Business & GAAirfone Ends, New Year Pits Grrrilla Vs. Aircell In-flight connectivity solution Grrrilla to release in New Year and compete with Gogo Biz Aircell at a fraction of the cost. Grrrilla's technology leverages Bluetooth capabilities for lower certification costs and more…
Business & GAChinese Airframer Comac Tests C919 Comac has begun tests on the C919 iron bird ground rig, performing necessary validation and integration of aircraft systems and performing troubleshooting. Currently, Comac has 400 aircraft orders for the C919 on…
CommercialBoeing Wins US Air Force B-1 Bomber Contract Boeing has been selected to fulfill a $750 million five-year contract for work on the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-1 bombers, the Pentagon announced Monday, Dec. 30. The contract includes…
ATM ModernizationFirst UAS Test Site to Open June 28, 2014 From the congested air traffic of the northeast, to the extreme climates of Hawaii and Alaska, the Federal Aviation Administration sought to represent U.S. airspace diversity in its six choices for all…
Business & GAEmbraer Legacy 450 Makes First Flight The Legacy 450, Embraer Executive Jets’ newest aircraft, successfully completed its maiden flight in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil Saturday, Dec. 28. Extensive pre-flight ground tests and simulations allowed for a…
ATM ModernizationGeneral Dynamics, United Technologies Win Airspace DoD Contracts General Dynamics won three of 12 contracts announced Thursday, Dec. 26 for a total of $205.1 million in Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. One of the three contracts, for a cost-plus-fixed-fee $6.6…
Editor's NoteJeppesen FliteDeck Pro EFB Updated, Sales Soar The iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution was only recently considered a wild card in the paper-free flight bag process, but with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)…
Business & GAGarmin Upgrades G500/G600 Display Capabilities Garmin has upgraded the capabilities for its G500 and G600 legacy flight displays with new software version 6.21 which features updates specific to certain airframes and installations. Among the upgrades is…
Embedded AvionicsUS Air Force to Deploy Raytheon Satellite Terminals The U.S. Air Force will deploy Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite terminals under a new $134.3 million contract with Raytheon, the military aerospace manufacturer said Friday, Dec. 27. Under the…
Business & GAHi Fly Airlines Adds EFBs Portugual carrier Hi Fly is moving to an electronic flight environment, under a new five-year service agreement with Jeppesen to add electronic flight bag (EFB) services to its international wet lease flights. …