Embedded AvionicsU.S. Navy Taps Raytheon to Develop New Airborne Jammer Raytheon has edged out several competitors for the opportunity to develop a new U.S. Navy airborne system to jam enemy radar and communications. But it may be too early for Raytheon to…
CommercialNavy Completes First X-47B Arrested Landing The U.S. Navy on Wednesday conducted the first arrested landing onto an aircraft carrier with Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carrier demonstration aircraft. (The X-47B aboard USS…
Business & GADanish Air Transport Selects Installed, Mobile EFBs Charter carrier Danish Air Transport has a new three-year charting and electronic flight bag (EFB) service agreement with Jeppesen to begin using a combination of onboard and mobile EFBs. (Jeppesen's…
CommercialMalaysia Airlines Upgrades A380 Avionics Malaysia Airlines is upgrading its Airbus A380 fleet with Lufthansa Systems' Airport Mapping Database Lido/AMDB, which will provide the data necessary to operate the Onboard Airport Navigation System currently installed on the…
CommercialThales Announces New In-Flight Entertainment Chief Executive Thales on Tuesday named Dominique Giannoni as the new chief executive of its California-based in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) business. Giannoni first joined the company as the head of its…
CommercialRockwell Collins Restructures Commercial Systems Leadership Rockwell Collins on Wednesday announced restructuring within the leadership of its commercial systems business. (Left to Right: Steve Timm, vice president and general manager, Air Transport Systems; Jeff Standerski, vice…
Business & GATransportation Committee Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday passed the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, which aims to reduce regulations and certification costs for smaller airplanes that are regulated under…
CommercialPhilippine Airlines Launches First GSMConneX Flights Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the first airline to launch commercial flights featuring the TriaGnoSys in-flight GSMConneX connectivity hardware. The first PAL aircraft to be retrofitted with GSMConneX is a Boeing 777-300ER.…
ATM ModernizationEAA Requests Federal Court Review of FAA Air Traffic Fees The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) isn't giving up its fight regarding the FAA-imposed air traffic controller (ATC) fees for its annual AirVenture show, as the organization is now asking a federal appeals…
CommercialAir France, KLM Launch In-Flight Connectivity Trial Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching trial flights featuring in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity provided by Panasonic Avionics, the company said Thursday. The trial phase will last for the remainder…