Commercial

No Compromises on LightSquared Plan

Any confusion regarding the Federal Communications Commission's stance on GPS interference was made clear on August 9, when FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski told reporters that the agency would under no circumstances allow…

Commercial

FAA Approves Pro Star Aviation Standalone Heading Display

Pro Star Aviation has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for an amendment to Supplemental Type Certification (STC) SR00274BO, enabling the L-3 GH-3100 ESIS to independently display magnetic heading without…

Business & GA

ViaSat High-Speed Internet Offered as Factory Option

ViaSat Inc. has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace to provide airborne communications terminal equipment as part of a new high-speed Internet option on Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. The Bombardier option…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing B-52 CONECT Upgrade Successful

Boeing successfully completed an evaluation flight of the B-52 Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) interphone system earlier this month, according to the manufacturer. The six-hour flight from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.,…

Commercial

Japan Airlines to Deploy Thales IFE System

Japan Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five Boeing 767-300ER Domestic aircraft with the Thales TopSeries In-Flight Entertainment System onboard, the companies announced Friday. The aircraft has a total of…

Commercial

Air China Introduces Thales IFE in Fleet

Air China introduced into revenue service the first of its 15 Boeing 777s equipped with the Thales TopSeries in-flight entertainment systems onboard, Thales announced Friday. The aircraft has a total of 311…

Commercial

Boeing Demonstrates UAS Communications

Boeing on Tuesday said it demonstrated its newest narrowband communications relay aboard two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) -- an Insitu ScanEagle and a portable AeroVironment Puma All Environment (AE). According to Boeing,…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins on MAV6 Airship Project

The U.S. Air Force awarded the $86.2 million Blue Devil Block II development contract to MAV6, of Alexandria, Va., a defense technology company, who chose Rockwell Collins to equip the airship with…