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,…

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…

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…

Commercial

Danish Armed Forces Select AV's Puma

The Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization awarded AeroVironment a firm fixed-price order of $9.6 million to supply the Danish Armed Forces with the company's Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). "Allied…

Business & GA

Duncan Awarded Aircell Wi-Fi STC 

Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., has installed and certified Aircell Broadband with in-flight Wi-Fi in a Learjet 45 and Challenger 600-2B16, including the 601-3A/601-3R/604 variants, via three supplemental type certificates (STC).…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Completes In-Flight SATCOM Demo for EA-18G Growler

Boeing and the U.S. Navy completed a successful in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system on a Navy EA-18G Growler, the aerospace manufacturer announced Wednesday. The system would allow F/A-18E/F Super…