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AiRanger™ UAS with orange and white livery is in flight over a forest area.

Iridium and American Aerospace celebrate watershed moment for UAS

There seems to be a general consensus in industry that autonomous or highly automated flight operations will play a key role in commercial a... Continue Reading

Breeze Airways A220 parked at the gate on a blue sky day. The aircraft features Breeze's signature blue-on-blue-on-blue colored livery.

Breeze enjoys strong momentum with premium leisure LCC focus

Three years after launching perfectly nice budget service to underserved markets with a cluster of leased all-economy Embraer E-Jets, Breeze... Continue Reading

RGN Premium: One-on-one with Breeze’s Kyle Smith on Viasat IFC

Welcome to RGN Premium content. This page is only available to active members. Already a member? LOGIN HERE Interested in becoming a member?... Continue Reading

Boeing eyes using recycled aircraft carbon fiber for cabin sidewalls

Boeing is working with partners to explore ways to recycle a greater portion of its newest widebodies, including by using carbon fiber for f... Continue Reading

"Welcome to Pittsburgh" signage at the airport.

PIT is on the march with new airlines, routes and tech hub buzz

There’s excitement in the air at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and it’s almost palpable. British Airways, which returned to t... Continue Reading

Lufthansa Allegris front row, business-plus window seat aboard the carrier's first fitted aircraft, an Airbus A350-900. Lufthansa launched revenue service with the twinjet on 1 May. Mary Kirby is seen sitting in the seat in this image.

VIDEO: Inside the first Lufthansa A350 fitted with Allegris

On 25 April, Lufthansa hosted an exclusive Allegris Preview Press Event in Munich, Germany, where the carrier welcomed journalists on board ... Continue Reading

Hands holding a tablet on a flydubai aircraft.

flydubai soon to share new inflight connectivity strategy

Though flydubai does not currently offer onboard Internet to passengers, the Emirati government-owned carrier has not written off the idea o... Continue Reading

The Lilium Jet is a sleek futuristic looking aicraft with a tinted window dome enclosing a white exterior. The Jet is flying over a farm.

Several eVTOL projects and their suppliers hit key milestones

Though some skepticism still exists about the prospect that electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles will revolutionize short... Continue Reading

Eutelsat explores investment options for ground network

Hard on the heels of a Bloomberg report that Eutelsat Group is working with advisors to seek a buyer for its ground network, the French sate... Continue Reading

Flying aboard a Lufthansa A340 from Munich, Germany. Green and yellow fields are in view with the backdrop of mountains and a blue sky day with fluffy clouds.

Germany’s new aviation tax hike elicits rebuke from industry

Germany on 1 May significantly raised aviation taxes in a bid to help close a financing gap in the 2024 federal budget. The government calls... Continue Reading

Landing airplane during sunset. Representing air travel and aviation industry.

GPS jamming in aviation underscores industry need for Iridium STL

Under the specter of increased jamming and spoofing of global navigation satellite systems, including signal interference in the geopolitica... Continue Reading

A large area that houses multiple SES satellite dishes. Connectivity used for Aero

SES to be prominent aero player with plan to buy Intelsat for $3.1b

Amid major consolidation within the satellite industry and a push for multi-orbit solutions in the mobility markets of maritime and aviation... Continue Reading

Large 24" IFE screen Lufthansa A350-900 SPI, Safran Passenger Innovations is picturing a beautiful port on their welcome screen.

Lufthansa’s multi-source IFE sees SPI and PAC in play

Continuing to pursue a multi-source approach to inflight entertainment, Lufthansa confirms that Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI) provided ... Continue Reading

Lufthansa A350-900 at the hangar in Munich. The aircraft is called Leipzig, which is painted on the side under the word Lufthansa in blue against a white backdrop.

Allegris debuts on A350 as Lufthansa Group grows PaxEx prowess

Lufthansa Group subsidiaries have long developed in-house proficiencies in the passenger experience realm. From Lufthansa Systems’ wireless ... Continue Reading

Jamco and JAXA design widebody Metamorphic Lav concept for PRMs

Accessible lavatories have been required on twin-aisle aircraft for decades. These larger-footprint spaces must enable an individual with a ... Continue Reading