Business & GA5 Ways FedEx is Modernizing its Flight Operations FedEx is expecting to deliver up to 400 million packages this holiday season, and the avionics featured on its fleet of more 650 aircraft will play a major role in supporting the…
CommercialTop 10 Avionics News Stories of November 2017 November was another active month across all segments of aviation, with Airbus announcing plans to fly the E-Fan X demonstrator by 2020, China unveiling major investments for in-flight connectivity infrastructure and major…
CommercialThese OEMs Made Blockbuster Deals at the Dubai Airshow It has been said that the Dubai Airshow is where deals are made. That proved true for several lessors and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) at the show’s most recent installment, which occurred…
CommercialThe Middle East is Going to Need Thousands of Airline Technicians, Boeing Says From the Dubai Air Show, occurring now until Thursday, Boeing has projected that the Middle East will see significant demand for commercial airline pilots, technicians and cabin crew over the next 20…
ConnectivityAzerbaijan Airlines Taps Rockwell Collins for Connectivity on Boeing 737 MAXs Rockwell Collins is set to outfit 10 Azerbaijan Airlines Boeing 737 MAXs. Announced during the Dubai Air Show, occurring now and ending Thursday, the deal has Rockwell Collins delivery in-flight connectivity, in-flight…
CommercialBoeing Says Middle East Could Demand 3,350 New Airplanes Over 20 Years In light of Dubai Airshow, occurring now and ending Thursday, Boeing has released its forecast for the new airplane market for airlines in the Middle East. Over the next two decades, Boeing…
CommercialAirbus-Bombardier Partnership Has No Impact on Boeing Strategy While Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes business unit reported one of its most successful quarters Wednesday, most of the questions lodged at chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on the third quarter earnings call focused on…
CommercialBoeing Signs Collaboration Agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) have signed a collaboration agreement, Boeing said. The two parties are now set to try to reduce costs in MHI production of wings for the…
CommercialBoeing Venture Arm Invests in Pursuit of Urban Air Taxi Market Penetration Boeing HorizonX has invested in a company specializing in autonomous flight. Pennsylvania-based Near Earth Autonomy, with the new Boeing investment, plans to partner with the manufacturer to explore future products and applications…
CommercialNASA Gives Aurora Another Year for D8 X-Plane Development Future Boeing company Aurora Flight Sciences is set to continue developing the subsonic D8 X-Plane (XD8), Aurora said. NASA has awarded the firm with a 12-month contract. The XD8 program aims to…
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