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…

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…

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…

Commercial

Airbus Group, NEXA Partner to Pursue UAS Commercialization

Quadcopter drone on cultivated field. Photo: ackab1 (Flickr) [Avionics Today 05-13-2015] Airbus Group and NEXA Capital Partners announced an agreement to pursue solutions for the widespread commercialization of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).…