Southwest turns to Tangerine and Recaro for cabin refresh on new jets
It might have been the best kept secret in aviation. In late 2022, rumors started circling that Southwest Airlines was exploring an aircraft... Continue Reading
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Gogo can continue 5G sales as Federal Circuit rejects SmartSky motion
SmartSky Networks’ legal effort to stop Gogo Business Aviation from making, using and selling Gogo 5G whilst its patent infringement case ag... Continue Reading
Hawaiian Airlines installs Starlink on A321neos with FAA blessing
Hawaiian Airlines is currently installing SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation inflight connectivity system on its Airbus A321neos, after the ki... Continue Reading
Eutelsat flags OneWeb ground network delay as it cuts guidance
Delays to the ground network rollout for OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation and other factors have prompted recently mer... Continue Reading
Kincade’s Only Up documentary helps women soar in aviation
Why are there so few women pilots? Industry averages hover stubbornly at 5-6%. Do women not want to become pilots? Is there not enough educa... Continue Reading
Resuming MAX 9 flying, Alaska Airlines vows to inspect new jets
As it resumed flying the Boeing 737 MAX 9 yesterday, Alaska Airlines vowed to incorporate door plug inspections into its induction of any ne... Continue Reading
Collins teases complex new aircraft seat as it invests in Kilkeel
Collins Aerospace’s aircraft seat manufacturing facility in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland is working to create “the most efficient production sy... Continue Reading
One-on-one with ST Engineering iDirect as multi-orbit IFC accelerates
As OneWeb gears up to support inflight connectivity via its Ku-band Low Earth Orbit satellite network this year, and with Amazon’s Kui... Continue Reading
Maharaja lives on as Air India reveals soft product aboard new A350
Last fall, Air India revealed that whilst it would retire the iconic Maharaja as its formal mascot, an updated version of him would live on ... Continue Reading
Iridium CEO talks D2D and the firm’s commitment to aero
Eager to crack into the burgeoning direct-to-device satellite connectivity market, Iridium recently revealed it is designing a 3GPP 5G stand... Continue Reading
Air India goes for gold with world-class IFE content
If offering world-class inflight entertainment to passengers was on your 2024 bingo card for Air India, congratulations! The Tata-owned airl... Continue Reading
JetBlue Airways and Japan Airlines appoint female leaders
To say that the start of 2024 has been a banner month for women in aviation would be an understatement as two high-profile airlines have nam... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: ThinKom challenges Stellar Blu on drag, fuel burn claim
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Airbus powers on ZEROe fuel cell, eyes A380 test flights in 2026
Airbus has reached what it’s calling “a critical milestone” in its quest to introduce hydrogen-powered aircraft in the middle of the next de... Continue Reading
Intelsat shares color around multi-orbit aero ESA work
Hard on the heels of American Airlines’ announcement late last year that it will bring Intelsat’s electronically steered antenna (ESA) conne... Continue Reading