CommercialSingapore Airlines Rolls Out Airbus A380 Cabin Singapore Airlines is the world’s first carrier to operate the Airbus A380, according to the manufacturer. A new cabin is being rolled out across its entire fleet. “Singapore Airlines set new industry…
CommercialASG Obtains STC for Boeing 737 ADS-B Avionics Support Group has obtained a new supplemental type certificate (STC) for Boeing 737s, including the -600/-700/-800/-900 series models. Under the new STC, ASG has obtained approval to install the Rockwell Collins…
CommercialUber Air Taxi Effort Recruits NASA to Develop ATM Concepts, Reports Say Reports about “flying cars” are flooding in from mainstream media, originating from Lisbon, Portugal. Uber CPO Jeff Holden reportedly made two announcements during the annual Web Summit: The Uber Elevate initiative is…
CommercialBoeing 757 Testing Shows Airplanes Vulnerable to Hacking, DHS Says A team of government, industry and academic officials successfully demonstrated that a commercial aircraft could be remotely hacked in a non-laboratory setting last year, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official…
ATM ModernizationNATS Taps Altran for iFACTS Successor NATS has awarded a contract to Altran for the development of a next-generation air traffic control detection tool. Called “FourSight,” the tool would succeed NATS’ iFACTS system. IFACTS, introduced in 2011, predicts…
ConnectivityNew Inmarsat Program Supports Certification of Third-Party Apps on SB-S Inmarsat has launched a program to certify third-party commercial applications for use on its SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) platform. The company said the program, called “Certified Application Provider Programme,” is open to established application…
Embedded AvionicsCellular and Satellite Networks Will Enable 'MultiLink' Future of ACARS New cellular and satellite communications networks will potentially carry the bulk of the data communicated between aircraft and air traffic controllers, airline operations centers, OEMs and more in the future, according to…
CommercialEl Al Investment Arm Teams with Lufthansa to Support Startup Tech El Al Israel Airlines’ high-tech investment arm, Cockpit Innovation, is teaming with Lufthansa Systems in a new strategic partnership to identify and cultivate startup technologies. Lufthansa said one of its duties in…
CommercialAirbus Americas Names New CEO and Chairman as Eccleston Retires Airbus has named a new CEO to take over its business in the Americas. Current CEO Barry Eccleston is set to retire at the end of February 2018, the manufacturer said. Jeffrey…
ConnectivityViaSat, European Space Agency Partner For Ultra-High Capacity Satellite Platform ViaSat subsidiary ViaSat Antenna Systems and the European Space Agency (ESA) have entered a public-private partnership to develop key components of the ViaSat 3 satellite communications system in Europe. ESA kicked off…