Does Automated Taxi Drone’s Successful Test Spell Trouble for Pilots? Self-piloting cars are bad enough for the current workforce because of its threat to jobs, but now companies are creating aircraft that can pilot themselves. Called the Cormorant, the vertical take-off, and landing (VTOL) vehicle can carry both people and supplies through […]
CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop for PrivatAir. ITS recently completed a CRM Instructor Examiner course in Dusseldorf for PrivatAir’s senior CRM instructors. The ITS CRMI Examiner Workshop has been designed with two prime objectives: For experienced CRM Instructors who wish to take on the role of CRMI Examiner For companies who wish to set up, […]
Bombardier Global 7000 business jet completes its first test flight. Nov 4 Bombardier Inc’s Global 7000 completed its first test flight over Toronto on Friday, the company said, a milestone for the long-range business jet considered critical to the growth of its corporate plane division. The test aircraft took off from a Bombardier facility […]
iOS 10: Airplane Mode Doesn’t Turn Off All Radios (GPS, NFC). With iOS 8.2 and earlier, Airplane mode in iOS would turn off all four radios in an iPhone: Bluetooth, Cellular, GPS and Wi-Fi. Starting in iOS 8.3, that changed with GPS. Plus, starting with iPhone 6, NFC is not disabled either. iPhones […]
GE alert after American Airlines fire. Nov 5 General Electric Co is seeking to remove an engine part from service after an American Airlines jet erupted in flames last week, it told air carriers in a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday. The manufacturer has identified a “limited number” of parts closely related […]
