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Boeing And United Test Advanced Digital Communications On ecoDemonstrator Explorer To Boost Flight Efficiency And Safety

Benzinga·12/10/2025 14:43:47
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  • Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer airplane, a United 737-8, tested advanced digital communications to enhance operational efficiency
  • Collaboration also included government agencies, Boeing suppliers, communications service providers and academia

SEATTLE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA) and United Airlines have conducted flight tests to evaluate a modernized data communication system designed to improve information flow between the flight deck, air traffic control and airline operation centers.

With a United 737-8 jet serving as Boeing's 2025 ecoDemonstrator Explorer, the airline's pilots conducted test flights to assess Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) standards. The internet-based communications aim to enhance operational efficiency and flight safety while reducing air traffic congestion, fuel use, cost and emissions.

The 2025 Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer began flight testing in late October for about two weeks, with U.S. flights based in Houston and European flights based in Edinburgh, Scotland.