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…
CommercialFrontier Airlines Adopts Airbus Skywise Health Monitoring on A320 Fleet Frontier Airlines is adopting Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM) technology from Airbus across its fleet of A320neo aircraft, according to an Oct. 14 press release. SHM will give Frontier the ability to gather…
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…
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…
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…
CommercialDelta Air Lines Expands Fleet with New Airbus A321neo Order Delta is continuing its 2021 fleet modernization strategy with a new agreement that will add 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft to its fleet. The aircraft are being converted from purchase rights into firm…
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Electrification and SustainabilityAre EU Green Deal Aviation Targets Attainable? The European Commission adopted a sweeping set of climate proposals aimed at reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 that will significantly impact the aviation industry. While…
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