CommercialSWISS Reveals Cabin and Route Network for its New Boeing 777-300ER SWISS Business — more privacy and personal space. Photo: PRNewsFoto/Swiss International Air Lines. [Avionics Today 07-09-2015] As a part of its “Next-Generation Airline of Switzerland” strategy, SWISS will begin the renewal of…
Business & GAHoneywell to Supply AgustaWestland AW101 with New INS AgustaWestland AW101. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 06-11-2015] Honeywell Aerospace will supply its Laseref VI Inertial Navigation System (INS) to the the Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter. According to Honeywell, the inertial navigation technology will…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Releases UI Upgrade for ARINC AIM [Avionics Today 06-11-2015] Rockwell Collins has released a major upgrade to the User Interface (UI) for the ARINC Advanced Information Management (AIM) security platform. The new AIM UI incorporates technology aimed to…
CommercialL2 Receives FAA STC for Cobham’s SwiftBroadband A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767–300. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 06-11-2015] L2 Consulting Services received an FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of the Cobham Satcom Aviator SwiftBroadband Satellite Communications System…
CommercialIFC Service Providers: Technology Limits Feasibility of Free Connectivity [Avionics Today 06-11-2015] As airlines grapple with ways to draw the most value from passenger connectivity, a fully free service is likely to stay out of reach for some time. In-Flight Connectivity…
CommercialGE Aims to Assist in NASA’s Revival of Supersonic Air Travel High fidelity model of the flow from an aircraft engine exhaust nozzle showing the complex interactions of the high velocity jets, which generate acoustic waves. Photo: GE Global Research [Avionics Today 06-11-2015]…
CommercialAirline IFC Strategies Continue to Evolve [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] On the first day of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCAS), attendees heard perspectives on In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) from five different airlines, all with different perspectives on one of…
ATM ModernizationDRS Technologies Accredits Liteye Systems' New UAV Thermal Payload Aquila Micro thermal UAV payload. Photo: Liteye Systems [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] DRS Technologies announced Liteye Systems’ new Aquila Micro product as the first commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) thermal payload to receive…