CommercialAer Lingus Launches In-Flight Connectivity Service Ireland national carrier Aer Lingus is launching in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity service on its fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft with AeroMobile. [Aer Lingus A330. Photo, courtesy of Aer Lingus.] AeroMobile,…
Embedded AvionicsF-35 Program Scraps Alternate Helmet Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program has scrapped an alternate helmet testing program in favor of "exclusively" focusing on developing the Rockwell Collins Elbit Systems of America Vision Systems Generation 2 (Gen 2) helmet…
CommercialRockwell Collins Reveals EVS-3000 Vision System Rockwell Collins on Friday introduced EVS-3000 enhanced vision system (EVS), which it calls the "most advanced and highest fidelity" EVS in the commercial aviation market. [EVS-3000. Photo, courtesy of Rockwell…
Business & GATMC Adds ATG 2000 to Hawker 400XP Fleet Elkhart, Ind.-based private jet charter carrier Travel Management Company (TMC) has completed the activation of Aircell's new ATG 2000 in-flight voice and Internet systems for its fleet of Hawker 400XPs. The…
Embedded AvionicsFACE Developing Conformance Standards for Open Military Avionics Environment The FACE Consortium is developing an automated method for ensuring that new military avionics systems software complies with the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) technical standard, designed to lower the cost of…
ATM ModernizationAviation Industry Calls for an End to Government Shutdown Aviation industry groups are continuing their calls for an end to the government shutdown, which entered its 10th day on Thursday, as air traffic controllers continue to work with no pay and…
Business & GAElliot Pursues STCs for ATG 2000 Elliot Aviation is seeking supplemental type certification (STC) for installation of Aircell's new ATG 2000 broadband system in the Hawker 800/850/900, King Air 350 and King Air B200/B200GT and Phenom 300. …
CommercialBoeing Inspectors Return as Government Shutdown Continues FAA certification workers responsible for providing regulatory approval for aircraft manufactured at Boeing's facility in South Carolina returned to work Tuesday, the company confirmed in a statement to Avionics Magazine on Wednesday.…
Business & GAFAA Recalls 800 Furloughed Air Safety Workers FAA is recalling some of its airline and aircraft safety inspectors furloughed by the government shutdown now entering its eighth day Tuesday. More than 800 workers from its Office of Aviation…
ATM ModernizationGeneral Dynamics Receives Order for VoIP ATC Radios FAA has placed its first production order for new air traffic control (ATC) radios that feature Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), as the agency prepares to replace its legacy analog radios. …