Satellite   AI   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
AINonline • Matt Thurber

Iridium begins commercial sales of PNT ASIC chip to mitigate GNSS jamming and spoofing in aviation

Iridium has launched its PNT ASIC chip for commercial sale, targeting increasing GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing threats. The chip is designed to provide backup positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities when GNSS signals are compromised, offering an additional layer of resiliency for aircraft avionics.

Also: Airline Economics
2026-07-14T10:59:14.578164-07:00
Satellite   PaxEx   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Commercial Space   Airbus   Airlines  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Cebu Pacific to offer Starlink Wi-Fi on flights by 2027

By AeroTime: Cebu Pacific announced it will bring Starlink satellite internet service to its aircraft, making it the first low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia to offer the connectivity system to passengers.

Also: Air Data News, View from the Wing, Inflight Online, Wall Street Journal, FlightGlobal, Reuters, Skift, Bloomberg, The Points Guy, Simple Flying, Business Traveller, Aviation Week and 12 more
2026-07-14T04:15:32.496645-07:00
PaxEx   Orders   Airbus   Airlines   United Airlines  
CNBC • Leslie Josephs

United Airlines' new upsell: Keeping other travelers out of the middle seat

By CNBC: United Airlines will allow customers to pay more to keep the middle seat open on its Airbus A321XLRs.

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2026-07-14T06:29:17.046528-07:00
Middle East   Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters

EU aviation body reinstates Middle East flights warning as fighting resumes

By Reuters: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday reinstated and toughened its warning to ​airlines operating in the Middle East, telling them to ‌avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and over the Gulf of Oman as the U.S.-Iran war flared up again.

Also: AeroTime
2026-07-14T07:29:34.873541-07:00