CommercialThales to Acquire LiveTV Thales signed a binding agreement to acquire JetBlue's subsidiary in-flight entertainment provider, LiveTV, for $400 million. The acquisition is still subject to regulatory approval, and Thales is expecting to complete the…
ATM ModernizationUniversal Avionics Unveils UniLink Software Update [Avionics Today March 14, 2014] Universal Avionics announced Software Control Number (SCN) 31.0 for its UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU) at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) convention in Nashville, Tenn. …
Business & GAGarmin Unveils New GA Angle of Attack System [Avionics Today March 13, 2014] Garmin has announced a new Angle of Attack (AOA) system designed for General Aviation (GA) aircraft, the GI 260 AOA indicator. The FAA recently changed its…
CommercialUniversal Appoints Sanchez to Lead Government Upgrade Program Universal Avionics has appointed Bob Sanchez as its new program development manager to lead its upgrade program within the government and military aviation market segment. Sanchez, a former military business development…
CommercialHoneywell, Safran Sign MOU With GoAir Honeywell and Safran have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) Indian low cost airline GoAir to support the advancement of Electric Taxiing System (EGTS), a technology that can save airlines up…
CommercialGogo Receives US, Japan Approvals for JAL 777 Connectivity Gogo has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA and certification from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to install its Ku-satellite based connectivity service on Japan Airlines' (JAL) 777-200…
Commercial‘You’ll See Driverless Cars’ Before UAVs in US [Avionics Today March 13, 2014] While the U.S. lags behind in the global commercial drone boom, experts on a panel at the Satellite 2014 conference in Washington, D.C. were more than ever…
Business & GA‘It’s Not Free?’: Making Money on In-flight Connectivity Though Gogo and Row44 in-flight connectivity investments have fallen short of financial returns expectations — since passengers have been unwilling to pay for connectivity — Ku- and Ka-band deployment marches on. Meanwhile,…