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Press Release: Seamless Air Alliance and ESA advance 5G NTN in aviation

The Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are pleased to announce significant advancements in the development of 5... Continue Reading

Small European flags in a cluster to celebrate the pact between ESA and Seamless.

Seamless Air Alliance seeks industry convergence with ESA partnership

FARNBOROUGH — The Seamless Air Alliance — a wide-ranging grouping of airlines, airframers, original equipment manufacturers and suppliers — ... Continue Reading

Orange and white easyJet aircraft in flight.

Press Release: easyJet takes to the skies with Iris nextgen ATM service

easyJet has taken to the skies as the first airline partner of the ground-breaking Iris program, an initiative led by the European Space Age... Continue Reading

ITA Airways A320neo delivered in February 2023 fitted with Iris compatible satellite communications. The aircraft has a blue livery.

Press Release: ITA Airways to join Iris ATM programme

Digitally-connected flights to and from Italy will be available from this summer, as ITA Airways rolls out the European Space Agency (ESA) a... Continue Reading

European Space Agency Joins Forces with Euroconsult. Two men are signing a document and two women stand behind them.

Press Release: ESA, Euroconsult partner to support space entrepreneurs

The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent on behalf of its network of business incubation centres to boost its offering for sp... Continue Reading

Press Release: ESA picks Viasat to conduct multi-layered satcom study

Viasat UK Ltd., a subsidiary of global communications company Viasat Inc., today announced it was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA... Continue Reading

A veiw of a sunset out the window of an easyJet aircraft. An easyJet wingtip is visible in the view.

Iris ready to support 4D trajectory concept for aircraft in Europe

Improving air traffic management is widely seen as the ripest near-term initiative that aviation can take to reduce its carbon footprint. Am... Continue Reading

L-R: ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Inmarsat CEO Rajeev Suri sign a new contract focusing on the Iris air traffic modernisation programme’s globalisation

Press Release: ESA, Inmarsat go beyond Europe with Iris Global launch

The congestion of airspace around the world is increasing rapidly, and pressure is mounting on the aviation industry to seek more sustainabl... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Viasat joins Space Cluster to support UK innovation

Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it has joined the Space Cluster on the Harwell Science and Innovat... Continue Reading

Ariane 64 rocket for Amazon launching over earth.

Press Release: Arianespace inks Project Kuiper launch deal with Amazon

Arianespace and Amazon announced an unprecedented launch service contract during the International Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA,... Continue Reading

Press Release: First UK-generated satnav signal in test project

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications is working on a UK Space Agency-funded test project with the European ... Continue Reading

Ariane 6 ESA will enhance the versatility of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket with a kick stage called Astris to serve a wider range of space transportation requirements. FACC was selected by ArianeGroup as a partner for the development and manufacture of the kick stage main structure.

Press Release: FACC manufactures structures for ArianeGroup

A key objective of the future-oriented FACC Roadmap 2030 is to tap into further business fields alongside the core aerospace business. Light... Continue Reading

The Inmarsat, ESSP and ESA teams announce their new agreement at World ATM Congress 2021 in Madrid.

Press Release: Inmarsat and ESSP partner to manage IRIS programme

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, today announced a cooperation agreement with ESSP (European Satellite... Continue Reading

Inmarsat’s Iris air traffic modernisation solution is being evaluated onboard the Boeing 2021 ecoDemonstrator 737-9 aircraft, in partnership with Alaska Airlines.

Press Release: Boeing and Alaska Airlines start flight trials with Iris

Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has announced its participation in this year’s Boeing ecoDemonstrator ... Continue Reading

A OneWeb satellite in low earth orbit with a great view of planet Earth.

Press Release: SatixFy to develop beam-hopping payload

SatixFy is to develop a fully digital beam-hopping payload on OneWeb’s demo sat and a multibeam user terminal as Part of ESA’s Sunrise Progr... Continue Reading