CommercialAeromexico Launches Netflix Trial through New 2Ku Connectivity Netflix homepage. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] Aeromexico is launching a pilot program to provide complimentary in-flight access to streaming video network Netflix. Netflix members onboard select Aeromexico flights within Mexico, Central…
Business & GAMAG, Logos Redkite WAMI Sensor Tests Successfully on Cessna 206 [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] MAG Aerospace and Logos Technologies’ ultra-light Redkite Wide-Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) sensor has been successfully tested aboard a Cessna 206 turboprop in Carthage, North Carolina. The airborne test, which…
CommercialEasyJet Strikes Five-Year Maintenance Contract with Lufthansa Bahrain International Airport. Photo: Bahrain International Airport [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and easyJet have signed a contract for extensive collaboration at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). With a fleet…
CommercialAirbus Extends Contract for 3D Printing Software Airbus A350 [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] Airbus Group is extending the use of Dassault Systèmes 3D Experience platform to its additive manufacturing programs — also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing — integrating design,…
ConnectivityPanasonic Scales up Eutelsat Capacity over Asia Pacific for in-Flight Internet and TV Services Photo: Eutelsat Panasonic Avionics has booked additional capacity on the Eutelsat 172A satellite to deliver broadband connectivity and TV services to commercial airlines over the Pacific Ocean region. Located at 172 degrees…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of June 10 The 2016 Global Connected Aircraft Summit took place this week in Los Angeles, where all the movers and shakers in the industry came together to discuss and figure out creative solutions to…
CommercialIrkut Corp. Makes First Public Debut of MC-21 [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Irkut Corp., a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corp., rolled the first MC-21 aircraft out of its factory for the first public debut of the passenger jet that the Russian…
CommercialAirframers look to Modularity to Future-Proof the Connected Aircraft [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Representatives from Boeing and Airbus are looking toward new aircraft systems, standards and satellite designs to enable adaptable In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solutions in the future. During the 2016 Global…