 26, 2023 · DALLAS — WestJet (WS) CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech recently traveled to Ottawa to update parliamentarians on the recovery of the airline industry and to demand changes to policies that hold airlines solely accountable for performance.. According to a release by the airline, von Hoensbroech emphasized the "record-setting demand" that surpassed pre-pandemic levels during the summer and how WS ...
IAG Seeks Innovators with Hangar 51 Program - airwaysmag.com
14/8/23. DALLAS — Last week, International Airlines Group (IAG) launched the seventh year of its Hangar 51 innovation program, designed to find innovative companies that can help airlines and IAG businesses solve business challenges. Start-ups and scale-ups from around the world are invited to apply to join the program, where they can test ...