Southwest to have 26 jets fitted with cockpit barriers by year-end
Southwest Airlines has become one of the first US carriers to deploy a retractable secondary cockpit barrier on board its aircraft, and says... Continue Reading
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#Humpspotter Alert: Starlink breaks cover on Air France E190
Air France last year vowed to bring SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based inflight connectivity service to its entir... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 for second time in under a year
Five months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Spirit Airlines — via parent company Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. — is a... Continue Reading
Lufthansa receives Allegris-fitted 787 with most biz seats blocked
Lufthansa has accepted delivery of its first Allegris-fitted Boeing 787-9 and is preparing to press it into service on 9 October, though all... Continue Reading
Qantas to launch Project Sunrise flights in first half of 2027
Though Qantas’ much anticipated launch of direct, ultra long-haul flights from Sydney to New York and London are delayed until the “fi... Continue Reading
Safran posts bumper 1H earnings including from seat sales boost
Aerospace giant Safran delivered bumper earnings results for the first half of 2025, as each of its divisions — propulsion, equipment & ... Continue Reading
SES on track to have 600 aircraft flying with ESA IFC by year-end
Some 250 airplanes have been fitted with SES’s electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution, Runw... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: The good, the bad, the possibility?
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Alaska Airlines to bring Starlink inflight Wi-Fi to entire fleet
Alaska Airlines has become the latest carrier to sign on to bring SpaceX’s Starlink inflight connectivity service to its entire fleet.... Continue Reading
Gilat wins $60 million order for ESAs as Boeing linefit installs near
Adoption of multi-orbit inflight connectivity continues apace as evidenced by today’s revelation from Gilat Satellite Networks that a “... Continue Reading
Amazon hiring in aero as Project Kuiper reaches over 100 satellites
Following the successful launch of Amazon’s fourth batch of Ka-band Low Earth Orbit satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 11 August,... Continue Reading
Anuvu to sell 100% of company to Platinum Equity
In 2021, Anuvu’s predecessor Global Eagle emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring after selling substantially all its assets to a group ... Continue Reading
AirFi LEO now flying on seven airlines, sees growing take-up
AirFi LEO, the Iridium Certus 100-powered connectivity solution from AirFi, is now live on seven airlines, with several more poised to launc... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: Platinum Equity Advisors to own 100% of Anuvu
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RGN Premium: (UPDATED) Pre-closing restructuring to facilitate sale
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