The World of Aviation

Auckland International Airport Limited has recorded a 1.2 per cent decline in international passengers during August, although domestic traffic continued to grow. The fall in international traffic was magnified by a fall in transit and transfer traffic, which when included saw international passenger numbers decline by four per cent compared to August 2008. However, traffic

AveoEngineering has partnered with Brumby Aircraft Australia to introduce its DigitalFlightDeck touch-screen avionics suite to the general aviation market. Under its partnership, Aveo will integrate the first two modules of the DigitalFlightDeck into production models of the Brumby light sport aircraft. The modules include Aveo’s DataHUD, which mounts on the glareshield to provide real time

The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an emergency airworthiness directive for inspections of Goodrich supplied pitot tubes on Airbus A330s and A340s which may have manufacturing flaws, possibly leading to incorrect airspeed readings. “Several reports have recently been received of loose pneumatic quick disconnect unions on Goodrich pitot probes P/N 0851HL,” the AD reads.

The General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association has welcomed a report which claims that American companies using business aviation outperform those without aircraft on a number of measures. “It’s no surprise that America’s best-performing and most-admired companies rely on business aviation to provide concrete and unique competitive benefits that are reflected in shareholder and enterprise value,” said

The FAA has given System Design Approval for the Honeywell SmartPath precision landing system, opening the way for the adoption of GPS-guided approaches in the US. SmartPath, which is a ground based augmentation system (GBAS) supports precision approach and landings by using satellite data and transmits digital guidance signals to aircraft systems. As such, it

Boeing’s vice president of sales Randy Tinseth wrote in his blog last week that modification work on the wing join of the first Boeing 787 is currently underway. “Modifications are indeed underway. We’ve begun installing the reinforcements on the area within the side-of-body section on Airplane #1 and on the static airframe,” Tinseth wrote. The