ConnectivityAeromexico Pioneers IFEC, Connectivity 2.0 in LatAm Aeromexico is one of the pioneers in Latin America for bringing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services to passengers. For example, the airline has done a deal with Netflix which enables passengers to access…
Business & GAEasyJet Head of Engineering Talks Predictive Maintenance On the third day of the 2017 Paris Air Show, Gary Smith, head of engineering for EasyJet, discussed the U.K.-based low-cost carrier's work with Airbus to establish predictive maintenance within its fleet operations. Check…
CommercialQatar Airways CTO Discusses Boeing 777X Avionics, IFEC Boeing is scheduled to begin production on the re-engined version of the 777, the 777X, this year. Qatar Airways is the launch customer for the 777X, which has garnered 306 total orders…
ConnectivityExperts Discuss Latest In-Flight Connectivity Trends Emerging global connectivity capabilities will be one of the biggest drivers for new in-flight applications — especially on the operations side — according to speakers at a Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR)…
ConnectivityUpgrade Central: Streamlining Flight Management Avionics readers told us in our most recent survey that nearly 55% of them need to acquire EFBs for their current fleets of aircraft. Responding from commercial, civil and military operations, readers…
Business & GAXOJET: New apps, connectivity, always on demand With expansion plans, the silicon valley-based operator is ready to upgrade its flet with new in-flight connectivity technology and ADS-B In 2016, Silicon Valley-based private jet charter operator XOJET
ConnectivityEthernet Gathers Speed — But Will Fiber Catch Copper? About 30 years ago, the U.S. military thought that the 1-megbit-per-second Mil-Std-1553 data bus would suit its data communications needs for the long term. While still used — even in new airplanes…
Embedded AvionicsDevelopment of Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications While avionics engineers, producers and installers busy themselves with ADS-B mandate activity, it might be an extra burden for them to focus on new developments in the industry. One is the recent…