CommercialScoot Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics Support Program for New Boeing 787 fleet Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 08-11-2014] Singapore-based Scoot Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins’ Dispatch 100 avionics service and asset management program for its new fleet of 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Under the agreement,…
ATM ModernizationGogo CEO Looks Beyond Passenger Connectivity [Avionics Today 08-11-2014] Gogo CEO Michael Small sees the company's business moving well beyond a focus on passenger connectivity in the commercial and business aviation sectors in the near future. During a…
Business & GAPRBA Seeks ICAO Crackdown on Lithium Battery Transport [Avionics Today 08-11-2014] The Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA), expressed concerns about the dangers posed by non-compliant air shipments of lithium batteries and requested International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) help to address the…
CommercialUnited Airlines July 2014 Operational Performance United Airline's 737 Max 9 Photo: United Airlines [Avionics Today 08-11-2014] United Airlines (UAL) reported its July 2014 operational results in which consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1 percent and consolidated…
CommercialGogo Brings In-Flight Entertainment to your iPad Gogo In-Flight Entertainment Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 08-08-2014] Gogo, the global aero communications provider best known for providing In-flight Connectivity (IFC), can now bring In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) right to a passenger’s own…
CommercialSpirit AeroSystems in Hot Water Over Outsourced Jobs Spirit AeroSystem's Workers, Wichita, Kan. Photo: Spirit AeroSystem's [Avionics Today 08-08-2014] The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) plans to file a lawsuit against Spirit AeroSystems over the company’s plans…
Business & GAExcelAire Expands Private Jet Fleet ExcelAire GIV-SP Private Jet Interior Photo: ExcelAire [Avionics Today 08-08-2014] Following in the trend of the expanding business jet market, ExcelAire, a New York-based private jet charter and aircraft management company, updated…
Business & GAThe Changing Landscape for Drones Photo: Lima Pix (Flickr) [Avionics Today 08-08-2014] Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), a developer of specialized tethered drones, will begin offering an aerial photography package for land management, agriculture and real estate purposes.…
CommercialA-10 Wing Program Fallout, Major Losses for CPI Aerostructures 2Q A-10 Photo: CPI AeroStructures [Avionics Today 08-08-2014] CPI Aerostructures announced significant losses for the 2014 second quarter, which were considerably impacted by a failed A-10 Wing Replacement Program. CPI Aerostructures predicts the…
CommercialEtihad, Alitalia Agree to $2 Billion Deal [Avionics Today 8-08-2014] Etihad Airways agreed to a $2 billion deal that will give it a 49 percent share of Alitalia. The Middle Eastern carrier is looking to return the struggling Italian…
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