Your input is also needed! Many articles have been written about aerodrome control towers and with their wealth of data and nice pictures, the articles are certainly interesting and enjoyable. In our new series on the towers we want to do something different. Nice pictures and some basic data like height will be there but… Continue reading New series on Roger-Wilco – aerodrome control towers of the world
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In memoriam Northwest Airlines
A few years back my business required a lot of travel to and all over the United States. I was a Northwest WorldPerks member and it was of course only natural that I flew via Amsterdam and than on the NWA system in the US. Northwest was the fourth largest airline in America… Continue reading In memoriam Northwest Airlines
Visiting Djibouti… 3
Addis and on Once the plane started its decent into Addis, we were happy to be able to stretch our legs a bit after such a long flight. From the window of the plane, we could see Ethiopia closing in. Little farm houses surrounded by large fields of green, divided by dark flows. Watching the… Continue reading Visiting Djibouti… 3
2009 Airline IT Trends Survey now available
The 2009 edition of the Airline IT Trends Survey, co-sponsored by Airline Business and SITA, is now available. You can purchase the full results on CD by sending an email. To download the very comprehensive Executive Summary, click here.
Anniversary – SATCO ATC system handed over in Amsterdam
50 year anniversary of SATCO handover 15 July 2010 If you look it up in an aviation dictionary, you will likely find that SATCO stands for Senior Air Traffic Controller. But the original meaning is much more exotic! SATCO was the abbreviation of Signaal Automatic Air Traffic Control, an automated ATC system FIFTY years… Continue reading Anniversary – SATCO ATC system handed over in Amsterdam
Runways, runways, runways…
Someone has taken the trouble to collect a number of truly stunning aerial runway views which we would like to share with you. Click here to download. We were not able to ascertain the source of the pictures but we gratefully acknowledge the work of all photographers involved.
A short (unofficial) history of air/ground digital link – 3
Pioneers to the rescue In spite of the positive business case, airspace users were not exactly rushing to equip with air/ground digital link. Because of the slow down of traffic growth in the wake of 9/11, the expected ACARS problems did not materialize and the ATC frequency congestion was also pushed far into the future.… Continue reading A short (unofficial) history of air/ground digital link – 3
Put your 0.5 % where your mouth is
The next big event on the environmental Agenda is the UN’s climate change Summit in Copenhagen in December. Since tackling aviation is high on the Summit’s priorities, the aviation world has been working frantically to get ICAO to agree on a set of high level emission goals to be put forward at the conference. For… Continue reading Put your 0.5 % where your mouth is
New and Improved. The story of mass marketing in America
By Richard S. Tedlow Publisher: Heinemann Professional Publishing ISBN-0-434-92002-9 It is rumored that when asked what he would give to every Russian should the opportunity arise, Franklin D. Roosevelt said give them a copy of the Sears catalogue. Perhaps a surprising choice but it highlights the impact mass marketing can have on society. To-day, Coke… Continue reading New and Improved. The story of mass marketing in America
Same time, same place, same level…11
Animals seen from the tower – chicken in boxes Animals flown by air seemed to create all kinds of difficulties. Our local airline had a number of elderly turboprops, with a few years’ worth of flying time left in them, and these were converted for cargo duty. The catch was they had no big cargo… Continue reading Same time, same place, same level…11