Altimeters measure pressure, not true altitude, and are calibrated to a standard atmosphere (ISA); real-world variations in pressure and temperature inherently cause indicated altitude to differ from ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global aircraft altimeter and pitot tube market is expected to grow at a CAGR of above 4% during the period 2018-2022, according to a new market research study by ...

Pitot-static systems, though simple, are critical for basic flight information (airspeed, altitude, VSI); their failures, if not properly recognized, can lead to catastrophic accidents like Northwest ...

US investigators examine recovered parts of the doomed Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea on Monday, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP The captain of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia ...

EASA has published a safety information bulletin alerting Boeing 737 operators of an “erroneous low range radio altimeter (LRRA) indication” that has been… EASA has published a safety information ...

Investigators probing an unreliable airspeed incident on a Boeing 737-800 have traced the event to technicians’ using transparent film, instead of high-visibility stickers, to protect static ports ...

Investigators said Wednesday a faulty altimeter played an important role in a Turkish Airlines crash that killed 9 people in the Netherlands. The Dutch Safety Authority said the plane was being landed ...

Mid-Continent Instruments’ Standby Attitude Module replaces the Falcon 900 series attitude horizon standby, altimeter, and standby Mach airspeed indicator. Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics’ ...