Many other areas of the aircraft ecosystem can be compromised by a cyberattack and need to be managed accordingly. For several years now, the rise of a more connected, digital aircraft has increased risks of cyberattacks. Even though statistically less common, cyberattacks on the connectivity ite...
Environmental activists are likely to support the adoption of (true) zero-emission flights and other sustainable aviation technologies. As claimed by many aircraft manufacturers (e.g., Boeing, 2021; Airbus, 2020), this could be seen as a step in the right direction toward reducing the aviation...
Many have been producing Sustainability Reports for some years, laying out their approach but these are only ever a rehearsal of the arguments needed in battle for public opinion. Similarly, some airlines have dedicated areas of their website, such as Air Canada’s ‘LeaveLess’. KLM took one...
Lately, there’ve been many flight-tracking services emerging on the Internet. However, most of them do have updatability problems. For U.S. airlines, the information may be up to date, but for other countries it is not always the case, and many airports or airlines might not be included...
This is a question that many disappointed travellers will find themselves asking after being forced to cancel trips due to passport delays, but the answer is anything but clear. The British Insurance Brokers Association claims that their members’ policies would not be held accountable for cancellatio...
Unlike lawyers, financial advisors, and even real estate agents, private jet charter brokers are not regulated. However, in the U.S. they do have to abide by various government rules that were updated in 2018 and went into effect last year. “These new regulations address many concerns from...
access to the patient (only possible from 1 side only in most aircraft because of the cabin wall on the other side), limited resources of personnel (rarely more than 2 medical team members on board), limited quantities of oxygen and medications, and little equipment redundancy in case of tec...
Currently, only Air China andShenzhen Airlinesare a part of Star Alliance, while China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, andXiamen Airlinesare members of SkyTeam.Oneworld lacks a Chinese carrier, althoughChina Southern Airlines has been considering the opportunity. ...
And regarding the piece concept, these are the additional allowances: Class of travel PPS Club members KrisFlyer Elite Gold / Star Alliance Gold members Suites / first class 2 Additional pieces, up to 32kg each 1 Additional piece, up to 32kg each Business class 2 Additional pieces, ...
In reacting to IATA’s call for rational messages, an industry veteran observed that with so many unknowns about Covid-19, whatever messages that need to be sent cannot be “too clinical”. “We need to look at restoring travel confidence, that is key. But how to convey that is the...