Business & GAUpgrade Central: Aircraft Data Acquisition Technology Modern data acquisition technology uses real-time communication and advanced networks to monitor aircraft all over the world. This allows for flight data to still be relayed to crews and inspectors on the
ConnectivityAvionics Upgrades Drive Efficiency — But When and Where? Avionics upgrades run the gamut of cockpit functions. But which will add the most value and when? Which are the most popular and why? Frost & Sullivan pegs retrofit spending in commercial…
CommercialUK Airports Call for Post-Brexit Plan Airports in the U.K. are urging the government to enact a post-Brexit deal on flights between the nation and the European Union. Airport owners fear the current state of uncertainty around flight…
Business & GACAA: ADS-B is Best 'Electronic Conspicuity' for General Aviation The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), aviation regulator for the U.K., has announced a new policy associated with the use of ADS-B for the country’s general aviation (GA) community. ADS-B equipage is not mandatory…
Business & GAGAMA Report: Airplane Shipments Total $9B in First Half of 2017 General aviation airplane shipments reached a total of $9 billion during the first six months of 2017, according to a new report published by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). OEMs delivered…
Business & GANew Avionics, Flying Cars Unveiled at Oshkosh 2017 The Experimental Aircraft Assn.’s (EAA) annual AirVenture air show features some of the world’s most advanced, futuristic and obscure aircraft and technologies in the aviation industry. 2017 was no different, with several…
CommercialAir France KLM Acquires 31 Percent of Virgin Atlantic Air France KLM is acquiring a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic for an estimated $288 million, as the European carrier eyes a new global alliance. Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines…
ConnectivityFCC Issues New In-Flight Connectivity License to Thales On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Thales a blanket license authorization for operation of its airborne terminals communicating with geostationary satellites — EchoStar XVII, EchoStar XIX, AMC-15…