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Commercial

Lufthansa Relaunches In-Flight Broadband

Lufthansa, with equipment from Panasonic Avionics Corp., relaunched Wednesday its in-flight broadband service, called FlyNet, for passengers on long-haul flights. The airline said the service, which will initially be provided on selected North…

Business & GA

Sikorsky Invests in UAV Avionics Company

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, made an equity investment in Adaptive Flight, a Georgia-based manufacturer of avionics system solutions for small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the…

Military

L-3 Link Wins Contract Option for E-6B Training

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) was awarded a one-year contract option to continue as the prime contractor and provide support for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Aircrew Training System (ATS). This…

Military

Link Simulation & Training Wins F/A-18C Work

L-3 's Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $24.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers…

Embedded Avionics

BAE to Upgrade Italian Tornados

Warton, UK - BAE Systems has been awarded a $31.1 million contract for the upgrade of Italian Air Force Tornados, including new digital cockpit displays. Work will begin next year on the…

Business & GA

Thales Satcom System Earns Boeing Certification

The Thales TopFlight satellite communications system has been certified on Boeing 737 NG and 777s, the companies announced Tuesday. Thales said its TopFlight system is the first ARINC 781 SwiftBroadband-enabled SATCOM capable of…

Business & GA

EMS Forte E-Mail System Awarded FAA STC

EMS Aviation has been awarded a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), authorizing installation of its Network Gateway product on Gulfstream G-IV series. The newly certified unit is a component of EMS Aviation’s…

Commercial

Regent Airways Selects Lufthansa Charts

Regent Airways, a private airline from Bangladesh, has started its flight operations with several IT systems from Lufthansa Systems, including Lido/RouteManual navigation charts and the Lido/FPLS flight planning service. Regent Airways has…