Commercial

Virgin Atlantic Renews Contracts with ARINC

Virgin Atlantic Airways renewed multiple communication services contracts with ARINC, of Annapolis, Md., the companies announced Tuesday. The contracts just renewed include comprehensive data link, voice, and satellite services. Virgin Atlantic also renewed…

Commercial

Row 44, Lufthansa Technik Form Partnership

Row 44, based in Westlake Village, Calif., formed a partnership with MRO provider Lufthansa Technik. Under terms of the partnership, commercial airlines that select Row 44's in-flight broadband entertainment system will be able to…

Business & GA

Canada Approves Global Vision Flight Deck

Canadian officials have approved Bombardier's Global Vision flight deck, the airframer announced Friday. “This is an important milestone, as aircraft equipped with the Global Vision flight deck can now be granted a…

Business & GA

Fairfax County Selects Becker Audio System

Becker Avionics, based in Miramar, Fla., will supply its DVCS6100 Digital Audio System for Fairfax County, Va., Police Helicopter Division's new Bell 429s. The aircraft are currently undergoing completion at Paradigm Aerospace…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Awarded C-130 AMP Training Contract

Boeing received a $61 million U.S. Air Force contract for two more C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits and two Aircrew Training System devices as part of a low-rate initial production (LRIP)…

Business & GA

Carlisle Interconnect Awarded EFB STC

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies/ECS, based in St. Augustine, Fla., was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of three configurations of a Class 3 electronic flight bag (EFB) on Boeing 737-600s, -700s, 700Cs,…

Business & GA

Aspen Avionics Awarded EASA STCs

Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, N.M., was awarded two additional EASA supplemental type certificates (STC) for the Evolution Primary Flight Display (PFD) system. Avionik Straubing of Germany has developed an STC for the…

Commercial

Alaska Airlines Nears Wi-Fi Completion

Alaska Airlines on Thursday said the Gogo In-flight Internet service from Aircell is now available on nearly all aircraft in its fleet. With the installation of the service scheduled for completion later…