Air Astana equipping A321LRs with SES multi-orbit IFC
Air Astana has been operating in stealth mode to bring SES’s multi-orbit, electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based inflight connec... Continue Reading
Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Airbus, Boeing flag aircraft seat supply and certification constraints
As they ramp up aircraft production, Airbus and Boeing have, respectively, flagged separate concerns about the aircraft seating market, name... Continue Reading
Boeing lowers 737 delivery target, maintains disciplined ramp
Boeing expects to fall shy of its 500-strong 2026 delivery target for the 737 MAX, and now sees “the back half of 2027” as a rea... Continue Reading
JetBlue wants BlueFirst seats as fast as Collins can deliver them
JetBlue Airways’ new first class product, BlueFirst, will take to the skies on December 8 between Boston and Fort Lauderdale, and be progres... Continue Reading
Press Release: LATAM taps Quvia for connected cabin intelligence
Quvia, an edge-to-cloud network platform, today announced that LATAM Airlines is deploying Quvia to get an independent, real-time view of in... Continue Reading
Press Release: Etihad makes history with Abu Dhabi-Calgary nonstop
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today celebrated the arrival of its inaugural flight to Calgary, marking a... Continue Reading
Safran to divest Safran Cabin following notable growth
Safran has announced plans to divest its Safran Cabin unit, which provides overhead bins, galleys, lavatories, water and waste management so... Continue Reading
Airbus fields interest in HBCplus to support LEO + GEO IFC
As Telesat starts deploying physical infrastructure for its Lightspeed Ka-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, Airbus reveals it is... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air India breaks ground on state-of-the-art MRO hangar
Air India today announced the ground-breaking of its new multi-facility Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hangar at Delhi’s Indir... Continue Reading
First look at Terminal B North and massive United Club at Houston IAH
HOUSTON — United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has a lofty goal: “to build the best airline in the history of aviation.” And today, as he welcome... Continue Reading
Diehl Aviation strengthens supply chain resilience
As airframers pursue aggressive aircraft production rates, Diehl Aviation is implementing a cluster of measures to make its supply chain mor... Continue Reading
Press Release: Safran SkyNaute inertial navigation to fly on A220
SkyNaute, the inertial navigation system developed by Safran Electronics & Defense, is entering commercial aviation on board the Airbus ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airmont and DPI Labs deploy live TV solution on a BBJ
Airmont, a specialist in live television delivery over onboard connectivity, announces the first operational deployment of its live TV solut... Continue Reading
Skyband brings Iridium PNT into the cockpit as M100 enters production
For a company that only launched in January, Kirkland, Washington-based Skyband Systems is enjoying a remarkable trajectory in aviation. Its... Continue Reading
Digital & Connectivity underpin Airbus Global Services Forecast
Expanding at an exponential rate, Digital & Connectivity services for commercial aircraft continue to represent the fastest-growing serv... Continue Reading