Commercial

FCC Eases Licensing Requirements for In-Flight Wi-Fi

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a Report and Order released last week, approved new rules to accelerate the deployment of in-flight Wi-Fi on more commercial flights in the United States. The…

Commercial

FLYHT to Supply AFIRS to Airline in Nigeria

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions signed a contract with an undisclosed Nigerian airline for the Automated Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 220. The contract requires FLYHT to install the AFIRS 220 on five Airbus A319s…

ATM Modernization

Commercial Avionics Outlook

Despite the seemingly nonstop economic crisis, avionics developers continue to generate safety-enhancing, cost-effective systems that airlines want to buy. And while the overall economic outlook might be murky, there is some cause…

Business & GA

Business Connectivity

The decision of whether to install a connectivity system in a business aircraft is relatively easy; in our always-connected world, it’s the cost of doing business. However, the selection of which system…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Cockpit Switches

Featuring a range of new multifunction displays, the cockpit real estate on many new and older aircraft has been undergoing major renovations. And the ways pilots are interacting with the avionics is…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Standby Attitude Module Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, of Wichita, Kan., introduced MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM), a 2-inch by 5-inch standby display. This self-contained, solid-state instrument provides attitude, altitude, airspeed and slip…