Italy's Alenia Spazio has been selected to build the 20 Ku-band transponder Atlantic Bird 1 satellite for Eutelsat, the company's first Eutelsat prime contract. Alenia will shortly become a part of the new Matra Marconi Space-Dasa-Alenia company, Astrium.
Source: Flight International
Turkish Airlines aims to begin rolling out its new business-class suites next year on 777s
Aerospace giant RTX has named company veteran Troy Brunk as the new president of its Collins Aerospace business, effective immediately.
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has unveiled initial destinations to which it will deploy Boeing 777-300ERs with refurbished interior. The first aircraft – out of 81 of the type to be refreshed – is undergoing the modification from 1 July. Emirates says it will offer the upgraded cabin initially on services ...
