Leather and textiles provider Perrone Aerospace (booth 719) has launched a "lifecycle sustainability" initiative, which introduces "green" practices throughout its manufacturing and refurbishing processes. At the forefront of the company's initiative is its new lightweight, fuel-saving leather seating material, Leather XT, which it says weighs "a fraction" of regular leather material while offering "an incredible strength-to-weight ratio due to its bonded technology".
Source: Flight Daily News
China Airlines will retrofit its Airbus A350s with “all-new” cabin products, with the first upgraded widebody to enter service in 2027.
Russia’s Yakovlev and electronic systems specialist KRET have completed development of the autopilot and autothrust algorithms for the SJ-100 twinjet. The SJ-100 is the latest version of the Superjet 100, and features an increased proportion of systems produced domestically rather than by foreign suppliers. Preliminary testing on the ‘electronic bird’ ...
In-flight data provider Gogo completed its planned acquisition of once-competitor Satcom Direct on 4 December and named Satcom’s former president Chris Moore as CEO.
