Business & GASkyservice Business Aviation Adds Star-ADS [Avionics Today July 8, 2014] Skyservice Business Aviation has signed a five year agreement with Star Navigation Systems Group to add the Star Airborne Data Services (Star-ADS) aircraft tracking solution to its fleet…
ATM ModernizationEuropean Airlines Waste 60K Nautical Miles Daily [Avionics Today July 7, 2014] European airlines and operators are flying a combined 60,000 nautical miles more than they should be on a daily basis, according to a new report from Air Traffic…
CommercialModernized Boeing 757 Flight Deck Receives STC [Avionics Today July 7, 2014] The FAA has issued an initial Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for a new flight deck designed by Rockwell Collins as a modernized retrofit for Boeing 757s and 767s.…
Business & GAAir Malta Goes Paperless With Jeppesen FliteDeck [Avionics Today July 3, 2014] Air Malta is swapping out its paper-based flight manuals for Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs). The national carrier of Malta recently received authorization to begin flying with the Jeppesen…
CommercialUS Airline Passengers Not Moved by Connectivity Rule Changes [Avionics Today July 2, 2014] The FAA's new rule allowing airline passengers to connect to in-flight Wi-Fi networks from takeoff to landing has not increased the percentage of passengers using their Personal Electronic…
Business & GANordwind Selects EFBs for Airbus, Boeing Fleet [Avionics Today July 2, 2014] Moscow-based Nordwind Airlines has selected Fokker Services’ iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for its mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing passenger jets. Fokker has a teaming agreement…
Editor's NoteGlobal Connected Aircraft Summit Looks at New Reality for Airlines We have just completed our first ever Global Connected Aircraft Summit event in California with a top-class line up of speakers with a number of global airlines such as United, Lufthansa, Emirates,…
CommercialIberia Adds Connectivity to Transatlantic Routes [Avionics Today July 1, 2014] Spanish carrier Iberia has added OnAir's in-flight connectivity solution to its transatlantic routes. Passengers flying on Iberia aircraft between Europe and the Americas will have access to OnAir's…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Team Validates 'Target Time of Arrival' [Avionics Today July 1, 2014] A consortium co-funded by the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking has validated a new Air Traffic Management (ATM) procedure that can help better manage the…
CommercialRockwell Collins Launches FANS, CPDLC Training [Avionics Today July 1, 2014] Rockwell Collins is launching a new FANS 1/A+ and Controller Pilot Data Link (CPDLC) truing course under an exclusive agreement signed with data link training provider Kobev International. …