Commercial

Thales, CETCA in IFE Joint Venture for C919

Thales and China Electronics Technology Avionics Co., Ltd. (CETCA) signed a joint venture agreement to support the integration of Thales TopSeries in-flight entertainment system into the new C919, manufactured by Commercial Aircraft…

Commercial

OnAir Connectivity Enabled on Emirates A380 Fleet

OnAir said it has enabled Wi-Fi connectivity across Emirate Airlines' fleet of 21 A380s, the world’s largest A380 fleet. OnAir’s inflight GSM mobile phone network will be deployed on the Emirates A380s…

Commercial

Gogo Installed on 1,500th Aircraft

Gogo on Tuesday said its air-to-ground in-flight connectivity system achieved a program milestone, the installation of its 1,500th commercial aircraft. Year to date, the company has installed Gogo on more than 140…

Commercial

Panasonic Avionics Buys Majority Stake in AeroMobile

Panasonic Avionics has purchased a majority stake in Europe-based AeroMobile Communications, expanding the companies' in-flight connectivity partnership. "We believe that, as a result of this transaction, our customers will benefit from an increased…

Commercial

Boeing to Develop Airborne Antennas for Yahsat

Boeing finalized a firm-fixed-price contract with Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat), the United Arab Emirates-based multipurpose satellite operator, to design and build active electronically steered phased array antenna systems for aircraft. The…

Commercial

Row 44 Hits Satcom Installation Milestone

Row 44, based in Westlake Village, Calif., on Monday announced it has installed its broadband entertainment solution on 250 planes for the company's commercial airline partners in North America, Europe and Africa.…

Business & GA

Gulfstream Awarded STC for Elite Interior Package

Gulfstream received a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Elite interior package, which the company said clears the way for the optional interior upgrade to be installed on customer G550 and G450.…