Business & GA

Gulfstream Selects ViaSat for Large Cabin Business Jets IFC

Photo: ViaSat [Avionics Today 05-19-2015] Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has selected ViaSat as the sole source Ku-band equipment supplier to outfit Gulfstream's large cabin business jets with ViaSat Yonder high-speed Internet service. The…

Business & GA

SwiftBroadband High Data Rate Service Testing Complete

Swiftbroadband coverage chart. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Today 05-19-2015] Inmarsat announced flight and lab tests of High Data Rate (HDR) capabilities for SwiftBroadband have been successfully completed. The new service, developed by…

Business & GA

Gulfstream G500 Takes the Skies for the First Flight

The Gulfstream G500 takes off on its first flight. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 05-19-2015] Gulfstream Aerospace announced that the all-new G500 successfully completed its first flight. The G500 is part of Gulfstream’s…

Commercial

TAM’s First A350 XWB One Step Closer to Delivery

TAM Airlines’ first A350 XWB in final assembly. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 05-14-2015] Airbus has announced the first A350-900 for TAM Airlines is progressing well in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in…

Commercial

TUI Group Finalize Order for Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 05-14-2015] Boeing and TUI Group have finalized an order for one 787-9 Dreamliner with an option for another. The order is valued at $257 million…