Business & GAFAA Approves Elliott Aviation for Aircell Wi-fi [Avionics Today March 24, 2014] Elliott Aviation has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for the activation and use of Aircell Wi-Fi products in Hawker jets, the Moline, Ill.-based…
CommercialNAVAIR Completes Triton Flight Testing [Avionics Today March 24, 2014] Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has finished its initial flight testing phase in Palmdale, Calif., the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The…
Business & GARossiya Begins Paperless Cockpit Operations [Avionics Today March 24, 2014] Rossiya Airlines recently introduced an iPad Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) into its commercial aircraft operations, as the Russian carrier looks to reduce fuel burn by…
CommercialLockheed Forms Warsaw UAS Research Partnership [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Lockheed Martin is teaming up with Poland's Warsaw Polytechnic University for an advanced applied research program looking at methods for integrating manned and unmanned airborne platforms. …
CommercialDelta, Linkedin Launch New In-flight Service Delta and Linkedin have a new partnership aimed at providing in-flight connections between business leaders at 35,000 feet. The program, unveiled at TED2014, allows leaders from different fields to connect with…
Embedded AvionicsExelis to Provide Turkish Air Force Upgrades [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Exelis will provide Electronic Warfare (EW) upgrades under a $36 million contract for the Turkish Air Force. The contract will provide Turkey with Advanced Integrated Defensive…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Data Comm on Track for 2016 IOC [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the first phase of the Data Communications (Data Comm) Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program…
Embedded AvionicsAlenia Aermacchi Unveils M-346 Trainer [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Alenia Aermacchi rolled the first M-346 advanced trainer aircraft out for the Israeli Air & Space Force at its plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy. M-346. Photo, courtesy…