Breeze Airways, a new US-based carrier, has launched operations. Breeze will take delivery of all 13 leased jets during summer 2021, to reach an initial fleet of 10 E190s and three E195s, with plans to grow the fleet further before the end of the year
Viasat has signed a deal with Delta Air Lines to supply an additional 230+ of Delta’s domestic mainline, narrow-body aircraft with inflight connectivity (IFC). Select aircraft from Delta’s fleet will be retrofitted with Viasat’s next-generation Ka-band satellite technology
As part of a drive to reduce food waste onboard its flights., Etihad Airways has signed an MoU with ‘The Concept’, a UAE-based product development and design company, to research and develop inflight technology that can monitor food consumption
Dubai-based Flydubai has invested in new IFE systems for its Boeing 737 fleet, replacing its Lumexis FTTS with systems from Global Eagle
Finnair is installing HEPA filters on the air recirculation systems of its entire ATR 72 turboprop fleet, in a project running between June 2021 and early 2022. The airline has already fitted its Airbus and Embraer fleets with HEPA filters
Qingdao Airlines has announced that it is fully committed to expanding and accelerating the deployment of high-speed inflight satellite internet across its aircraft fleet. IFEC supplier FTS notes it is seeing “more confidence, optimism and interest” from China’s domestic airlines on making long-term investments in inflight connectivity
Delta Air Lines has won the J.D. Power 2021 North America Airline Satisfaction award, following positive feedback from customers who appreciated its crew standards, its approach to removing change fees, and its empty middle seats policy
British Airways is conducting a trial of a cloud-based digital Covid-19 antigen test that can display results within 25 seconds. The airline, which says it is the first in the world to trial this ultra-rapid test, sees the technology as a significant tool in opening up travel
Delta is preparing to expand availability of its Premium Select (premium economy) class on select international routes, with plans to begin outfitting its Boeing 767-300 fleet in May, and its Airbus A330 fleet in mid-July
After one of the worst years in aviation history, British Airways has launched a new advertising campaign, putting its people and customers at the centre of the story about its return to the skies
