CommercialAirbus Appoints New Execs in China Succeeding Laurence Barron as chairman of Airbus China is Eric Chen, and George Xu as been appointed its CEO. “It’s my privilege to have been working with Airbus for more than 20…
ConnectivityGogo Unveils Wi-Fi Service ‘Ideal’ for Smaller Aircraft Gogo Business Aviation has a new in-flight connectivity system. Unveiled Tuesday, AVANCE L3 lets users customize their in-flight experience based on their unique needs, Gogo said. AVANCE L3 can be installed on…
ConnectivityIntel Talks Data, Breaks World Record for Drones at CES Aside from obtaining a Guinness World Records title for most unmanned vehicles airborne simultaneously from a single computer indoors, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich's keynote speech included a discussion for what’s next in the…
ConnectivityWhy Qatar Airways is Not Giving Wi-Fi for Free Qatar Airways is aggressively investing in its “connected” strategy this year, according to Babar Rahman, the company’s head of global sponsorships, CSR and in-flight entertainment/connectivity (IFEC). The airline is really stepping up…
ConnectivityPanasonic Avionics Can Now Offer 20 Times More Bandwidth Panasonic Avionics Corp. has unveiled a third-generation network. Introduced during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the network is built on Panasonic’s high throughput satellite service. “Our new satellite communications network…
CommercialA New Airplane for Airplanes: Airbus Rolls Out First BelugaXL A whale has rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France. Airbus has finished the first structurally complete airframe for its aptly named BelugaXL. Claimed by Airbus to be “one of…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Tests Airport Collaborative Decision-Making Concept in Spain Eurocontrol wanted to see if it could develop a “low-cost, low-workload, simplified approach” to turnaround monitoring for regional airports. So, Eurocontrol said it conducted some tests to do so. “We decided that…
CommercialEmirates, Etihad Sign MoU for Security The United Arab Emirates’ two leading airlines, Emirates and Etihad, have just signed a “historic” agreement, Emirates said. Emirates Group Security and Etihad Aviation Group have signed a memorandum of understanding for…
MilitaryUS Approves Possible Deal for F-16 Upgrades in Oman Oman’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet could be getting an upgrade. The U.S. State Department approved a possible $62 million deal that includes identification friend or foe command and control systems updates, as…
CommercialCyber, Cloud Top Airline IT Spending Priorities Six in 10 airlines plan to invest in the Internet of Things (IoT), while nine in 10 intend to invest in major cybersecurity programs or pilot trials over the next three years,…