CommercialQatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker on Sustainability, the Passenger Experience, and More LONG BEACH, Calif. — Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker spoke during the Thought Leadership Conference at the APEX Expo this week about the airline’s response to the pandemic, its approach…
Advanced TechnologyOPINION: How Web3 is Revolutionizing the Aviation Industry Through Decentralization Web3—a catalyst towards redefining and transforming various sectors or a revolution that can permeate daily aspects of our lives? Or is it neither? To help answer this question, focusing on one sector…
ConnectivityEmissions Monitoring Firm Estuaire Contracts Spire for Flight Report Data Space-based data, analytics, and space services company Spire Global will supply aircraft positional data, as well as data from its Flight Report aggregation platform to Estuaire, an environmental data firm servicing the airline…
RegulationRemote ID: Insights from Dedrone The FAA's Remote ID requirements, which mandate drones to broadcast identification information, were expected to go into effect on September 16. The agency has now extended the enforcement date to March 16,…
Business & GANetJets Extends Fleet Agreement with Textron Aviation An agreement announced today gives NetJets the option to purchase 1,500 Cessna Citation business jets from Textron Aviation over a 15-year period. Textron has provided more than 800 aircraft to NetJets over…
ConnectivityAirbus Shares Connectivity Updates at APEX Expo LONG BEACH, Calif. — Airbus has chosen Safran Passenger Innovations as its Ku-band multi-orbit satcom antenna supplier. The company also confirmed Intelsat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation as launch Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for…
AI & AutonomyZipline Gets FAA Approval for BVLOS Drone Deliveries The Federal Aviation Administration has granted authorization to Zipline International, Inc., to initiate commercial package deliveries using drones that operate beyond the operator’s visual line of sight (BVLOS) around Salt Lake City…
Advanced TechnologyGarmin Secures FAA Certification for GFC 500 Autopilot in Additional Aircraft Models Garmin recently received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its GFC 500 digital autopilot system. This certification now extends its application to several other aircraft, including the Cessna 177/177A Cardinal, Beechcraft T34A/T34B Series,…