Connexion by Boeing, the broadband in-flight internet and data communications product, has been regaining momentum. Japan Airlines signed a letter of intent to become its Asian launch customer with installation in 10 of its long-haul aircraft as a first step. British Airways also was a recent customer. Tenzing Communications, Boeing's major competitor in the passenger connectivity race and its shareholder Airbus brought on Rockwell Collins as a new team member.
Source: Airline Business
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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Lessor Avolon is entering a partnership with Airbus to examine the commercialisation and financing perspective for future hydrogen-powered aircraft, and how a leasing model will support fleet development. Avolon is the first leasing partner for Airbus’s ZEROe hydrogen-propulsion project, under which the airframer aims to develop a zero-emission aircraft by ...
