Air Arabia and Panasonic Avionics have signed an agreement for the installation of eXW wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution across Air Arabia’s 172 aircraft. The agreement extends an existing programme with six A321LRs already flying with Panasonic Avionics’ eXW solution to include Air Arabia’s Airbus A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR fleets. In total, 120 aircraft will
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) and EVA Air have signed an agreement to install in-flight engagement (IFE) and connectivity systems, along with a range of digital services, on 54 of EVA Air’s wide-body and narrow-body aircraft. Panasonic Avionics’ new Astrova seat-end IFE solution will be installed on 18 of the airline’s new Airbus A350-1000 and
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has announced a significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions with a new land lease agreement in progress with SkyClean US Energy Inc. The proposed facility would be among the largest current sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities in the U.S., capable of producing up to 25 million gallons of unblended
Panasonic Avionics has signed an agreement with Air Canada to install its Astrova in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution on over 80 aircraft starting in 2025. According to the terms of the agreement, the flag carrier of Canada will see Astrova line-fitted on Air Canada’s Boeing 787-10, Airbus A220-300 and A321XLR aircraft. Additionally, it will be retrofitted
American Airlines Group has released that Vasu Raja, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), will depart the airline in June 2024, Raja has served as American’s Chief Commercial Officer since April 2022. Previously, he held the role of Chief Revenue Officer and Senior Vice President of Network Strategy, where he was responsible for
Spirit Airlines has announced the opening of a new crew base for pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in September 2024, furthering the airline’s investments to enhance operational reliability. Spirit expects to locate approximately 200 pilots in Newark initially, with additional supervisors and support functions to follow. Crew bases are the various airport stations
Astronics Corporation has announced the global delivery of 350 shipsets of the EmPower® UltraLite G2 power system since its launch in 2022. The company has a backlog of 300 more systems to be delivered by the end of 2024, demonstrating the rapid increase in adoption rate for the next-generation passenger power solution, which delivers more
Jet Aviation has launched its first in-house innovation test and display room in Basel. The space, designed to represent part of a narrow-body fuselage, allows customers to experience the latest cabin innovations and technological advancements at Jet Aviation, including acoustic treatments. The Innovation Space at Jet Aviation Basel serves as a showroom and experimental area
easyJet has opened a new Integrated Control Centre (ICC) in Luton to manage its daily flight programme of around 2000 flights. The new centre has embedded AI into its day-to-day practices to aid faster and better decision-making, improving the customer experience. For example, tools help predict standby crew requirements and a crew planning tool recommends
Gama Aviation has achieved a major milestone in the construction of its new business aviation centre facility at Sharjah International Airport. Designed to accommodate a range of business jet types, helicopters and future eVTOL air systems, the business aviation centre will include a 14,000 m² air-conditioned premium hangar, a 36,000 m² dedicated aircraft parking apron,
