Paris investigators start studying Ethiopian jet's recorder
Investigators have started studying the cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet.
Engineering
Mar 16, 2019
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News tagged with cockpit
For solar pilot, human endurance is the sky's limit
Pilot Andre Borschberg oversaw the construction of a solar plane that can fly through the night, but these days the entrepreneur is more concerned with the limits of man than of technology.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 14, 2013
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Software could help reduce leading cause of air fatalities
Nicholas Kasdaglis, a Ph.D. student and research assistant in the Human-Centered Design Institute at Florida Institute of Technology, has been awarded use of cutting-edge design software that may allow him to better understand ...
Software
Mar 12, 2015
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Produce more flexibly with the Industry Cockpit
Customers expect products to be tailored to their needs. And not only that: they want to influence the way the product is manufactured as well. As a result, very flexible manufacturing and administrative processes are necessary. ...
Engineering
Apr 9, 2015
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Inmarsat offers global airline tracking service after MH370
British satellite operator Inmarsat said Monday it was offering a basic tracking service to all the world's passenger airlines free of charge, following the disappearance of Malaysian Airways flight MH370.
Telecom
May 12, 2014
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Sri Lankan airline swaps paper manuals for iPads
Sri Lanka's national carrier announced Wednesday it had jettisoned pilots' bulky paper manuals weighing 84 kilogrammes (184 pounds) in favour of iPads that weigh just 660 grams.
Business
Aug 29, 2012
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German airlines to scrap 'two-person' cockpit rule
German airlines will no longer require two people to be in the cockpit at all times, an industry group said Friday, abandoning a rule introduced after a deadly crash in 2015.
Other
Apr 28, 2017
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Renewed calls to enforce a "two-person rule" on flight decks after Germanwings crash
As evidence mounts that Germanwings flight 4U9525 was crashed deliberately by its co-pilot who locked the flight's captain out of the cockpit, there have been renewed calls to enforce a "two-person rule", where two members ...
Other
Mar 30, 2015
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Lessons to learn, despite another report on missing flight MH370 and still no explanation
The latest report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 says that investigations have failed to find any explanation as to why the aircraft went missing with 239 passengers and crew on board.
Other
Jul 31, 2018
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Black boxes: crucial to air crash probes
When investigators arrive at an aviation crash site, one of their first priorities is to locate the plane's black boxes, two pieces of equipment that can hold vital clues on what caused an aircraft to go down.
Other
Oct 31, 2018
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