CommercialThales Targeting 2026 for PureFlyt FMS on Airbus A320, A330 and A350 A selection of the PureFlyt system by Airbus for future production A320, A330, and A350 aircraft earlier this month gives Thales its first commercial air transport platform for its next generation flight…
CommercialCebu Pacific Equips Airbus A330neo fleet with SITA Swiftbroadband Cockpit Connectivity Cebu Pacific Air, the Manila, Philippines-based low cost airline, will equip its fleet of Airbus A330neo aircraft with an upgraded form of SITA for Aircraft’s AIRCOM cockpit connectivity technology with Swiftbroadband-Safety (SB-S).…
Air TaxiAirbus Helicopters CEO Gives eVTOL Updates, 2022 Market Outlook at Heli-Expo DALLAS, TEXAS — CEO of Airbus Helicopters, Bruno Even, and President of Airbus Helicopters Inc., Romain Trapp, shared their perspectives on the company and their progress in a press conference at HAI…
Electrification and SustainabilityAirbus and CFM International to Test Hydrogen-Powered Passport Engine on Modified A380 In an agreement with CFM International, Airbus is beginning a hydrogen demonstration program, with the first flights taking place in the next five years. CFM International—a joint company between Safran Aircraft Engines…
Electrification and SustainabilityRolls-Royce, Safran, Airbus, and Singapore Airlines Sign Declaration to Advance Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel At the Singapore Airshow last week, four entities signed the Global SAF Declaration in a demonstration of their commitment to promoting and accelerating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and consumption. Singapore Airlines…
CommercialAirbus VP of Research & Technology Talks Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Hydrogen By the end of 2021, for all customers receiving aircraft from Airbus’s final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was incorporated in the delivery process. “In the future, we’re…
CommercialBoeing Secures Qatar Airways as Launch Customer of New 777-8 Freighter Qatar Airways has become the launch customer for Boeing’s new 777-8 Freighter, the air cargo variant of the 777X passenger jet that the Middle East carrier is also launching, with an expected…
Electrification and SustainabilityClean Sky 2 Airbus C295 Technology Demonstrator Completes First Flight The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB2), as part of the Clean Sky 2 program, completed its maiden flight successfully, taking off from Seville, Spain. Modifications to the aircraft aim to…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Report 2021 Commercial Aircraft Deliveries Airbus and Boeing reported their full-year 2021 commercial aircraft deliveries this week, with both of the manufacturers seeing increases over 2020 delivery activity. Both OEMs plan on providing more details in…
CommercialThe 10 Most-Read Avionics International Articles of 2021 With just a few days remaining in 2021, we take a look back at our 10 most-read articles of 2021, a year in which new display-driven avionics technologies and electric vertical takeoff…