Editor's Note

Gogo, SES to Offer Satellite In-Flight Wi-Fi to Airlines

Gogo signed a memorandum of understanding with satellite operator SES to bring high-speed, satellite Internet access to airlines, the companies said Monday. SES manages a worldwide fleet of 50 geostationary satellites, and…

Editor's Note

CAE Sells Four Full Flight Simulators for $65 Million

Simulation and training services manufacturer CAE announced contract agreements totaling $63.4 million (C$65 million) for four full-flight simulators (FFS) Thursday. CAE sold an Airbus A330 FFS to Singapore Airlines, a A320 FFS…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Completes In-Flight SATCOM Demo for EA-18G Growler

Boeing and the U.S. Navy completed a successful in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system on a Navy EA-18G Growler, the aerospace manufacturer announced Wednesday. The system would allow F/A-18E/F Super…

Commercial

Air France KLM to Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi

Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will partner with Panasonic Avionics to offer in-flight Wi-Fi and mobile phone data services on its Boeing 777-300s, the airlines said Monday. The two airlines…

Editor's Note

Northrop Grumman, L-3 MAS to Design Polar Hawk UAS for Canada

Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS will produce a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada for surveillance missions on the country’s arctic territories.…

Commercial

Gogo, AeroSat to Partner on Ku-Band

 Air-to-ground in-flight connectivity provider Gogo has partnered with satellite equipment provider, AeroSat, to bring a Ku-satellite system to commercial airlines. The system will allow Gogo to offer airlines connectivity services that extend…

Editor's Note

Avionics for NextGen Kicks Off

Hundreds of aviation industry stakeholders are gathering Atlantic City, N.J., today to discuss implementation of the FAA's modernization plan at the Avionics for NextGen conference. Session topics include Collaborative ATM Technologies, SWIM,…