CommercialFacebook to Provide Internet to Developing World With UAS [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg said his company intends to develop a new method of delivering Internet connectivity to parts of the world that currently do not…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin to Upgrade Korean ATM [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Lockheed Martin is upgrading South Korea's Air Traffic Management (ATM) system with an updated version of its SkyLine system, first deployed in Korea in 2001. The…
CommercialAvianca Upgrades A320s With ROPS [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Colombian airline Avianca is upgrading its fleet of A320s with the Airbus Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS), an onboard cockpit technology designed to provide active protection and…
ATM ModernizationEurope's 1st UAS Research Center Opens in Spain [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] The first research center for civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activities, ATLAS (Air Traffic Laboratory for Advanced Unmanned Systems) has opened in Spain. ATLAS inauguration.…
CommercialGlobal Aviation, Satellite Industries Convene on Connectivity [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Aircraft connectivity has become more than an added selling point for airlines recently, as carriers and operators are now using cockpit improvements and datalink communications to share in-flight…
Business & GAEASA Issues Aircell STCs on Challenger 300 Connectivity [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Aircell, the business aviation division of Gogo, has received STCs from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for installation of its in-flight connectivity and entertainment platform onboard…
CommercialThales, Qatar to Develop OPV-A [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Thales announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Armed Forces to assist in the development of an Optionally Piloted Vehicle-Aircraft (OPV-A). The Qatar Armed Forces…
ATM ModernizationUK Launches Low Altitude Datalink Flight Trials [Avionics Today March 26, 2014] National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is currently using live flight trials between Bristol and Edinburgh to research the use of data communications between Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs)…