Commercial Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker on Sustainability, the Passenger Experience, and More LONG BEACH, Calif. — Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker spoke during the Thought Leadership Conference at the APEX Expo this week about the…
Connectivity Emissions Monitoring Firm Estuaire Contracts Spire for Flight Report Data Space-based data, analytics, and space services company Spire Global will supply aircraft positional data, as well as data from its Flight Report aggregation platform to Estuaire,…
Business & GA NetJets Extends Fleet Agreement with Textron Aviation An agreement announced today gives NetJets the option to purchase 1,500 Cessna Citation business jets from Textron Aviation over a 15-year period. Textron has provided…
Connectivity Airbus 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…
AI & Autonomy Zipline Gets FAA Approval for BVLOS Drone Deliveries The Federal Aviation Administration has granted authorization to Zipline International, Inc., to initiate commercial package deliveries using drones that operate beyond the operator’s visual line…
Advanced Technology Garmin Secures FAA Certification for GFC 500 Autopilot in Additional Aircraft Models Garmin recently received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its GFC 500 digital autopilot system. This certification now extends its application to several other aircraft, including…