Commercial

EMS Installs VoIP Service on VIP Aircraft

EMS Aviation said it recently completed installation of a managed Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service with a Middle Eastern Head of State Airbus A320. EMS teamed with Paris-based Eclipse, an Inmarsat service provider and…

Commercial

flydubai Launch Customer for FTTS IFE System

Dubai low-cost airline flydubai signed an agreement making it the launch customer of the "Fiber To The Screen" (FTTS) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system from Lumexis, of Irvine, Calif. The deal, announced Tuesday at the…

Commercial

Pegasus Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins IFE

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its dPAVES in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for 31 of its Boeing 737NGs. Deliveries will begin in this year. dPAVES narrow-body IFE…

Commercial

TNT Airways Selects Lufthansa Charts

Belgian courier airline TNT Airways selected navigations charts from Lufthansa Systems under a three-year contract announced Monday. The navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems are generated directly from its Lido navigation database and…

Commercial

WAEA Changes Name

World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) announced that it has changed its name to The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), a move that reflects the evolving role in-flight entertainment systems play in the airline…

Business & GA

U.S. Aerospace Caucus Formed

Two U.S. senators in May announced the formation of an aerospace caucus in Washington, D.C., outlining an ambitious plan to promote a wide-ranging menu of aerospace issues. Sens. Patty Murray, a Democrat…

Military

AeroVironment Receives Raven UAS Order

AeroVironment (AV), based in Monrovia, Calif., said Wednesday it received an $11.2 million order under an existing contract with the U.S. Army to provide 63 new digital Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).…

Business & GA

Duncan Aviation Wins STC for Aircell System

Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install of the Aircell ATG-4000/ATG 5000 Wi-Fi system in the Citation 750. The system, which provides high-speed in-flight connectivity…