Business & GADestination Everywhere: Gulfstream World Tour Gulfstream is going on vacation. But call it a working vacation. The company is taking its new G500 on stops around the world to show off its capabilities and amenities to potential…
Connectivity82 Airlines in the World Now Provide Internet, Does Yours? Nearly half of all available seat miles worldwide now feature in-flight connectivity, according to a new report. In 2017, 12 new airlines added Wi-Fi to their fleets, and a total of 82…
MilitaryF-35 Program Struggling to Meet DoD Readiness Criteria The U.S. Defense Department's (DoD) fleet of F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets is progressing toward entry into IOT&E, but the fleet will not be ready to meet several of the readiness criteria until…
CommercialE190-E2 Tests as Most Efficient Single-Aisle Jet The Embraer E190-E2 consumes 17.3% less fuel than its predecessor and 10% less than its direct competitor, making it the most efficient jet in its segment, according to Embraer. In testing, the…
Embedded AvionicsARINC and ICAO Agree to Share Information ARINC Industry Activities, an SAE Industry Technologies Consortia program, has signed an agreement to share information with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The organizations have long been cooperative according to ARINC…
ATM ModernizationItaly to Develop a National Airspace Strategy The Italian Air Navigation Service Provider, ENAV, and the International Air Transport Association have agreed to work together to develop and implement a national airspace strategy for Italy. Air transport contributes approximately…
ConnectivityDuncan All Set to Set Up the Falcon 2000 with Gogo STC Duncan Aviation has completed a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Dassault Falcon 2000 to allow installation of the Gogo AVANCE L5 connectivity system. This is the company’s second STC covering Wi-Fi…
CommercialCan Alternative Fuels Help Aviators Prevent Global Warming? NASA and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt [DLR], in German) have completed four out of eight joint research flights examining the possibility of more environmentally friendly aviation using…
Business & GAAviation Index Indicates Economic Promise 2017’s fourth quarter was the busiest in a decade, according to Jet Support Services, Inc.’s newly released 2017 year-end flight activity business aviation index, which tracks flight hours of approximately 2,000 business…
MilitaryReport: ADS-B is a Cyber Risk to US Military Aircraft U.S. Defense Department officials have yet to address known cybersecurity risks associated with a military aircraft tracking tool and have only two years before the system must be fully integrated, according to…