AirAsia India has partnered with Hyperlocal Cloud platform Sugarbox, for providing in-flight entertainment (IFE) services. The technology called AirFlix provides 6,000 hours of high-resolution content, with access to 1,000+ International and Indian movies, short...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Europe’s first licensed cargo drone operator gets €2.5 million EU grant
Dronamics announced on Thursday that it has been awarded a €2.5 million grant by the European Commission's European Innovation Council Accelerator programme. Founded eight years ago, Dronamics was the first business of its kind to be granted a licence in Europe. It...
Airbus flags early advances with hydrogen fuel tank technology
Airbus's mission to market so-called zero-emissions aircraft by the middle of the next decade is making progress, the airline revealed recently, saying its experts had been working for the past 15 months on building tanks that could put hydrogen-powered jets in the...
Pittsburgh International Airport to try out robot waiters
Pittsburgh International Airport is to sell robot-delivered drinks to volunteer passengers as part of a tie-up with Ottonomy, maker of the "fully autonomous" Ottobot. Passengers who sign up for the trial run will be able to order and pick up beverages from the robots...
IBA: Narrowbody values recover to pre-pandemic levels
The Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737MAX will dominate the narrowbody market, as per the latest IBA report. The report showed that the global capacity recovery towards 2019 has slowed in the second half of 2022 but will continue in 2023 and this slow recovery rate is due...
Copa Airlines signs Lufthansa System’s Lido FMS and Lido mPilot for operational efficiency and safety
Copa Holdings and Lufthansa System have signed a partnership on the use of Lido FMS and Lido mPilot to enable maximum operational efficiency and safety. Copa Airlines and AeroRepública are subsidiaries of Copa Holdings and a member of the global Star Alliance network....
Archer selects Garmin’s G3000 integrated flight deck for Midnight
Archer Aviation has selected Garmin’s G3000 integrated flight deck for Midnight, Archer’s eVTOL. According to Garmin, the G3000 is an ideal solution for Midnight cockpit as it is compact and lightweight, and offers both an extensive certification pedigree and the...
British Airways trials smart technology for paperless travel from Heathrow airport
British Airways (BA) has become the first airline in the UK to start trials on using biometric technology that allows passengers to travel abroad without having to show their passports. The trial will run for six months on BA flights from London Heathrow Terminal 5...
EVIA AERO orders 15 modification kits and 10 aircraft with Cranfield Aerospace
EVIA AERO has added another five units of hydrogen fuel-cell conversion kits to its existing Letter of Intent with Cranfield Aerospace (CAeS). Initially EVIA AERO had initially signed up for 10 modification kits plus supplementary type certificates (STCs). CAeS CEO...
Embraer reports consolidated revenue of $929 million in Q32022
Embraer delivered 10 commercial jets and 23 executive jets (15 light / 8 mid/super-midsize jets) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, bringing the total deliveries so far this year to 27 commercial jets and 52 executive jets (33 light /19 mid/super-midsize jets)....
Archer Aviation closes Q3 of 2022 with cash equivalents of $600 million
Archer Aviation closed the Q3 of 2022 with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $600 million. The company reported total operating expenses of $93.8 million and a net loss of $91 million. During the reporting period, Archer achieved an important...
NASA awards HyTEC project to Pratt & Whitney for sustainable propulsion
NASA has selected Pratt & Whitney to develop advanced engine technologies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions for next generation single-aisle aircraft. The Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project is part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight National...