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Commercial

Singapore's Scoot Selects Bluebox Avionics IFE

London-based Bluebox Avionics will provide its portable in-flight entertainment system for Singapore Airline's low-cost carrier Scoot's fleet of Boeing 777s. The Bluebox Ai iPad app provides content for passengers to view on…

Business & GA

CAE FFS With ProLine 21 Certified in Australia

An approach to Hong Kong in CAE’s King Air 350 ProLine 21 full-flight simulator in Melbourne, Australia. Simulator manufacturer CAE said Monday a Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 full-flight simulator with Rockwell Collins ProLine…

ATM Modernization

Saab Sensis Multilateration System Operational in Dubai

Saab Sensis achieved operational status from the Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) for its surface multilateration system at Dubai International Airport (DXB), providing surveillance of aircraft on the ground. At DXB, Saab…

Editor's Note

Gogo, SES to Offer Satellite In-Flight Wi-Fi to Airlines

Gogo signed a memorandum of understanding with satellite operator SES to bring high-speed, satellite Internet access to airlines, the companies said Monday. SES manages a worldwide fleet of 50 geostationary satellites, and…

Military

GAO Recommends More Analysis of JSF Funding

The Department of Defense needs to analyze the impacts of future funding levels and its supply chain for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to avoid more cost overruns and program delays,…

Commercial

X-47B UCAS Completes First Flight Test Phase

Manufacturer Northrop Grumman said Thursday it concluded the first major phase of flight testing the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft in May at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The airworthiness test phase, which…

Editor's Note

CAE Sells Four Full Flight Simulators for $65 Million

Simulation and training services manufacturer CAE announced contract agreements totaling $63.4 million (C$65 million) for four full-flight simulators (FFS) Thursday. CAE sold an Airbus A330 FFS to Singapore Airlines, a A320 FFS…

Connectivity

Eaton to Supply Circuit-Protection Systems to DLA

Eaton will provide a variety of military aircraft products, including Arc-Alert circuit-protection technology, in four contracts worth $2 million recently awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). “With these contracts, Eaton continues…