3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (523+ words) General Atomics Aero Tec Systems Gmb H (GA-ATS) formally rolled out the Do228 NXT twin-turboprop at its Oberpfaffenhofen facility to approximately 500 industry, government and defence stakeholders in crowded ceremony attended by Aviation Business News. The type's certification-free entry-into-service pathway, combined with…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago  (243+ words) Speakers from Boeing, Airbus, Thales and GE Aerospace are poised to top the bill at this year's Aerospace Tech Week. The aerospace technology trade show has switched from being held in Munich in March to London in November. It will…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (197+ words) European LCC Wizz Air is to roll out Starlink connectivity across its fleet of A320 aircraft in 2027. Wizz joins a growing list of European airlines that have ordered the technology. These include Air France, SAS, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Aer Lingus…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago  (111+ words) Taiwan-based China Airlines has announced a new Premium Economy class for its upcoming fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft. The seats are Recaro R4 units, with a number of modification specified by the airline. , including a tray table with a Persimmon wood veneer,…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago  (151+ words) A speaker at the IATA General Meeting has been deeply critical of e-SAF policy in the EU and UK. "The 2030 e-SAF targets by the UK and the EU are beyond unrealistic " they are utterly detached from reality," said Marie Owens…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (209+ words) Next year's International Air Transport Association (IATA) AGM and Transport Summit will be hosted by Xiamen Airlines in its home city from 30 May to 1 June 2027. "We are excited to bring the 83rd IATA AGM to China, hosted by Xiamen Airlines. China…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (321+ words) The winners of the annual IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards were announced at the organisation's AGM in Brazil this week. Rania Alturki, executive vice president human resources at Saudia Group, was named Inspirational Role Model: The High Flyer award went…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (438+ words) The conflict in the Middle East has seen a halving of airline profitability, according to the latest data from global industry body IATA. Latest numbers released at the organisation's AGM in Rio de Janeiro, forecast global annual net profit for…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (415+ words) E-commerce, marketing, disruption and turnaround management and customer experience have been identified as areas that agentic AI is ready to transform for airlines. A new whitepaper from Amadeus and Microsoft, who have a strategic partnership for developing next-gen technologies in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (456+ words) AI-enabled disruption management technology will be made available to airlines globally after SITA agreed an acquisition of the specialist developer. The aviation IT giant has a agreed a deal to buy Big Blue Analytics, the developer of OCCam, a disruption…...