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Thales, 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…

Commercial

Air 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 Note

Malaysia, 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 Note

China 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…

Commercial

Gogo 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…

Commercial

Transaero to Retrofit Boeing 767s With Rockwell Collins’ HDMS

Transaero Airlines is retrofitting eight of its Boeing 767s with Rockwell Collins’ PAVES High Definition Media Server (HDMS) and Entertainment Control Panel (ECP). Rockwell Collins said installations of their in-flight entertainment solutions…

Commercial

Boeing, American Airlines Introduce ecoDemonstrator

Top officials from Boeing, American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showcased the ecoDemonstrator at Reagan National Airport Tuesday. The ecoDemonstrator—a Next-Generation 737-800—is being loaned to Boeing by American Airlines to…