Business & GATransportation Committee Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday passed the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, which aims to reduce regulations and certification costs for smaller airplanes that are regulated under…
CommercialThales Announces New In-Flight Entertainment Chief Executive Thales on Tuesday named Dominique Giannoni as the new chief executive of its California-based in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) business. Giannoni first joined the company as the head of its…
CommercialRockwell Collins Restructures Commercial Systems Leadership Rockwell Collins on Wednesday announced restructuring within the leadership of its commercial systems business. (Left to Right: Steve Timm, vice president and general manager, Air Transport Systems; Jeff Standerski, vice…
CommercialPhilippine Airlines Launches First GSMConneX Flights Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the first airline to launch commercial flights featuring the TriaGnoSys in-flight GSMConneX connectivity hardware. The first PAL aircraft to be retrofitted with GSMConneX is a Boeing 777-300ER.…
ATM ModernizationEAA Requests Federal Court Review of FAA Air Traffic Fees The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) isn't giving up its fight regarding the FAA-imposed air traffic controller (ATC) fees for its annual AirVenture show, as the organization is now asking a federal appeals…
CommercialAir France, KLM Launch In-Flight Connectivity Trial Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching trial flights featuring in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity provided by Panasonic Avionics, the company said Thursday. The trial phase will last for the remainder…
Embedded AvionicsNavy's P-8 Poseidon Ready for Fleet Introduction The P-8A Poseidon, Boeing's next-generation military derivative of the 737-800, is ready for introduction into the U.S. Navy fleet, according to a report issued by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) last…
ATM ModernizationAirbus, Eurocopter to Simulate Impact of Construction on Paris Airport Airbus ProSky and Eurcopter have formed a new agreement to study the impact of pending construction on the grounds of Paris - Le Bourget Airport. Under the agreement, Eurocopter will assist…