Connectivity

Sitaonair Joins Inmarsat’s Swiftbroadband Distribution Team 

Photo: Sitaonair [Avionics Magazine 10-20-2016] Inmarsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to appoint Sitaonair as a distribution partner for its next generation SwiftBroadband-Safety aviation service. The agreement follows the recent…

Commercial

Inmarsat, Rockwell Collins Tighten Partnership on Aviation

Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Magazine 10-19-2016] Rockwell Collins, under a Letter of Intent (LoI) signed this week, is now prepared to provide Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety service to both existing and new customers from across…

Commercial

MultiScan ThreatTrack Weather Radar Approved for A330, A320

MultiScan ThreatTrack radar detecting inferred lightning and hail. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Magazine 10-19-2016] Rockwell Collins’ MultiScan ThreatTrack weather radar is now available as an aftermarket upgrade for Airbus A320 and A330…

Commercial

Lufthansa Launches Predictive Maintenance Platform

Condition Analytics aims to make aircraft systems transparent. Photo: Lufthansa Technik [Avionics Magazine 10-19-2016] Lufthansa Technik has launched its Condition Analytics platform, which combines condition monitoring and predictive maintenance on a single…

Business & GA

Duncan Aviation to Develop STCs for Gogo Biz Av 4G

Falcon business jets in Duncan Aviation hangar. Photo: Duncan Aviation [Avionics Magazine 10-19-2016] Gogo has chosen Duncan Aviation to develop the Standard Type Certificates (STCs) for Gogo’s business aviation 4G service for…

Commercial

GlobalBeacon to Establish Minute by Minute Aircraft Tracking

[Avionics Magazine 10-19-2016] In two years, airlines could have the ability to track their Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder-equipped aircraft anywhere in the world on a minute-by-minute basis, with no other…

Business & GA

Astronics Max-Viz 1400 EVS DO-160G RTCA Certified

Astronics Max-Viz EVS 1400. Photo: Astronics [Avionics Magazine 10-18-2016] Astronics Corp.’s Max-Viz 1400 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft has been certified to DO-160G standards by the Radio Technical…

ATM Modernization

Etihad Airways, NATS Collaborate to Improve Operations

Etihad airways plane in flight. Photo: NATS [Avionics Magazine 10-18-2016] Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is working with U.K.-based air traffic management specialists, NATS, to help deliver…