Commercial Avianca to Expand Airbus Fleet with Order for 88 New A320neo Aircraft Avianca, the Bogota, Colombia-based airline, has confirmed an order for 88 A320neos, under a new purchase agreement with Airbus that includes an option to acquire 50 additional aircraft. Avianca will start receiving…
Air Taxi Eve to Start Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem Evaluation Flights in Brazil Next Month Embraer's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) subsidiary Eve Air Mobility will start operating an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) simulation with six passenger-carrying flights a day from Barra da Tijuca to the…
Air Taxi Munich Airport to Develop eVTOL Ground Infrastructure Munich Airport International (MAI) has established a new partnership with Urban-Air Port Ltd (UAP) to develop ground infrastructure and airport operations that can enable the the vertical take-off and landing of electric…
Commercial What's Trending in Aerospace - July 18, 2021 Check out the July 18 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
Connectivity Growth of IFEC in Aircraft to Drive Industry Demand for New Ethernet, Fiber Optics Wire, and Cable Technologies When passengers board an aircraft and see that there is in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) available, they just expect it to work, with little to no knowledge of the countless number of…
Business & GA In-Flight Connectivity Demand For Business Jets Remain High During Pandemic Demand for in-flight connectivity (IFC) on business jets remained high during the COVID-19 pandemic and may even have heightened, as the business aviation community looks for a resurgence to pre-pandemic
Connectivity Will LEO Change The Paradigm of IFC Service? A revolution is underway in the satellite industry. For decades, the industry has been defined by satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO), large satellites that orbit with the rotation of the Earth. But…
Commercial In-Flight Connectivity Investment Remains Mixed Bag For Low-Cost Carriers Regionally While airline passenger surveys in recent years consistently show the demand for in-flight internet is there for air travelers, the economics of modifying aircraft and paying a broadband service bill to offer