ATM ModernizationHarris Awarded FAA's NextGen Datacomm Contract Harris Corp. has been awarded FAA's $331 million Data Communications Integrated Services (DCIS) contract as part of the NextGen airspace modernization initiative, the agency said Thursday. FAA teased the announcement at this…
CommercialThales, Honeywell Partner for In-Flight Broadband Thales will partner with Honeywell to bring the global broadband aircraft connectivity to the world aviation industry. The companies are working to integrate the Honeywell-developed GX Aviation Ka-band satcom avionics and antenna…
CommercialAir Astana Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics Upgrades Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will feature a number of Rockwell Collins avionics upgrades on a fleet of new Airbus A320/321 aircraft later this year. The airline selected the GLU-925 Multi Mode Receivers (GLU-925…
Editor's NoteMalaysia, Air India Select Thales IFE Malaysia and Air India Airlines each recently launched revenue service of passenger aircraft equipped with the Thales in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. Malaysia Airlines has entered into service its first of six Airbus…
Editor's NoteChina Southern to Launch Thales AVANT for B777 Fleet China Southern Airlines has a new agreement with Thales to install the TopSeries AVANT in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs. Thales said China Southern will equip…
CommercialAmerican Airlines to Launch Samsung In-Flight Tablet Program American Airlines (AA) on Wednesday announced plans to launch an innovative in-flight tablet program—bringing the Samsung Galaxy Note tablet to all of its 17,000 flight attendants. Flight attendants will use the tablet…
CommercialGogo Raises IFEC Prices, Expands to More Delta Aircraft In-flight connectivity provider Gogo recently raised its in-flight Wi-Fi service pricing options on Virgin America and Delta flights. Gogo is now charging $10 per hour and no longer allows passenger to purchase…
CommercialAeroVironment Selects MicroGRAM GPS for Wasp AE Rockwell Collins on Tuesday announced AeroVironment has selected its MicroGRAM GPS receiver for the Wasp AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS). MicroGRAM has a 90 percent size reduction over its predecessor—the Miniature PLGR…