From the Control Tower
Another major conference week
APEX EXPO kicks off this morning in Los Angeles, bringing four days of seminars and new product announcements to the market. It will be a busy week for sure, but worth the crazy long days to see what will be flying a few years from now. Follow along all week long (especially on Twitter) for updates from the show.
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Mitsubishi scores a SpaceJet 100 order in the US regional market
Mitsubishi Aircraft (probably) has a US-based customer for its SpaceJet M100 regional jet.
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Connectivity
Air Canada confirms Thales as 737 MAX WiFi provider
The news was not particularly secret. Still, confirmation proved elusive until today. Air Canada now affirms its selection of Thales as the inflight wifi provider on its 737 MAX fleet.
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Gogo makes a China 2Ku play
Airlines in China find themselves spoiled for choice when it comes to picking an inflight connectivity solutions provider. Gogo (re)joins that party with an announcement this week that it will partner with APT Mobile Satcom Limited (APSATCOM) in selling its 2Ku connectivity solution in the country.
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In-Flight Entertainment
Vistara, Bluebox go app-free for streaming IFE
One year in to their partnership the streaming inflight entertainment solution flying on Vistara is getting an upgrade. Vistara World, powered by the Bluebox Wow portable IFE platform, no longer requires an app for passengers to view DRM-protected content. The change took effect on 1 September 2019 across the full fleet of 31 aircraft.
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Other Industry News
Key witness in MH17 downing released from jail in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Thursday unexpectedly released a key witness in the case of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, just minutes before Russian President...
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European aviation safety agency sets strict demands for Boeing 737 MAX return to flight
What will it take for the MAX to return to the skies? Europe appears unconvinced that the FAA and Boeing are sufficiently far along in the redesign of the MCAS system, setting up the potential for a fragmented certification process.
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Door blows out during ground test on Boeing 777X jet
Another setback for Boeing's newest aircraft type as a major milestone in the testing process misses the mark
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