Business & GA

Delta Receives STC on ACSS Avionics, Astronautics EFB

Delta Air Lines has received a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) on avionics from ACSS, of Phoenix, and an electronic flight bag from Astronautics Corporation of America, of Milwaukee. The avionics applications…

Business & GA

LiveTV Awarded STC for Iridium Satcom Platform

JetBlue subsidiary LiveTV received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the first commercial aircraft to install the Iridium OpenPort-Aero satellite communications platform. Iridium OpenPort-Aero provides data and voice connectivity, including email, text messaging,…

Commercial

Gogo, AeroSat to Partner on Ku-Band

 Air-to-ground in-flight connectivity provider Gogo has partnered with satellite equipment provider, AeroSat, to bring a Ku-satellite system to commercial airlines. The system will allow Gogo to offer airlines connectivity services that extend…

Military

Northrop Grumman Awarded NATO UAS Contract

Northrop Grumman signed a $1.7 billion contract to provide five Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected…

Business & GA

AMAC Aerospace Selects TrueNorth Avionics System

TrueNorth Avionics will provide its Simphone OpenCabin airborne telecommunications system for AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland, for an Airbus ACJ A319 VIP Aircraft. This follows AMAC’s initial selection of a TrueNorth Simphone…

Commercial

Virgin Atlantic to Offer Cell Phone Connectivity

U.K-based carrier Virgin Atlantic this week announced it will now allow London-to-New York passengers to make and receive cell phone calls at 35,000 feet. The service, which will also include text messaging…

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins Systems Receive EASA Certifications

A number of Rockwell Collins’ surveillance, communication and navigation systems for business aircraft received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification to comply with European airspace requirements, including: –– EASA Supplemental Type Certificates…

Business & GA

TrueNorth to Supply Satcom System for L-3 747-8

TrueNorth Avionics, based in Ottawa, Canada, was selected by L-3 Platform Integration division’s (L-3 PID) Head-of-State Completion Center in Waco, Texas, to provide its scalable Simphone OpenCabin airborne telecommunications system for one…