ATM Modernization

ICG, Boeing Complete FOI Service Bulletin for 747-400

International Communications Group (ICG) and Boeing completed an installation of the ICG NxtLink Series ICS-220A Iridium system on a Boeing 747-400. The EL AL Airlines aircraft is the first of several being…

ATM Modernization

Airbus ProSky to Restructure UAE Airspace

UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Airbus ProSky signed an agreement starting the first phase of project to restructure the UAE airspace. The study will be conducted by Airbus ProSky and…

Business & GA

ICG Completes Iridium Certified Testing for NxtLink ICS-220A

International Communications Group (ICG), of Newport News, Va., has completion of testing and receipt of Iridium Certified Equipment (ICE) designation for its NxtLink ICS-220A Iridium Communications System. The approval acknowledges that the ICS-220A…

ATM Modernization

ITT Exelis Protests FAA's Datacomm Contract

ITT Exelis filed a formal protest with FAA over the $331 million datacomm contract awarded to Harris Corp. in September, Avionics Magazine has learned. The protest, which was filed in November with FAA's Office of Dispute…

Military

AeroVironment Awarded Wasp UAS Contract

AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., has been awarded a $12 million contract from NAVAIR’s Program Office for Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263), working collaboratively with the Army’s Counter-IED…

ATM Modernization

Denmark ANSP Naviair Selects Saab Sensis ADS-B

Naviair, the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for Denmark, has selected Saab Sensis Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for surveillance of flights over Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Naviair will be providing ADS-B…

Commercial

Row 44, Southwest Airlines Hit Wi-Fi Milestone

Row 44, of Westlake Village, Calif., said its in-flight entertainment and connectivity service, which includes high-speed Internet, shopping, destination services, and real-time flight map with updates, has been installed on 400 Southwest Airlines…