CommercialeasyJet Partners with Airbus on Carbon-Removal Initiative easyJet has become the world's first airline to ink a deal with Airbus for their novel carbon-removal initiative, part of the Airbus Carbon Capture Offer. This initiative harnesses Direct Air Carbon Capture…
CommercialUnited Expands Fleet with Orders for 110 More Aircraft Boeing and United Airlines announced on Tuesday that the airline is exercising options to order fifty 787-9 Dreamliners. Also on Tuesday, Airbus shared that United placed an order for 60 more A321neo…
ConnectivityAirbus Shares Connectivity Updates at APEX Expo LONG BEACH, Calif. — Airbus has chosen Safran Passenger Innovations as its Ku-band multi-orbit satcom antenna supplier. The company also confirmed Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation as launch Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for…
Advanced TechnologyUpdated: Airbus to Upgrade Avionics on 50 National Guard UH-72 Helicopters Airbus recently took home a $27.8 million contract to upgrade dozens of Army National Guard UH-72A Lakotas with new avionics to enhance the helicopter’s reconnaissance mission capabilities. At least 50 UH-72s flown…
MilitaryAirbus Coordinates Several European Defence Fund Projects European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will be participating in 10 projects focused on defense research and development that are funded by the European Commission through its European Defence Fund (EDF). These projects focus…
MilitaryAirbus Selects ScioTeq Advanced Avionics Displays for A330 MRTT Advanced avionics displays from ScioTeq, one of the aviation industry’s leading suppliers of mission-critical avionics, have been chosen by Airbus Defense and Space to be installed on the latest generation Airbus A330…
UnmannedAirbus VSR700 Testing Performed At Sea Recently, the VSR700, Airbus’ unmanned aerial system (UAS), completed more testing at sea in the west of France as a part of Airbus’ collaboration with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA). Performing…
ATM ModernizationAirbus UTM Develops "Fairness Engine" to Enable Equitable Access to Airspace Key to enabling the integration of uncrewed aircraft systems, or UAS, is establishing equitable access to airspace. Dr. Scot Campbell, Head of Airbus UTM, explained in an interview with Avionics International that…
Business & GAAirbus and Embraer Report Q1 Results Two of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Embraer, have announced their Q1 2023 results. Looking at a variety of metrics, the companies report improvements in some areas while indicating certain…
ConnectivityNorthrop Grumman In Build Phase Of SDA’s Satellite Mesh Network After Successful Critical Design Review A little over a year after winning a Space Development Agency (SDA) contract to provide satellites for a low-Earth orbit mesh communications network, Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the critical design review (CDR), paving…