Business & GA

Gogo Receives First STC For 2Ku Connectivity

Gogo’s 2Ku antenna. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Gogo has received the first of two Standard Type Certificates (STCs) from the FAA that will be required for the next generation 2Ku satellite…

Commercial

US Marine Corps Jump Starts F-35B Operational Trials

F-35B landing aboard the USS WASP for the first phase of shipboard operational tests. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Six U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet aircraft arrived Monday…

ATM Modernization

NATS, Indra Navia Partner to Enhance GBAS

NATS and Indra have partnered to enhance GBAS and lower congestion at capacity-constrained airports. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] NATS and airport and Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology provider Indra Navia have…

ATM Modernization

Beechcraft, Rockwell Collins Talk Avionics Upgrade

[Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics flight deck is making its way onto the factory line for Beechcraft’s King Air turboprop aircraft. The two companies announced at the 2015…

Business & GA

Sikorsky’s Raider Takes Flight with UTC Systems Onboard

Sikorsy’s S-97 RAIDER helicopter. Photo: Sikorsky [Avionics Today 05-26-2015] Sikorsky’s S-97 RAIDER marked its first flight at the manufacturer’s West Palm Beach, Fla., facility late last week, flying with UTC Aerospace Systems…

Commercial

Boeing Delivers First 737 with Linefit Connectivity

Transaero’s first Next-Generation 737-800 with line fit in-flight connectivity. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 05-26-2015] Boeing has delivered Transaero’s first Next-Generation 737-800, sporting a new livery, to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. Transaero’s newest 737…

ATM Modernization

China Eastern, Shangdong Demonstrate GBAS at Pudong

[Avionics Today 05-26-2015] China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) has unlocked a new capability for reducing delays and increasing efficiency at the country's most congested airports that could be ready for live operational…