Ben Smalley climbs the ranks at Sekisui Kydex
Following Sekisui Kydex’s promotion of Ben Smalley in November 2022, to the role of director of aviation and design, he has now been promoted further, to the role of director of business development
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Delta brings in Touch to solve IFE content bottleneck
Delta Air Lines’ new partnership with Touch Inflight Solutions aims to solve IFE content bottlenecks, with media delivered on board aircraft in just 24 hours
Finnair weighs in with MTOW to lighten the financial load
Finnair has increased the maximum take-off weight of select aircraft, in order to raise cargo and customer capacity for flights to the Far East and tackle the closure of Russian airspace
Complete recovery of aviation due in Q1 2023
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) forecasts that air passenger demand will rapidly recover to pre-pandemic levels on most routes during the first quarter of 2023, and that growth of around 3% on 2019 figures will be achieved by year end
Telesat to provide infrastructure for Anuvu Constellation
Anuvu has announced a deal to lease new antennas and ground-station infrastructure from Telesat, to support the development of its Anuvu Constellation. This agreement strengthens the companies’ long-standing relationship for geostationary orbit satellite capacity
Huge STUNNING thermoplastic fuselage completed
The lower half of the Clean Sky 2 Thermoplastic Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) has been delivered, and at 8m by 4m, it is one of the largest thermoplastic assemblies in the world. The technology used could significantly reduce weight and manufacturing costs for future aircraft
UK pledges £113 million to bring in zero-emission flights
Government and industry in the UK are investing £113 million in cutting-edge hydrogen and all-electric flight technologies to unlock ‘guilt-free flight’ and support green job opportunities
AES expands operations into Spain
Aircraft design and certification specialist, Aerospace Engineering Solutions (AES), has opened an office in Malaga, Spain, as the company embarks on a phase of international expansion
New CEO joins dnata UK
Dnata has appointed Lynn McClelland as CEO of its Catering and Retail division in the UK. She will head Dnata’s catering and retail operations at 18 airports across the UK, a setup that provides services to 38 airlines
Airlines are bouncing back, and Aircraft Interiors Expo is ready
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) will set the scene for the next chapter of aircraft cabin innovation when it returns to Hamburg Messe in June 2023, amid the year of the aviation industry’s return to profitability