Business & GA BendixKing Launches Retrofit King Air Cockpit [Avionics Today July 28, 2014] Honeywell subsidiary BendixKing has unveiled a new cockpit retrofit solution for King Air turboprop aircraft. The AeroVue integrated flight deck features Honeywell's Flight Management System (FMS) along…
Commercial Panasonic Brings In-flight Wi-Fi to China [Avionics Today July 28, 2014] China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has begun flying its first connected aircraft flights over China, using Panasonic Avionics' eXconnect and China Telecom aeronautical service. According to Panasonic, the…
ATM Modernization Exelis Deicing Software Implemented at PHL [Avionics Today July 25, 2014] Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has introduced a new deicing software management solution from Exelis that automates the manual deicing process for the airport, airlines and deicing provider. …
Commercial Japan Airlines Launches First Gogo Flights [Avionics Today July 23, 2014] Japan Airlines (JAL) completed its first commercial flight featuring Gogo's in-flight connectivity service. The Japanese carrier currently features Gogo's Wi-Fi service on three of its Boeing 777-200…
Commercial Skymark to Offer Free In-Flight Wi-Fi [Avionics Today July 23, 2014] Japan's third largest carrier, Skymark Airlines, will begin offering in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity to its passengers free of charge. Panasonic announced an agreement with Skymark to install its…
Commercial New Survey Shows Passenger Preferences for Wi-Fi [Avionics Today July 23, 2014] According to a new survey from Honeywell Aerospace, 66 percent of airline passengers' flight selections are influenced by in-flight Wi-Fi availability. The survey is Honeywell's second…
ATM Modernization NASA Submits TSS to FAA [Avionics Today July 22, 2014] NASA has submitted an in-house developed computer software tool to the FAA designed to help Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to better manage the spacing between aircraft flying throughout…
Business & GA Garmin Expands Connectivity on Cockpit Avionics [Avionics Today July 22, 2014] Garmin is adding expanded wireless connectivity between some of its avionics products and smart phones with its new Flight Stream 110/210 wireless bluetooth solution. The gateway is…