Business & GAAspen Gains EASA Approval for EFD 1000H [Avionics Today January 31, 2014] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a minor change approval (MCA) for the Aspen Avionics Evolution EFD 1000H Pro primary flight display on the Eurocopter…
Business & GAFreeFlight Launches NextGen Avionics Partnership [Avionics Today January 30, 2014] General Aviation (GA) operators and pilots have another new option for equipping their aircraft to comply with future airspace mandates, as FreeFlight Systems offers via their partnership…
CommercialIraqi Airways Gets Hollywood Content From IFE [Avionics Today January 30, 2014] Iraqi Airways has signed with a new in-flight entertainment content provider, IFE Services, for Hollywood and Arabic movies, as well as on-demand audio video seat-back systems to…
CommercialTransaero Adds In-flight Connectivity Russian carrier Transaero Airlines, following a trend spreading from the United States to the international aviation community, has added in-flight connectivity to its aircraft. Ku-band satellite-based Wi-Fi connections are now…
CommercialJapan Airlines to Get Gogo Vision Japan Airlines (JAL) is adding the Gogo Vision service to its domestic fleet. The service allows passengers to rent movies and television shows and stream them in-flight to their own Personal Electronic…
CommercialEuropean Regulatory Issues in Sharp Focus at AVM [Avionics Today January 30, 2014] The Avionics Maintenance Summit (AVM) in London held an avionics session where industry executives discussed a number of key industry issues. David Bowen, Head of ATM Operations…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin Wins NAS Support Extension [Avionics Today January 29. 2014] The FAA awarded a $440 million extension through 2017 to Lockheed Martin for continued support of the National Airspace System (NAS) Integration Support Contract (NISC). Extending…
Business & GATAG Aviation Takes iPad EFBs on Board [Avionics Today January 29, 2014] Luxembourg-based international business aviation provider TAG Aviation is introducing iPad-based Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) to its Switzerland-based fleet. The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA)…
CommercialLiveTV Meets New Aircraft Birdstrike Requirements [Avionics Today January 29, 2014] LiveTV is the first company to pass a more stringent bird strike testing requirement for large domes mounted on top of aircraft, with proper installation enforced by…
CommercialFAA Issues Faster RVSM Authorizations [Avionics Today January 28, 2014] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new policy to allow for a more flexible approval process for General Aviation (GA) pilots using Reduced Vertical Separation…