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FAA flags safety concern over 787 leaky faucets

The US FAA is urging airlines to conduct “repetitive” inspections of the area under all lavatory washbasins on board their Boeing 787s, afte... Continue Reading

Airbus outpaces Boeing in 1,200-delivery year

Aircraft numbers for last year are out, and nearly 1,200 commercial aircraft were delivered by Airbus and Boeing in the turbulent and unpred... Continue Reading

IFE screens onboard a Qatar Airways 787-9

Qatar Airways in a u-turn taps Inmarsat GX for 787-9s, plus 737 MAXs

Qatar Airways’ surprise decision in November 2019 to hand a 70-aircraft strong inflight connectivity and live TV deal to Gogo Commercial Avi... Continue Reading

Press Release: First Lufthansa Boeing 787 arrives in Frankfurt

Lufthansa welcomes a new aircraft model to its fleet. The first Boeing 787, registered D-ABPA, landed at Frankfurt Airport today. The aircra... Continue Reading

United sounds positive notes about network, #PaxEx improvements

For any other industry at any other time, a first quarter net loss of $1.4 billion would be bad news. As a US airline emerging from the COVI... Continue Reading

A women is sitting in a chair in the LATAM lounge. She is wearing a mask and using her mobile device.

Press Release: LATAM opens new lounge with focus on sustainability

LATAM group opened the doors of “LATAM Lounge,” a renewed space for its preferred passengers and LATAM’s partner airline members to wait for... Continue Reading

This image is of an Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 arriving into Perth's international airport after a long flight from Auckland airport. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American long-haul, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. It is the first airliner with an airframe constructed primarily of composite materials. The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 767, which it was intended to replace. The 787 Dreamliner's distinguishing features include mostly electrical flight systems, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles.

New inward-facing herringbone and business-plus for Air NZ 787

Air New Zealand’s next Business Premier seat for its Boeing 787-9 is an inward-facing herringbone, and includes a front row business-plus pr... Continue Reading

Bamboo Airways a321neo in-seat power USB port by Astronics

Astronics sees recovery in sight as narrowbody work picks up

Though supply chains are presently unpredictable and inflation pressure is real, Astronics is seeing evidence that pandemic recovery is afoo... Continue Reading

Airbus ZEROe testbed in flight. The aircraft is mostly white with blue and yellow covering the tail.

Airbus picks CFM and GE engine for A380 ZEROe hydrogen testbed

Airbus and Safran-GE joint venture CFM will flight test a direct hydrogen combustion engine aboard Airbus’ A380 MSN1 test platform, the comp... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines 767 wing tip and view from the window. 5G

5G delay around airports lauded by US majors but regionals in the cold

Facing a torrent of opposition and concern from the aviation community about the potential impact on flight operations of AT&T and Veriz... Continue Reading

Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 aircraft in-flight

Norse Atlantic Airways prepares for takeoff in 2022

A new Viking raider is charting a course across the Atlantic. Following in the footsteps of predecessors including Norwegian, Norse Atlantic... Continue Reading

Rendering of AERQ digital signage in the galley entry way as well as on the class divider.

AERQ managing directors unveil plan for AERENA open IT platform

Having vowed to digitize aircraft cabins AERQ today formally launched AERENA, its modular and open IT platform for commercial aircraft. A jo... Continue Reading

aircraft, pilots, crew, istock, generic, Night Flight A320 with Pilots Left Corner View

Iridium eyes FANS flight trials for Certus in 2022/23

Iridium’s work to ensure its new Certus global satcom service is validated for aircraft safety communications is progressing, though t... Continue Reading

Flying onboard the United 787-9; this image shows the seatback IFE and a view of the wing out the window with a beautiful blue sky backdrop

United 787-9 largely excites on premium transcon route

What better way to return home from an event like Cranky Dorkfest, a gathering of AvGeeks from all over the country, than to fly on one of t... Continue Reading

United Airlines' 767-300ER Polaris business class seat with a man's knees showing plenty of space. The IFE screen is seen prominently in this photo

United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can

When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... Continue Reading