Business & GA

Qantas is Launch Customer for Boeing OPT for iPad

Qantas Airways will be the launch customer for the Boeing Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) for iPad. The Australian carrier will deploy the iPad-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution on 130 of its…

Military

Boeing Completes Successful F/A-18F AMC Test Flight

Boeing completed a successful test flight of its Type 4 Advanced Mission Computer (AMC) aboard an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet last week. The Type 4 is designed to accelerate image and mission processing…

Business & GA

FAA Approves American Airlines iPad EFB Expansion

FAA has approved American Airlines' expansion of its iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) program, making it the first commercial carrier to receive FAA approval to use the iPad in the cockpit during…

Commercial

Gogo to Use Intelsat Satellites for Transoceanic Wi-Fi

Satellite service provider Intelsat signed an agreement to provide broadband satellite capacity for Gogo to enable Wi-Fi access for transoceanic air routes and other areas around the globe starting in early 2013.…

Military

Curtiss Wright to Provide DCUs for AWACS

Rockwell Collins has awarded a contract to Curtiss Wright Controls to provide Data Concentrator Units (DCUs) for use on U.S. Air Force and NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The…

Commercial

Singapore Airlines Launches In-Flight Wi-Fi Program

Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Thursday launched a $50 million in-flight connectivity program to bring Wi-Fi Internet access to more aircraft in its fleet. The Asian carrier said their OnAir in-flight connectivity service…

Commercial

NTSB Issues New Safety Recommendations for Large Airplanes

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued new safety recommendations for large aircraft Wednesday, asking FAA to require large aircraft to be equipped with anti-ground collision aids. NTSB is recommending large airplanes…