CommercialA New Method to Protect Aircraft From Lightning Strikes? While the possibility of an aircraft being struck by lightning is rare and does not present a threat to flight crews or pilots, aircraft manufacturers are looking to improve their current level…
CommercialChina Eastern Airlines to Rely on GE Aviation Digital Solutions GE Aviation will provide a comprehensive digital analytics solution for the China Eastern Airlines (CEA) fleet of more than 700 aircraft over the next three years. GE Aviation and CEA started their…
CommercialAirbus Automating Emergency Descents on A350 XWB The first Airbus A350-1000, which was delivered to launch operator Qatar Airways last month, is equipped with a new safety feature that will now be standard across all A350-1000s. Called the automated…
ConnectivityEmirates Celebrates a Decade of In-Flight Calls Emirates is celebrating 10 years of enabling mobile phone use onboard its — and any commercial — aircraft. In March 2008, Emirates became the first airline in the world to allow customers…
MilitaryBoeing Has a New 'Commercial Derivative Aircraft' Division Boeing is reorganizing its defense segment by adding two new divisions and eliminating another to better align with its market strategy. The two new divisions, Commercial Derivative Aircraft and Missile and Weapon…
MilitarySafran Avionics Adorn Airbus Lakotas Ordered by US Army The U.S. Army has awarded two contracts to Airbus Helicopters to deliver a total of 51 UH-72A Lakotas, on which Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics USA supplies avionics systems. The initial award…
MilitaryUK Considers Cost-Cutting Channels for F-35 Sustainment The United Kingdom is looking for ways to drive down the cost of operating and sustaining its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet now that the program is transitioning from its initial development…
ConnectivityAirborne Wireless Network Applies to Test Infinitus Airborne Wireless Network has applied with the FAA for experimental operating certificates to allow the installation of Infinitus components on two Cessna demonstration aircraft. The applications will allow Airborne Wireless to install…