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Otto Aerospace has announced a major regulatory milestone for its flagship Phantom 3500 program: closure of the G-1 Issue Paper, which establishes the aircraft’s Certification Basis with the Federal Aviation Administration under 14 CFR Part 23.
Finalization of the G-1 Issue Paper marks a major step in the Phantom 3500 program by clearly establishing the regulatory framework for type certification. More
Electra, the global leader in hybrid-electric aviation, today unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 program. The study explores how targeted electrification, advanced aerodynamics, and integrated airframe-propulsion design can transform the efficiency and competitiveness of aircraft with 100+ passengers by mid-century. More
LOT Polish Airlines has launched a partnership with ElevenLabs as part of the company’s technological development strategy. The cooperation aims to further enhance the quality and accessibility of customer service through the development of modern solutions and communication channels for passengers. The tool provided by ElevenLabs complements the existing customer service model, increasing operational efficiency while maintaining a high-quality passenger experience. More
In an era when digitalisation is accelerating, computing power is more than ever a critical differentiator. The deployment of Airbus’ new generation high-performance computing (HPC6) supercomputers shows how supercomputers can offer a massive leap in capacity, representing a new step toward full digital enablement and bringing more efficient and quiet aircraft to market, faster. More
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released estimates showing that global Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production is expected to reach around 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, representing just 0.8% of aviation fuel use, at a cost to airlines of $4.3 billion. More
Raven, the aviation growth specialists, today launched the Customer Growth Index (CGI) at the 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro: a single, comparable rating of the digital experience that wins or loses airline bookings. The CGI scores carriers on four measures of airlines’ digital estates – speed, accessibility, booking flow and AI findability – and ranks each one against a bespoke competitive set matched by both business model and geography. In practice, this means a low-cost carrier is judged against comparable low-cost carriers in the same region rather than against a long-haul flag carrier or an operator in another market. More
InterLnkd has today unveiled NEXORA, a curated ancillary stream that helps inflight connectivity partners turn onboard dwell time into a revenue opportunity – across both full inflight Wi-Fi and closed onboard network environments.
Built as a drop-in upsell layer for inflight portals, NEXORA extends the curation and personalisation technology behind InterLnkd’s AirMall inflight retail solution to the wider ancillary market. More
Boston Logan passengers on select Delta Air Lines and JetBlue flights can check in, drop their bags, and clear TSA security in Framingham, Massachusetts, before they ever reach the airport. The Logan Airport Remote Terminal at Framingham, launched today by the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), is the first off-airport security checkpoint in North America. SITA’s common-use check-in technology is the platform that makes it work. More
