JetBlue expects to debut its new domestic first class later this year, planning to outfit its Airbus A220 and A320-family aircraft with 12-16 BlueFirst seats.
Collins Aerospace completed altitude testing of a major subsystem competing for a contract to replace the Honeywell power and thermal management system inside the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Electrical subsystems required to hybridize Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan have completed initial integration testing in the U.S. and been shipped to Airbus in Germany for aircraft-level integration testing.
Government-owned software that enables swarming autonomy behaviors between collaborative uncrewed and crewed aircraft will require a primary developer, the U.S. Air Force says.
Malaysia has welcomed more investment into its aftermarket sector after Collins Aerospace’s announcement it will quadruple its MRO footprint in the country.
Indian startup BluJ Aerospace is developing a family of electric and hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft aimed first at cargo and logistics missions, with passenger service planned as a longer-term goal.
Several themes dominated the 2026 Aircraft Interiors Expo, among them innovations in cabin design, stronger Wi-Fi offerings and India’s growing influence.
Air Canada has contracted Collins to provide 14 Aurora business class suites and 168 Meridian+ main cabin seats for each of its incoming Airbus A321XLRs.
Ground demonstration of high-voltage power conversion and distribution systems for electrified aircraft has been completed under Europe’s Clean Aviation program
The intensive use of batteries in a hybrid-electric propulsion system may generate a replacement and obsolescence challenge, a Collins Aerospace official says.
Collins Aerospace has begun tests of an electric motor drive system which will pave the way for follow-on demonstrations of hybrid-electric technology on a GTF.
