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…
CommercialBoeing, Japanese Aviation Industry Aim to Use Biofuels during 2020 Olympics Photo: Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels [Avionics Today 07-09-2015] Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and…
CommercialSwiss Post, Swiss WorldCargo and Matternet Begin Drone Tests Matternet ONE. Photo: Matternet. [Avionics Today 07-09-2015] Swiss Post, Swiss WorldCargo and Matternet are jointly testing the commercial use of logistics drones. The three companies are investigating specific uses of drone technology…
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…
CommercialRockwell Collins, Hawaiian Airlines, Inmarsat Begin Evaluation of SwiftBroadband for Safety Services Swiftbroadband coverage chart. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] Rockwell Collins announced that its ARINC aviation communications network is playing a central role in enabling Hawaiian Airlines’ operational evaluation of the Future…
CommercialFlynas Sets New In-Flight Safety Standard to Tackle MERS Photo: Flynas [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] Flynas, a low cost airline of Saudi Arabia, has added Virus Guard disinfectant wet wipes and sprays to its in-flight hygiene, to protect passengers from viruses such…
CommercialHoneywell, Boeing Demonstrate GPS-Based CATIII Precision Landing Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] Honeywell and Boeing have successfully demonstrated how airports that experience frequent visibility issues such as low cloud cover or fog will be able to…
CommercialIntelsat Introduces IntelsatOneFlex for Commercial Air Transport Market An Intelsat EpicNG satellite. Photo: Intelsat [Avionics Today 06-09-2015] Intelsat has introduced IntelsatOne Flex for distribution partners serving the commercial air transport market. IntelsatOne Flex aggregates Intelsat’s global and Intelsat EpicNG High…