Commercial

Lufthansa Contracts Inmarsat for 10 Years of Connectivity

[Avionics Today 10-20-2015] Inmarsat has signed a contract to provide high-speed In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services for passengers onboard Lufthansa’s European continental fleet. The contract, which follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced…

ATM Modernization

Aireon to Provide Space-Based ADS-B to Curacao FIR

Artist rendering of space-based ADS-B. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 10-20-2015] Aireon has signed a data services agreement with the Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP), the air traffic services provider for…

Business & GA

GEE Inaugurates New IFE&C Network Operations

GEE’s new Network Operations Center in Chicago. Photo: GEE [Avionics Today 10-20-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has unveiled its new Network Operations Center (NOC), which continuously monitors and manages connectivity and content…

Business & GA

UTC On Track to Hit Full Year Targets

[Avionics Today 10-20-2015] United Technologies Corp. (UTC), which recently announced the $9 billion sale of its Sikorsky Helicopters unit to Lockheed Martin, reported third quarter 2015 results with a six percent decline…

Business & GA

Your UAS is Getting a License Plate

[Avionics Today 10-20-2015] Hobbyists and commercial operators alike may soon have to register their Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with the U.S. federal government. In a move to reign in UAS as numbers…

Commercial

Trigo Group Earns Airbus Contract to Ensure Cabin Conformity

Assembly of the A350-1000 fuselage. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Trigo Group has been awarded a contract by Airbus to provide comprehensive inspection of aircraft cabin elements for the Pan-European aircraft manufacturer…

Business & GA

Honeywell Aero Reports Steady Q3

Honeywell Aerospace offices. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Honeywell has released its third quarter 2015 earnings with a 5 percent uptick in segment profit. The report showed sales for the third quarter…

ATM Modernization

DataComm Makes the Business Case, Experts Say

[Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Operators, regulatory agencies, Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) and manufacturers alike are seeing the benefits of Data Communications (DataComm) trials currently taking off in Memphis and Newark Liberty International airports…