Commercial

Airbus to Retrofit A350 Fleets with Gogo’s 2Ku

Airbus A350. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 04-06-2016] Gogo has partnered with Airbus subsidiary Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) to install its satellite-based 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution on a retrofit basis on…

ATM Modernization

Universal Avionics, FAA Complete DCL CPDLC Test

Universal Avionics FANS and CPDLC solution hardware, including a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS)-Flight Management System (FMS), UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU) and data capable Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). Photo: Universal Avionics…

Connectivity

Telefonix STC’d for Summit IFEC Hardware

Summit IFEC ecosystem. Photo: Telefonix PDT [Avionics Today 04-06-2016] Telefonix PDT, the business unit within Telefonix responsible for developing and manufacturing hardware solutions for the Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) market, has…

Commercial

Hainan Airlines Taps Thales for IFE System on A330 Fleet

Hainan Airlines A330. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 04-06-2016] Thales will equip Hainan Airlines with its Avant In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system on its future fleet of wide-body A330 aircraft. The first aircraft is…

ATM Modernization

NATS New VCS System Will Support SESAR ATM Upgrades

[Avionics Today 05-04-2016] In a move that will enable current and future Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) initiatives, NATS, the U.K. Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), has contracted Harris to update…