CommercialAerospace Companies Report Latest Earnings, Give Glimpse of 2017 [Avionics Magazine 11-8-2016] Demand for avionics retrofit activity is down for most major avionics Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), according to a slew of third quarter earnings reports released within the last week.…
ConnectivityNew Aircraft Modem Introduced for Panasonic Broadband Network [Avionics Magazine 11-7-2016] Panasonic Avionics Corp., in collaboration with satellite communications technology manufacturer Newtec, has unveiled a new, high bandwidth satellite modem, which it claims will offer Panasonic customers “20 times the…
CommercialAirbus Awards Flight Testing Contract for Autonomous Air Taxi [Avionics Magazine 11-7-2016] A³, the advanced projects branch of Airbus Group based in Silicon Valley, has awarded a flight-testing contract for its pilotless air taxi concept aircraft, the Vahana. The contract was…
Business & GABombardier Global 7000 Completes First Flight [Avionics Magazine 11-7-2016] Bombardier announced the completion of the maiden flight of its Global 7000 business jet, lasting two hours and 27 minutes. The flight was completed at Bombardier’s test facility in…
ConnectivityIAG Commits to European Aviation Network [Avionics Magazine 11-7-2016] International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed its intention to install Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network (EAN) high-speed, in-flight passenger connectivity service on up to 341 of its narrowbody aircraft across…
MilitaryUS Air Force Gets Latest C-5M Super Galaxy C 5M Super Galaxy. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] The U.S. Air Force took delivery of the newest C-5M Super Galaxy on Nov. 1. The C 5M was ferried from the…
ATM ModernizationIreland’s ANSP Testing Proves Space-Based ADS-B Rendering of Aireon’s satellite, which will deliver space-based ADS-B in 2018. Photo: IAA [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Aireon has successfully completed a service delivery point Site Acceptance Test (SAT) with the Irish Aviation…
Business & GAViaSat Boosts Competition in BizJet Connectivity with New Shipsets, Pricing ViaSat’s booth at NBAA. Photo: ViaSat [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] ViaSat has announced new pricing for the connectivity systems available for business and private jets that aim to increase competitive dynamics within the…
Business & GASatcom Direct CTO Talks True North Acquisition [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has been rapidly expanding its services and products in recent years, and on the first day of NBAA 2016, the company made…
Business & GABBJ MAX 7 Unveiled Boeing’s BBJ Max 8, on which the BBJ Max 7 is based. Photo: Boeing Business Jets [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Boeing Business Jets has unveiled the BBJ MAX 7, the newest addition to…