CommercialPassenger Connections Delta Air Lines, which flies more than 800 domestic aircraft equipped with Wi-Fi, plans to expand that connectivity to its long-haul international fleet of more than 150 aircraft by 2015. The proliferation…
CommercialWhite Paper: IFEC Network Services In-flight communications and connectivity has evolved dramatically in recent years, and continual embedded technology advancements help to speed and simplify development even further. Next-generation systems are driven by increasing passenger expectations and…
CommercialProduct Focus: Test Equipment The Aeroflex RF Expansion Module is developed and manufactured by Aeroflex Test Solutions in partnership with the Test & Services activities inside Cassidian. The system is designed to support testing of airborne…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Helmet Mounted Display Elbit Systems America, based in Fort Worth, Texas, introduced JHMCS II, the second generation of its Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). JHMCS II is a helmet mounted display…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Sell Kaiser Optical Rockwell Collins has reached a firm agreement to sell its spectrographic instrumentation subsidiary Kaiser Optical to Endress+Hauser for an undisclosed sum. Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg said the move will allow his…
ATM ModernizationFAA Deploys Next Generation Time-Based Air Traffic System FAA recently began initial deployment of a new time-based air traffic metering tool at all 20 en route air traffic control centers across the United States, the Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM) system,…
CommercialRussian Operators Select Honeywell Avionics for New Aircraft Honeywell received orders for a total of 126 of its avionics suites from Russian airlines Aeroflot and UTair, and aircraft leasing firm Aviation Capital Services (ACS). (Honeywell's Intuvue 3D weather…
Embedded AvionicsViaSat to Supply Communications Upgrades for US Army Apaches ViaSat has been selected as the supplier of the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24A to upgrade battlefield communications capabilities for the U.S. Army fleet of AH-64E Apache helicopters. The Army is…