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NewsFrench start-up Beyond Aero steps up development of hydrogen-powered business jet
Start-up Beyond Aero is making its EBACE debut as it transitions from its now-completed demonstrator flight-test programme to development of an 8-10-passenger business aircraft powered by hydrogen.
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NewsBusiness aviation bosses stay upbeat on net-zero ambitions
Industry leaders have doubled down on the sector’s environmental commitments, citing ongoing investment in emission-reducing technologies in a bid to reach net-zero by 2050.
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NewsTextron Aviation marks production of 400th Citation Latitude
Textron Aviation has marked the production of its 400th Citation Latitude and unveiled Garmin 5000-based enhancements.
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NewsZim secures launch customer for new premium economy seat
Zim Aircraft Seating has closed a contract with an undisclosed widebody customer for its new premium economy seat.
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NewsHughes signs deal with Turkish firms to support AJet connectivity
Hughes Network Systems has on 29 May during AIX signed an agreement with TCI Aircraft Interiors and satellite specialist Turksat to support the latter two companies provision of in-flight connectivity services to Turkish low-cost carrier AJet.
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NewsChaise Longue doubles up with new premium cabin concept
Chaise Longue is at AIX pitching its new hybrid cabin concept Elevated Class, a solution that includes premium seating on two levels.
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NewsPoland signs deal to acquire JASSM-ER cruise missiles
Polish defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has signed an agreement with the USA to acquire Lockheed Martin AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER cruise missiles.
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NewsEl Al backtracks on tourism venture as Gaza conflict persists
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has temporarily halted plans to establish a joint tourism company, owing to circumstances including the Gaza conflict. The airline had disclosed last year that it was entering a pact with travel company Issta to establish a tourism and holiday joint venture. But El Al states, in ...
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NewsIndiGo trials AirFi’s wireless in-flight entertainment
Indian carrier IndiGo is carrying out a three-month trial of AirFi’s wireless in-flight entertainment, incorporating elements personalised to the airline, which the carrier hopes will be “a useful tool for improving the customer experience for digital-savvy passengers on its flights”.
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NewsAltitude, airspeed increase preceded ‘rapid’ g-force change in SIA 777 turbulence event
Investigators have disclosed that an “uncommanded” increase in altitude and airspeed – likely caused an updraft – preceded a severe in-flight upset involving a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER.
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NewsVolotea inaugural customer for Acro Aircraft Seating’s reclining Series 9
Spanish airline Volotea has ordered Acro Aircraft Seating’s Series 9 seat to equip its narrowbody Airbus fleet, making it the inaugural customer for the Recline model of the SR9 seat.
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NewsAir Canada taps Panasonic for Astrova IFE across 80 aircraft
Air Canada is to install Panasonic Avionics’ Astrova in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution on 80 aircraft across its fleet, with line-fit and retrofit options of the scalable, modular design starting in 2025.
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NewsDiehl heads Crystal Cabin Award winners
Diehl Aviation picked up two wins at the Crystal Cabin Awards, after being recognised in the Passenger Comfort and Sustainable Cabin categories.
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NewsLilium’s Roewe 'confident but not comfortable’ with mid-2026 service-entry goal
Lilium chief executive Klaus Roewe says he is confident that the German company will hit its target of service entry for the developmental Lilium Jet by the middle of 2026. Although the Bavaria-based firm has yet to fly a full-scale version of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ...
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NewsKydex and Kasiglas see fruits of co-operation
A year on since Sekisui Kydex and Kasiglas first initiated a joint product venture– a collaboration initiated via an opportune meeting at AIX 2023 – the resulting advanced polymer product development has resulted in a product projected to fly this year.
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NewsUS Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scouts fly into retirement just two years after entering operational service
US Navy (USN) budget documents reveal that the service plans to retire the newest variant of an unmanned helicopter it spent more than a decade and nearly $1.5 billion developing.
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NewsEffects of conflict behind unusually-strong El Al first-quarter performance
Israeli flag-carrier El Al believes traffic changes arising from the Gaza conflict have resulted in uncharacteristic winter demand for its services, and a unusually strong first-quarter performance.
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NewsC919 to make first commercial flight out of Mainland China
Comac’s C919 will make its first commercial flight outside of Mainland China, a year after it entered service with launch customer China Eastern Airlines.
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NewsPilot survives ejection from F-35B crash in New Mexico
A pilot was injured after ejecting from a crash that destroyed an F-35B fighter jet near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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NewsChief commercial officer Vasu Raja to depart American Airlines
Vasu Raja will soon depart as chief commercial officer of American Airlines after more than 20 years with the Dallas-Fort Worth-based company.