Commercial

Global Eagle Approved for Connectivity on Boeing 777

[Avionics Today 12-23-2014] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) announced Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the FAA for equipping Boeing 777s with its Ku-band satellite connectivity system. The system will be made available…

Commercial

GE Aviation to Bring Common Core System to Boeing 777X

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] GE Aviation’s Common Core System (CCS) will lay the avionics computing groundwork for Boeing’s 777X, the companies announced early last week. With production set to begin in 2017 and…

Commercial

Airbus Delivers First A350 XWB to Qatar Airways

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] Airbus has delivered the first production A350 XWB to launch customer Qatar Airways. The airline's first A350 XWB is scheduled to start operating on its Doha to Frankfurt route…

Business & GA

Learjet 70/75 Earn Certification in Mexico

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] The Civil Aviation Authority of Mexico, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), has issued full type certification to Bombardier for the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 business jets.…

Military

Embraer KC-390 to Fly in January

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] Embraer has scheduled the first flight of its next generation aerial refueling tanker, the KC-390, for early January. Last week the Brazilian airframe manufacturer issued a statement giving an…

Commercial

Aeroflot, Lufthansa Complete Maintenance Agreement

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] Aeroflot Russian Airlines has completed a 10-year agreement for the provision of maintenance and repair services from Lufthansa Technik. The maintenance wing of the German carrier won the tender…

Commercial

NASA, Rockwell Collins Studying Single Pilot Ops

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] NASA has selected Rockwell Collins to serve as the lead research firm for its Single Pilot Operation program. According to Rockwell Collins, the program encompasses research that is exploring…

ATM Modernization

European ATM Reform to Receive $3 Billion Revamp

[Avionics Today 12-11-2014] The European Commission's new Transportation Commissioner Violeta Bulc is taking major strides toward uniting the region's fragmented Air Traffic Management (ATM) system, making €3 billion ($3.7 billion) in new…