Japan’s transport ministry has announced new air safety regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/mobile-battery-airplane/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #airlines #aviation #batteries #mlit
Amid a global aviation bottleneck, there is one sector in which reclining is not an option: the airplane seat industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/airline-seat-industry-jet-deliveries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #airlines #aviation #travel
Investigators and Air India are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented a Boeing 787 jet from staying airborne. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/asia-pacific/air-india-simulation-technical-flaw/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #airindia #india #aviation #airlines #airaccidents
Jan Lehnardt :couchdb:
boosted
Falsehoods #programmers believe about #aviation:
https://flightaware.engineering/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-aviation/
My favorite one:
"Nobody will ever set their flight identification to weird things like NULL"
(thanks @ascherbaum)
