Anticipating the arrival of hydrogen-powered airliners in 2035, Air Liquide and Paris airports operator Groupe ADP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a 50:50 engineering joint venture to help develop hydrogen infrastructure at airports.
At Aircraft Interiors Expo this week in Hamburg, Aviation Week Network editors discuss the new products that have caught their attention, and share their thoughts about the major trends they see in cabin design and manufacturing.
Satellite operator Viasat is counting on its next-generation ViaSat-3 satellites to drastically improve inflight connectivity, as the first of three spacecraft plans to launch in 2022.
As part of aviation’s endeavor to become sustainable, the manufacturers of cabin-related components are looking for composite materials with a smaller environmental footprint, either recyclable or bio-sourced.
Long-haul LCC Norse Atlantic Airways has operated its first flight from Oslo to New York JFK, laying the foundations for its Europe-U.S. transatlantic network.
Disabled persons currently cannot bring their own wheelchair on board commercial passenger aircraft; the Air4All consortium is working on a solution for carriers.
Two companies aiming to improve inflight connectivity have carried out what they describe as the successful delivery of high-speed, low-latency inflight connectivity from a low-Earth-orbit satellite to a commercial airliner.
Air China has officially announced that it has commenced the process to take the controlling stake of Shandong Aviation Group, the parent company of Shandong Airlines.
Airbus embarked on the flight test program for the A321XLR, a project that is expected to last around one year and 1,000 flight hours, with the first flight of MSN 11000, the first flight test aircraft, on June 15.
Shipsets are rolling off the production lines at the new Acro headquarters in the UK as the company picks up the pace on fulfilment of a 5,670 pax order for Flyadeal, the new low-cost airline owned by Saudi flag carrier, Saudia.
AirAsia X is preparing to take major steps in its network recovery, as it boosts its route total to seven and signals its intention to add more destinations including London later this year.
The deal, valued by manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles as potentially in excess of $600 million, gives Air Nostrum the option of receiving up to 10 of the 100-seat aircraft.
Airline information technology provider SITA is to supply its Smart Path biometric identity management technology as a component of the passenger journey through vertiports to be developed by the UK’s Skyports.
The advanced air mobility industry is expanding beyond short-range urban air mobility (UAM), as reflected by the first appearance of a conventional electric aircraft on the AAM Reality Index. The index, created by SMG Consulting in partnership with Aviation Week, ranks leading advanced air mobility companies on a scale of 0-10, with 10 indicating a company whose plans to produce an AAM aircraft are most likely.
Eastern European airlines’ May 2022 flights (cycles) are a little under 75% of May 2019 levels, however, their flight hours are less than 70%, suggesting shorter flights are now happening.
