ConnectivityAir France to Operate Intelsat 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity on New Airbus A220s Air France will install Intelsat‘s 2Ku high-speed satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service on 60 of its new A220-300 aircraft. Intelsat is equipping the aircraft now and will be ready to offer the full commercial…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Euroconsult Talks In-flight Connectivity Outlook for Business and Commercial Aviation On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we feature a discussion with Xavier Lansel, senior consultant for Euroconsult. Xavier joins the episode to discuss some of the details featured in…
ATM ModernizationALBATROSS to Demonstrate How 4DT Can Reduce CO2 Emissions on Air France Flights A new large-scale demonstration project involving Airbus, Air France and DSNA, the French Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) called "ALBATROSS," will demonstrate how the use of four-dimensional trajectory (4DT)-based operations can…
MilitaryF-35 Deliveries to Top Out at 156 Per Year in Fiscal 2023, Per Rebaselining Plan The F-35 Joint Program Office and the Lockheed Martin-led industry team have agreed on a rebaselined program that will deliver between 133 and 156 planes in the coming years. The rebaselining “ensures predictability…
Electrification and SustainabilityFAA Releases Special Conditions for Electric Engine Airworthiness The Federal Aviation Administration has released final special airworthiness conditions for electric engines created by magniX, the agency announced on Sept. 27. The special conditions, which go into effect Oct. 27, will…
Air TaxiVolocopter Gets Order for 150 Aircraft, Expands into Chinese Market The German urban air mobility company Volocopter has announced a joint venture company with a subsidiary of China’s Geely Technology Group, Aerofugia, to bring its UAM aircraft into China, according to a…
Air TaxiAirbus Unveils New eVTOL Aircraft Airbus announced the new version of its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the urban air mobility market, CityAirbus NextGen, at its Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace Summit on Sept. 21. …
Air TaxiGOL to Launch eVTOL Network in Brazil with 250 VA-1X Aircraft from Avolon Brazil’s largest airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. is planning to launch an electric air taxi network in Brazil following the acquisition of 250 aircraft from aircraft leasing company Avolon, according to…