Electrification and SustainabilityAirbus Reveals New “DisruptiveLab” Demonstrator and Other Sustainability Efforts During its annual summit this week, Airbus revealed its new flying laboratory called DisruptiveLab which was created to test technologies for improving aircraft performance and reducing CO2 emissions for helicopters. Airbus Helicopters…
ConnectivityAirbus Unveils GeniusLINK Ecosystem at APEX LONG BEACH, Calif. — Airbus announced last week at the APEX Expo that the new GeniusLINK in-flight system will now be offered for third-party fleets. The GeniusLINK solution is similar to Airspace…
ConnectivitySeamless Air Alliance Establishes Research Lab for IFC Performance Measurement LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Seamless Air Alliance revealed last week that a new research laboratory for measuring in-flight connectivity (IFC) performance has been established. United Airlines, Safran, Boeing, JetBlue, AT&T, Thales,…
Business & GAAirbus Corporate Jets Plans to Deliver First TwoTwenty in Q1 2023 Airbus Corporate Jets launched the TwoTwenty corporate jet aircraft at the end of 2020. In a conversation with Avionics International, Sean McGeough, VP Commercial Airbus Corporate Jets for North America, remarked that…
Air TaxiEcocopter and Airbus Explore Urban Air Mobility in Latin America Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding last month with helicopter operator Ecocopter to collaborate in launching urban air mobility services in Latin America. Ecocopter’s fleet is primarily made up of Airbus helicopters,…
CommercialCommercial Aftermarket Services Will Recover to Pre-Pandemic Levels Next Year, New Airbus Report Says A new report published by Airbus expects demand for commercial aircraft aftermarket services to return to pre-pandemic 2019 levels by next year. The annual Airbus Global Services Forecast (GSF) analyzes projected growth…
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,…
Air TaxiAirbus and Hiratagakuen Partner to Test Future Flight Routes for eVTOLs in Japan Airbus and Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen announced a new partnership last week targeting the development of advanced air mobility operations in the Kansai region of Japan. The partnership will address the requirements…
CommercialJetBlue Expects to Close Acquisition of Spirit Airlines by 2024 JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire the Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion, an acquisition still subject to regulatory approval that the New York-based carrier expects to officially…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic to Equip Airbus A330neo Fleet with Viasat In-Flight Connectivity Service Virgin Atlantic's new fleet of Airbus A330-900neo aircraft will feature in-flight connectivity (IFC) services enabled by Viasat's Ka-band satellite network, according to a July 12 announcement from the two companies. Under a…