CommercialAirbus Launches New Extra-Long-Range A321neo Variant Airbus has launched a new long-range single-aisle aircraft, the A321XLR. An evolution of the A321neo, the new XLR has a range of 4,700 nautical miles, greater than the distance from New York…
MilitaryFrance's Do-It-All H160 Cheetah to Get Matching Thales Avionics The French military will equip its Airbus H160 variant — the "Guépard," or cheetah — with Thales' FlytX avionics suite. FlytX is a touchscreen-centric system that the company customizes for customer need.…
CommercialThe Air Taxi Challenges Uber Isn't Considering Not so fast, Uber. Breaking into the urban air mobility market means a lot of challenges that a company new to the game has no way of accounting for, according to Itai…
CommercialJetBlue to Launch London Route as Beginning of Transatlantic Expansion JetBlue will begin flying multiple daily flights to London from both New York and Boston in 2021, the airline announced April 10, as an entree to the European market. The operator has…
ATM ModernizationEasyJet’s New A320 First Equipped to Fly 4D Flights EasyJet is the first European airline that will start operating aircraft equipped with avionics capable of enabling 4D initial trajectory sharing, a future navigation concept proposed to help air navigation service providers…
CommercialDelta Wants Boeing NMA to Replace 757, 767 Fleet Delta plans to spend billions modernizing one-third of its fleet over the next five years, according to CEO Ed Bastian. The executive sees around 200 Boeing 757s and 767s that the Atlanta-based…
MilitaryUS Coast Guard to Upgrade H-65 Avionics The Coast Guard is set to start full-rate production of an overhaul program to extend the life of its Airbus H-65 Dolphins by 10,000 flight hours and at the same time upgrading…
Business & GAFree of C-Series, Bombardier Profits for First Time in Five Years For the first time in five years, Bombardier finished the year with a profit, earning a net income of $318 million in 2018 as the company looks to complete its turnaround. Total…
CommercialA350 to Replace A380 as New Airbus Flagship Airplane The A350 is now the flagship passenger jet for Airbus, after the manufacturer made a financial decision to end production on the A380, executives said during their annual conference in Toulouse, France,…
CommercialPublic Perception of Urban Air Mobility Shaped by Noise, Safety Public perception of the proposed use of electric air taxis is most influenced by the noise generated and perceived safety of such vehicles, a new study has found. The study, conducted by…