CommercialUnited Airlines Commits to Purchase of 15 Boom Supersonic Airliners United Airlines made its second major next-generation air transportation investment of the year on Thursday, committing to a purchase of 15 supersonic aircraft being developed by Denver, Colorado-based Boom Supersonic. Boom Supersonic,…
CommercialGarmin to Make G5000 Avionics Air Transport Debut on D328eco Deutsche Aircraft, the Munich-based aircraft manufacturer that launched operations in December, has selected Garmin’s G5000 flight deck to make its air transport market debut on the D328eco aircraft. The D328eco is being…
CommercialIn-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
Editor's NoteEditor's Note: Should Airline IFC Business Models Reflect Coffee Shops and Hotels? Starbucks for example used to charge its customers by the hour to access and use the internet within its shops. That practice stopped in 2010 when the former CEO of Starbucks, Howard…
ConnectivityGrowth 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…
CommercialPODCAST: Alton Aviation Analyst Talks Asia Pacific Region Airlines, COVID and Connectivity On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Joshua Ng, director of Alton Aviation Consultancy joins to provide some perspective on the state of the commercial airline industry in the Asia Pacific…
ConnectivityConnect Airlines to Join Growing Number of Q400 Operators Using FLYHT AI Services and Connectivity Connect Airlines, the new Toronto-based scheduled air carrier, will become the latest Q400 operator to modify its fleet with connectivity and intelligence services supplied by Calgary-based avionics manufacturer FLYHT Aerospace Solutions. Under…
AI & AutonomySecond EASA Joint Report Explains Key Elements of W Development Model for Machine Learning Avionics Software The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Daedalean published their second joint report Concepts of Design Assurance for Neural Networks (CoDANN) II, on May 21 to explain key machine learning software…