The Single European Sky ATM Research Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of cooperation July 19, marking the start of a formal collaboration on a new satellite-based communications capability for aviation.
Airbus has unveiled AirSense, an analytics platform offering that fuses ground-, space- and aircraft-based data for precise aircraft tracking and flight route optimization applications.
European leisure specialist TUI Group is considering swapping some of its later Boeing 737 MAX 8 deliveries to the larger MAX 10 and, separately, is performing a series of Wi-Fi evaluations.
Newly rebranded Air Italy will not attempt to copy Qatar Airways’ style, despite the Arab carrier having taken a 49% stake in the company, the Italian carrier’s chief customer experience (CCE) officer said July 18.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer held out the possibility of the company’s Atmosphère cabin being adopted for its Q400 turboprops as he unveiled the new interior fit at the Farnborough Airshow.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer held out the possibility of the company’s Atmosphère cabin being adopted for its Q400 turboprops as he unveiled the new interior fit at the Farnborough Air Show.
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo is considering a sale, splitting up the company or other exit plans, and has been approached with a “number of inquiries in the past few weeks,” top executives said in a July 13 teleconference.
The European Union (EU) has called for greater cooperation and progress the Single European Sky (SES) framework to help reduce to flight delays, as the busy European summer vacation period highlights the disruption travelers regularly face.
Bombardier is confident that interiors supply-chain challenges that plagued its CSeries program will not be an issue on its new CRJ Atmosphere cabin, even though the supplier—Zodiac Aerospace—is the same.
Etihad Airways is introducing Economy Space, a new seating option across its wide-body fleet, to enhance its product offering and to provide more choice to its customers on longer flights.
FAA is lagging in resolving security risks that could affect the availability of data communications (DataComm) linking pilots and controllers, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Inspector General (IG) has reported.
Ethiopian Airlines Group will start manufacturing aircraft-interior components in Ethiopia, after forming a partnership with German cabin specialist ACM Aerospace.
A multi-industry group is working on a set of standards to make it smoother and easier for airline passengers to access the internet on their own devices.
Turkish Airlines is introducing an in-house produced in-flight entertainment (IFE) system, which will be initially installed on the airline’s 44 narrowbody aircraft.
LCC Norwegian has introduced its first Boeing 737 MAX with a cabin featuring new slimline seats that the airline says are designed for more comfort on longer routes and will give taller passengers more personal space.
Bombardier CSeries deliveries in the first half of 2018 are well short of the pace needed to hit the company's full-year target of 40, but recent improvements suggest the mark could still be within reach.
Qantas has completed a cabin refurbishment on the first of its turboprop aircraft, as the group undertakes an upgrade program across its Bombardier fleet.
