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Airplane takeoff from airport with cloudy sky during sunrise

Press Release: EASA warns operators to avoid Middle East airspace

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) for the airspace of the Middle East ... Continue Reading

Aircraft at the gate and on taxiways at Brussels International Airport, Belgium

Aerospace drives robust 4Q sales and 2026 outlook at Astronics

Ending 2025 with a strong fourth quarter after achieving record sales across its aerospace markets, especially in commercial transport, Astr... Continue Reading

Press Release: ZIPAIR launches Starlink inflight Wi-Fi on 787

ZIPAIR Tokyo Inc. (“ZIPAIR”) today operated Asia’s first commercial passenger flight equipped with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet serv... Continue Reading

Proposed rendering of new Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering Building, subject to change. Delta has committed $5 million to the project.

Press Release: Delta supports new Georgia Tech aero engineering building

The Delta Air Lines Foundation has made a $5 million commitment to advance the construction of Georgia Tech’s new Aerospace Engineering Buil... Continue Reading

Rendering of satellites in orbit around the Earth

Flightradar24, Aireon partnership sees ADS-B data streams combined

Some partnerships are so synergistic that they simply make perfect sense from the outset. Such is the case with Swedish firm Flightradar24, ... Continue Reading

Salient Motion partners with Aviointeriors to provide Seat Actuation Control Systems for the Allegra and Allegra HD business class seating programs. From left to right: Troy Thompson, Head of Commercialization at Salient Motion, Adolfo Fratini, CEO of Aviointeriors, Christian Battisti, Director, Sales & Marketing at Aviointeriors, and Vishaal Mali, CEO and founder of Salient Motion.

Press Release: Aviointeriors taps Salient Motion for seat actuation

Salient Motion, an aerospace component supplier, today announced a partnership with Italian aircraft cabin interiors leader Aviointeriors to... Continue Reading

Embedded IFE screens from SPI (now RAVE) on SAS

RAVE Aerospace nixes proprietary antenna work as LEO shapes IFEC

Amid a changing landscape that sees Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satcom coloring the passenger experience, RAVE Aerospace, newly renamed following ... Continue Reading

Iridium plans aviation disruption with Certus safety, space-based VHF

Iridium sees an opportunity to ‘disrupt the status quo’ in aviation now that its next-generation Certus satcom service is undergoing flight ... Continue Reading

Ariane 64 rocket launches Amazon LEO satellites from French Guiana

Optimism abounds as Amazon eyes more open ecosystem for LEO

Amazon has signaled its interest in allowing trusted government and third-party customers to use their own antenna hardware to integrate its... Continue Reading

Lufthansa Allegris extra long bed is pictured with a tall passenger enjoying the space

Lufthansa starts selling most Allegris business class seats on 787-9

Passengers rejoice. Lufthansa has started selling all but three of the Allegris business class seats on board its new Boeing 787-9 twinjets,... Continue Reading

Various devices are held in PED holders that are a part of the Southwest Seats

SpaceX adds Southwest Airlines as Starlink customer

Southwest Airlines plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink Ku-band Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered inflight connectivity into its fleet... Continue Reading

flyadeal staff attend 40th delivery ceremony in Toulouse

Women embrace diverse roles at fast-growing Saudi LCC flyadeal

Appointed to diverse positions across Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flyadeal, women are playing a critical function in the airline’s rapid ... Continue Reading

Routehappy data is seen delivering a visual flight shopping experience to customers

Press Release: Airlines take advantage of open access to Routehappy

ATPCO has launched access to Routehappy for all Community Participation airlines as of 1 January 2026. A total of 106 airlines are now usin... Continue Reading

Face Image Capture at arrivals at JFK's The New Terminal One

Press Release: JFK’s New Terminal One details biometric initiative

The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), today announced the launch ... Continue Reading

Boeing 737 MAX parked and ready to board. Before announcing a pivot to Starlink, United tapped Viasat to bring IFC to its MAX aircraft.

Viasat sees future opportunities to reengage with Starlink adopters

When Viasat brings its high-capacity Ka-band ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on line for the Americas in the near-term, and satellite launches commenc... Continue Reading