ATM ModernizationEasyJet Starts In-Flight AirFi Trial, Adds Descent Profile Optimization to A320 Fleet EasyJet, the second largest U.K.-based low-cost airline, will modify its fleet of in-service Airbus A320 jets with a Flight Management System (FMS) software upgrade that will help its pilots reduce fuel burn,…
CommercialThales Targeting 2026 for PureFlyt FMS on Airbus A320, A330 and A350 A selection of the PureFlyt system by Airbus for future production A320, A330, and A350 aircraft earlier this month gives Thales its first commercial air transport platform for its next generation flight…
CommercialA320 Production, Supply Chain in Focus for Airbus Amid Commercial Recovery Higher commercial aircraft deliveries helped Airbus achieve a net income of €2.635 billion ($3.055 billion) for the first nine months of 2021 compared to the COVID-19 Pandemic-fueled €2.686 billion ($3.114 billion) loss the…
CommercialAirbus is Developing a New Enhanced Flight Vision System Option for A320s Airbus is developing a new enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its A320 family of aircraft, that will eventually be adapted to other models, representatives from the aircraft manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse…
CommercialSingapore Airlines Makes $4 Billion Deferral to Airbus and Boeing Fleet Delivery Schedule Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) will defer more than $4 billion in capital expenditure on the delivery of Airbus and Boeing aircraft scheduled over the next two years under new agreements with the…
CommercialJetBlue CEO Says Cabin, Fleet Refresh to Continue Through COVID-19 JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said the New York-based airline is still on schedule to take delivery of its first Airbus A220 later this year and will continue the ongoing process of refreshing…
ConnectivityViva Air Equips A320s With Teledyne Sim Service, Wireless Avionics Viva Air will equip a fleet of 50 new Airbus A320s with wireless data loading and transmission technology designed to improve aircraft health monitoring and parts loading among other aircraft electronic functionality.…
CommercialHoneywell to Provide and Maintain Allegiant Airbus APUs Honeywell will provide MRO services for Allegiant Air's auxiliary power units (APUs) and select avionics components across its fleet of new Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. As part of the deal, the company…
CommercialAirbus' Navblue to Provide Runway Overrun System for JetSmart A320s Airbus subsidiary Navblue will equip low-cost Chilean carrier JetSmart’s 100-member A320-family fleet with a runway overrun protection system (ROPS). ROPS is an onboard cockpit alerting system that reduces exposure to runway overrun…
ConnectivityAir Esurfing Taps Astronics for Chinese Connectivity STC Contract Astronics Corp. will equip up to 300 Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s for Chinese airlines, developing an STC for antennae and a Validation STC for the cabin distribution system as part of…