JAL516 reflections and a visit to the Airbus Safety Promotion Center
On a mountain ridge west of Tokyo, in rural Gunma prefecture, sits a shrine dedicated to the 520 lives lost in the crash of Japan Airlines f... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Airbus statement on Flight JAL516
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A350-900 operated by Japan Airlines was involved in an accident during flight JAL516 from Sapporo New Chit... Continue Reading
Commercial viability of hydrogen flight decades away: Udvar-Hazy
FORT WORTH — Air Lease Corporation executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy sees a future for clean, hydrogen-powered aircraft, but reckons it w... Continue Reading
Lufthansa firms up deal with Airbus to buy carbon-removal credits
Lufthansa Group has firmed up an agreement with Airbus to purchase carbon-removal credits through the airframer’s Direct Air Carbon Ca... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus and BMW launch Quantum Computing Challenge
Airbus and BMW Group have launched a global Quantum Computing Challenge entitled “The Quantum Mobility Quest” to tackle the most pressing ch... Continue Reading
Press Release: EcoPulse demonstrator makes first hybrid-electric flight
EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus to support aviation... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus forecasts mega-growth in commercial services
Airbus expects the commercial aircraft services market to nearly double in value to US$ 255 billion by 2042, according to its latest Global ... Continue Reading
Emirates looks to expedite A380 inflight connectivity retrofits
Emirates is putting the proverbial pedal to the metal in its bid to bring broadband inflight connectivity to its Airbus A380 fleet. During t... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus flies a fully automated helicopter with a tablet
Airbus has successfully tested a new simplified human machine interface (HMI) along with advanced autonomous features through a project code... Continue Reading
Airbus HBCplus client list grows including for Emirates A380 retrofit
Airbus’ groundbreaking new supplier-furnished catalogue option for inflight connectivity — known as Airspace Link HBCplus — has been making ... Continue Reading
Press Release: QantasLink A220 emerges with Aboriginal livery
QantasLink’s first brand new Airbus A220 aircraft has rolled out of the paintshop at Airbus’ facility in Mirabel, Canada, marking a signific... Continue Reading
Press Release: Cyprus Airways selects AirFi wireless IFE for growing fleet
Cyprus Airways has become the latest carrier to deploy airline technology provider AirFi’s wireless in-flight entertainment across its fleet... Continue Reading
Seamless’ category system for IFC antennas rates Airbus Type 4
Growing in impact every day, the Seamless Air Alliance’s Architecture/Interoperability group — chaired by Airbus and Boeing — has assessed t... Continue Reading
Press Release: Comlux celebrates ACJ TwoTwenty deliveries
Comlux, a global leader in business aviation, proudly announces the successful delivery of the third ACJ TwoTwenty from Airbus to its state-... Continue Reading
Air Canada cranks up cool factor with nose to tail A321/A320 refurb
Among the first carriers in the world to offer in-seat IFE decades ago, Air Canada is cranking up the cool factor on board its Airbus A321s ... Continue Reading