CommercialEurocontrol RTS Gathers Data on RPAS Integration From the bottom: Gabor Petnehazy, Julia Sanchez, Stefan Oze and Anastasiia Sobchenko during the small scale RTS demonstration at the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 06-16-2016] In late May, a…
MilitaryIMP Delivers Norway’s Final Re-winged P-3 Orion P-3 Orion aircraft. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 06-16-2016] IMP Aerospace has delivered the final re-winged P-3 Orion aircraft to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), marking the successful completion of the…
CommercialAeronautics Innovation Act Proposes Funding for Commercial Supersonic Research [Avionics Today 06-16-2016] Steve Knight, a U.S. lawmaker from California, has introduced a bill that would provide funding for advanced aerospace technology research projects lead by NASA. Knight proposed the Aeronautics Innovation…
CommercialPanasonic Avionics Selects Arqiva to Provide In-Flight Wi-Fi Passenger using in-flight Wi-Fi. Photo: United [Avionics Today 06-15-2016] Panasonic Avionics has selected Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company, to provide its hosting, connectivity and teleport uplink services via Telesat’s…
CommercialNASA, UAE Strike Collaborative Agreement on Aeronautics Research UAE Space Agency Chairman Khalifa Al Romaithi and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden pose with collaborative agreement for aeronautics, space exploration. Photo: UAE Space Agency [Avionics Today 06-15-2016] The United States and United…
Business & GAFAA Announces Coming Changes to Airman Certification Standards Pilot in cockpit. Photo: Chris Morris via FAA [Avionics Today 06-15-2016] The FAA has released a statement noting that the agency is launching changes to airmen certification, testing and training standards that…
Business & GADelta Private Jets Grabs Gogo for IFC Delta Private Jets MRO hangar. Photo: Delta Private Jets [Avionics Today 06-15-2016] Gogo and Delta Private Jets have signed an agreement to deliver a 4G In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service to DPJ's customers.…
CommercialViaSat Sees Social Media Connectivity as the Next Big IFC Market [Avionics Today 06-15-2016] ViaSat’s Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development for Enterprise Services Bill Sullivan wants to know how they and other In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) providers will compensate for Snapchat. Social…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol and UAE Begin Real-Time Flight Data Exchange On June 6, 2016 real time flight data exchange has been successfully implemented between the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE (GCAA) and Eurocontrol. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 06-14-2016] The General…
CommercialNational Aeronautic Association CEO Announces Resignation [Avionics Today 06-14-2016] Jonathan Gaffney, president and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) will resign from his position effective Sept. 30, 2016. NAA will commence a search for a new president…