US aerospace lobby reacts to job-offshoring penalty plan
Although Republican Congressional politicians and organizations quickly criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s 4 December tweeted proposa... Continue Reading
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Seatmaker AvioInteriors talks first class customisation
As the number of airlines offering an international first class product on their aircraft continues to dwindle, the seats and suites that ar... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat to launch EAN satellite with Arianespace
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has today signed a contract with Arianespace ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air New Zealand picks Inmarsat’s GX connectivity
Inmarsat (ISAT.L), the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, today announced that it has signed a contract wit... Continue Reading
Will Swiss kill the golden goose with $39 business lounge ancillary?
Swiss and its Lufthansa Group parent have long operated an unusual model of airline lounges: the Business Lounge for business class passenge... Continue Reading
OPINION: Why approving NAI’s permit is good for US airline industry
Predictably, most of the interview pitches I have received from PR people regarding the Department of Transportation’s final decision on 2 D... Continue Reading
Press Release: Satcom Direct completes acquisition of TrueNorth
Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) announced today at MEBAA 2016 that it has closed its purchase of TrueNorth Av... Continue Reading
Panasonic “Cool Room” poses questions about future InfoSec
Each year at the APEX Expo, Panasonic Avionics brings what it calls the “Cool Room”, demonstrating leading-edge and bleeding-edge technologi... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat SB-S selected by Hawaiian for A321neos
Hawaiian Airlines (HAL) has selected Inmarsat’s next generation IP-based SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) platform for installation on its new A... Continue Reading
Press Release: SD named a Global Xpress VAR for government unit
Ahead of MEBAA 2016 Satcom Direct has announced that it is now authorized by Inmarsat’s Global Government Business Unit to provision and res... Continue Reading
Defending its decision, Rockwell touts value of B/E Aerospace buy
Following publication of a Bloomberg Markets report that activist fund Starboard Value LP and several other shareholders were pressuring Roc... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hawaiian taps Cobham’s SB-S hardware for A321neos
Leading manufacturer of satellite communications solutions Cobham SATCOM has announced that its AVIATOR 350D system has been selected by Haw... Continue Reading
United’s Polaris star obscured by product identity questions
What is United Polaris, the new airline brand? Is it the new Zodiac Aerospace SKYlounge-based seats? A set of updated meals? The Bloody Mary... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Systems talks current and future connectivity, integration
With plans proceeding apace for European inflight Internet and streaming entertainment systems, including a fleetwide rollout of the latter ... Continue Reading
Press Release: LS develops new gen of aircraft navigation
Lufthansa Systems today announced that it is developing dynamic navigation maps for its Lido/Navigation product line. A fully dynamic map so... Continue Reading
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