Qantas readies for Sydney-London with extra tank and just 238 seats
Nearly ten years after Qantas first vowed to take on “the final frontier of aviation” by offering ultra-longhaul direct flights from the eas... Continue Reading
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Saudia A321XLR is low-density, high-premium and now flying
In a proud moment for Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently took delivery of the first of 15 Airbus A321... Continue Reading
Tiny Iridium PNT ASIC could arrive in aero as carry-on equipment
Against a geopolitical backdrop that has seen an exponential increase in the number of jamming and spoofing incidents involving global navig... Continue Reading
United leans into America’s 250th with Stars and Stripes livery
WASHINGTON DULLES — Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary and paying tribute to the nearly 600 military pilots who have transitioned to co... Continue Reading
Inside an A350-optimized Unum Two seat, as revealed at AIX
With modularity at the heart of its approach to aircraft seat design, Unum Aircraft Seating has carried over key elements of its Unum One ou... Continue Reading
Air Canada glows with enthusiasm as A321XLR enters revenue service
Sporting SES-powered 2Ku inflight connectivity, Collins Aerospace-made seats in business and economy class, and Panasonic Avionics’ next-gen... Continue Reading
Why RAVE Aerospace is staying the course with miniLED LCD for IFE
RAVE Aerospace is confident it made the right decision in selecting 4K miniLED HDR 10+ Liquid Crystal Displays for its latest inflight enter... Continue Reading
Middle East conflict is wild card for aerospace supply chain: report
Although financial and personnel pressures have eased slightly, global aerospace supply chains “still face major challenges,” as... Continue Reading
Hughes stays flexible with ESA, double-ESA and hybrid ESA-VICTS IFC
Building electronically steerable antennas in Germantown, Maryland for the aviation market, and supporting inflight connectivity via ESA, do... Continue Reading
Viasat sees runway for EAN in EC’s 2 GHz MSS decision
As Europe doubles down on its technological sovereignty, security, and defence, the European Commission has adopted a proposed regulation co... Continue Reading
Boasting a new production plant ABC details growth opportunities
After largely insulating itself from the brunt of aviation’s supply chain crunch with a new production facility in the Italian town of... Continue Reading
Viva taps SES multi-orbit IFC for 100 Airbus narrowbodies
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva has selected SES’s multi-orbit, electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based inflight connectivity solut... Continue Reading
BBC Studios, Panasonic could offer IFE over-the-top via BBC Player
Working with select streaming platform sponsors, some airlines today offer cleverly curated stored content channels via their seatback infli... Continue Reading
Advancing multi-band ESA development Kymeta eyes aero
Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) early this year to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its next-generation Ku/Ka-band mult... Continue Reading
Airbus enters development phase for ultra-luxe First Class Experience
As interest in premium travel continues to surge following the COVID pandemic, and airlines seek to set new standards in luxury with their h... Continue Reading