CommercialSurvey: U.S. Passengers Seek Out Airlines with In-Flight Wi-Fi A new airline passenger survey focusing on U.S. travellers’ experience of in-flight Wi-Fi found that more than 60 percent of passengers who used cabin Wi-Fi are likely to use it again in…
MilitaryITT Buys Signal Sensor Manufacturer ITT Exelis completed the acquisition of Space Computer Corp., a privately owned firm that produces real time signal processing systems, software and algorithms for the full exploitation of hyperspectral sensor data. Hyperspectral…
CommercialCebu Pacific to Install OnAir Connectivity Equipment Philippine airline Cebu Pacific Air announced plans to provide in-flight connectivity via OnAir on its Airbus A330 fleet starting in 2013. The airline also has the option to install Wi-Fi on its…
Business & GADuncan to Build New Maintenance Facility Duncan Aviation announced plans for a new maintenance hangar and facility to be built at its Lincoln, Neb., headquarters. Construction will begin this fall, the company said. “We are still evaluating our…
MilitaryEyes On Shooters The U.S. Army will deploy a battalion of AH-64D Apaches to Afghanistan this year with a Ground Fire Acquisition System (GFAS) that promises attack helicopter crews better situational awareness to help protect…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Electronic Flight Bags The Apple iPad is quickly becoming as popular on the flight deck as it is in the cabins of business and air transport aircraft. The device, only now beginning to be…
Business & GAQ&A: Southwest Airlines Equipping an airline’s entire fleet with connectivity systems is no simple task. It’s often a multi-million dollar, multi-year and complex undertaking for airlines trying to keep planes in the air and money…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Reseller Satcom Direct, based in Satellite Beach, Fla., has become a direct reseller for TriaGnoSys satellite communications products and equipment in the United States. Satcom Direct said it is the only TriaGnoSys…
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