CommercialBluebox Avionics Ships Over 1,000 iPad IFE Solutions Bluebox Avionics has shipped more than 1,000 units of its iPad-based next-generation in-flight entertainment system—the Bluebox Ai—over the last two months. British Airways, Scoot, Thai Airways and Jetstar are among the airlines…
CommercialGogo Receives In-Air Connectivity License for Canada Industry Canada issued Gogo a subordinate license for Canada’s air-to-ground (ATG) radio frequency spectrum to allow the in-flight wireless provider to begin operating its network for commercial and business aircraft flying over…
Business & GANetJets Adds Aircell to 100 Aircraft NetJets is adding Aircell’s in-flight connectivity system to 100 additional aircraft in its fleet. Aircell said the 100 additional systems will establish NetJets as having 40 percent of its total fleet of…
CommercialL2 Awarded ARINC Contract for e-Enabled Aircraft Program L2 Consulting Services, of Austin, Texas, has been awarded a contract from ARINC to develop aircraft integration, engineering design and manufacture of the prototype kits for the Cathay Pacific e-Enabled Aircraft Program. The…
CommercialBombardier ‘Aircraft 0’ Cseries Takes Virtual Flight Bombardier’s “Aircraft 0” — an on-the-ground integrated systems test and certification rig for the CSeries aircraft (ISTCR) — has begun virtual flights at its Mirabel, Québec facility. The Montreal-based manufacturer said the…
Business & GAEurolot to Deploy Flightman EFBs on Bombardier, ATR Aircraft Eurolot S.A. will deploy the Flightman Class I Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) software on its fleet of Bombardier and ATR aircraft. The Flightman EFB includes the eJourney Log, Electronic Flight Folder, Large…
ATM ModernizationHarris Awarded NextGen NVS Contract Harris Corp. has been awarded a 15-year, $291 million contract to provide the National Airspace System Voice System (NVS), a communications network between air traffic controllers, pilots and ground personnel under FAA's…
Business & GALuxair to Install navAero EFBs The navAero tBag C22 computer and display hardware has been chosen as the electronic flight bag (EFB) flight deck hardware by Luxair to equip the carrier’s B737-700/800, Dash 8 Q400 and ERJ145…
CommercialFAA to Re-Evaluate Portable Electronics Policies on Commercial Aircraft FAA is forming a government-industry group to re-evaluate the current portable electronic device (PED) policies that regulate when devices can be used safely during commercial flights. The current FAA regulations require aircraft…
Business & GADuncan Aviation Named a Authorized Service Center for GE CF34-3 Engine GE Aviation named Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation as an authorized service center for its CF34-3 engines. Under this agreement, Duncan Aviation can perform line maintenance and on-wing engine maintenance, GE said. The CF34-3…