Airbus Americas is growing its U.S. supply base as demand for airliners expands and as it considers new variants and looks toward Wichita and beyond for support.

Philippe Schleret, Vice President of Aviation at Telesat, discusses how the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation is designed for aviation.

As premium reconfigurations of CRJ200s proceed, SkyWest is evaluating the potential for more—beyond the initial 50 it will operate as United Express CRJ450s.

Delta Air Lines will begin offering Amazon Leo inflight connectivity in 2028, initially making the satellite internet service available on 500 of its aircraft.

After adding widebody capabilities in 2025, Lufthansa Technik Malta has completed its first Boeing 787 cabin upgrade.

Starlink and low-Earth-orbit competitors, such as Eutelsat’s Oneweb and Amazon Leo, have shaken the connectivity market with their low-latency internet.

With the proliferation of low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, the commercial air transport industry is accelerating its move to offer free onboard Wi-Fi.

Continuing a “premiumization” of its product, United has introduced the CRJ450 and will soon add new economy class “couches” to its widebody fleet.