ConnectivityAir Canada Inks Gogo 2Ku Contract for Widebody Fleet Air Canada has inked a satellite connectivity contract with Gogo. Photo: Air Canada [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Gogo has expanded its connectivity partnership with Air Canada to include its international fleet, including the…
CommercialGEE, Hughes Contract Aims to Boost IFC Performance Hughes’ EchoStar 19 satellite for which GEE has contracted for capacity to boost aviation connectivity performance. Photo: Hughes [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems has struck an agreement…
CommercialAirbus Establishes New Pilot and Maintenance Training Center in India Airbus has established a new training center in India. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Airbus is establishing a pilot and maintenance training center in the National Capital Region of Delhi in India…
CommercialFTG Aerospace Acquires Cockpit-Products Company PhotoEtch Photo Etch light plate. Photo: Photo Etch [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Firan Technology Group’s U.S. subsidiary, FTG Aerospace, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Airco Industries, or PhotoEtch, a Texas-based designer…
CommercialFocus on CVR, FDR Data in Aftermath of Fatal FlyDubai Crash [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Investigators have begun inspection, opening and extraction of the significantly damaged Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the FlyDubai next generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft that…
CommercialAir India Orders 14 A320neos Air India A320neo, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 03-18-2016] Air India and Alafco have signed a lease agreement for operating lease of 14 A320neo aircraft at the Hyderabad airshow in India. Today…
Editor's NoteRoom for More: Boeing Exec Forecasts Huge Growth, End of Duopoly [Avionics Today 03-18-2016] The current duopoly in the aircraft industry is on the verge of breaking up and bringing in a third competitor. Going forward, Boeing, Airbus and other suppliers will look…
CommercialRoom for More: Boeing Exec Forecasts Huge Growth, End of Duopoly [Avionics Today 03-18-2016] The current duopoly in the aircraft industry is on the verge of breaking up and bringing in a third competitor. Going forward, Boeing, Airbus and other suppliers will look…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of March 18 Take break from your St. Patrick’s day celebrations to spend some time with this week’s Avionics News Quiz! We can’t say it’s better than a tall pint of Guinness, but it’s awful…
Embedded AvionicsCurtiss-Wright Release FPGA-based VME Interface Aimed at Combating Obsolescence FPGA-based Helix PCI Express to VME64x Interface. Photo: Curtiss-Wright [Avionics Today 03-18-2016] Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has introduced a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based Helix PCI Express to VME64x Interface that aims to…