Astronics Corporation has received an STC from Transport Canada for ‘The Edge’, its latest aircraft cabin network platform that enables fully featured IFE. Onboard e-commerce experience company, LiFE in the Air, is now using The Edge platform to host its digital inflight systems
A critical milestone has been passed in the verification phase for Global Eagle’s Airconnect Ka IFC terminal, to be used with the Telesat Lightspeed low-earth orbit (LEO) network. The terminal enables fibre-quality connectivity on the LEO Network
SkyFive, an air-to-ground (ATG) provider for the aviation sector, has created an an independent sister company – SkyFive Inflight Connectivity (Beijing) – which is dedicated to developing a 5G ATG inflight connectivity solution for airlines in China
The aviation asset management division of ST Engineering has entered into an agreement with Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, to set up a 50:50 joint venture (JV) undertaking PTF aircraft leasing
Collins Aerospace’s Venue cabin management system (CMS) has had “a little work done”, including a new GUI that simplifies cabin control for passengers
Airbus has resumed work on modernising the industrial capabilities of its A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse, to support market recovery and growing demand, and to support the entry-into-service of the A321XLR
Delta Air Lines has won the J.D. Power 2021 North America Airline Satisfaction award, following positive feedback from customers who appreciated its crew standards, its approach to removing change fees, and its empty middle seats policy
British Airways is conducting a trial of a cloud-based digital Covid-19 antigen test that can display results within 25 seconds. The airline, which says it is the first in the world to trial this ultra-rapid test, sees the technology as a significant tool in opening up travel
The delivery of the first A321LR aircraft with an Airspace cabin is a big event for JetBlue, and for FACC, which collaborated on the development and manufacturing of the A320 Family Airspace cabin
Jet Aviation in Basel has received an STC from EASA for the methodology and analysis used in certifying interior installations on Boeing 787. This STC is the first of its type ever to be granted to a completion centre
