Commercial

Philippine 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 Modernization

EAA 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…

Commercial

Air 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 Avionics

Navy'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…

Commercial

Aeroflot Selects Teledyne System for Superjet SSJ100

Teledyne Controls' Wireless GroundLink (WGL) data transfer technology has been installed on a Superjet SSJ100 for Aeroflot, marking the first time a Teledyne Controls solution has been used on this new aircraft…

Commercial

Norwegian, Panasonic Develop Android-Based IFE

Norwegian and Panasonic Avionics are developing an Android-powered in-flight entertainment system. Norwegian’s passengers will be able to use select Android apps that are pre-loaded onto the system. “We’re constantly looking at new…

Business & GA

Universal Display, IDD Aerospace to Study OLEDs

Universal Display Corp., of Ewing, N.J., has been awarded a $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Under the program, titled “Novel Energy-Saving…