Business & GAProduct Focus: Antennas Just a couple of years ago, high-speed broadband connectivity at 35,000 feet was still a dream for most commercial and business operators. Everyone knew it was coming; it was just a matter…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Airborne IP Recorders Acra Control Inc., of Hollywood, Md., introduced a range of compact airborne IP recorder products that capture Ethernet packets from onboard networks. The recorders are built using open industry…
Business & GAConstant Aviation Completes Aircell Install Constant Aviation, headquartered at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, installed an Aircell ATG 4000 High Speed Internet System in a Gulfstream IV, the company announced Thursday. The installation included an Aircell Axxess cabin…
MilitaryCobham Wins Contract for E/A-18G Antennas Cobham has been awarded a $46 million contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B and E/A-18G electronic warfare aircraft. The…
ATM ModernizationFAA Announces ADS-B Final Rule FAA on Thursday released the long-awaited Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out final rule, outlining avionics equipage performance requirements by 2020. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefed the media in a morning teleconference, touting…
Business & GAJeppesen Unveils Flight Planning Capability Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, based in Englewood, Colo., introduced Flight Tracking, a flight planning capability that allows operators to view aircraft position reports within the JetPlan.com and JetPlanner applications. Flight Tracking is a part of…
MilitaryBoeing Tests ScanEagle Compressed Carriage Boeing said Wednesday it successfully flew its ScanEagle Compressed Carriage (SECC) unmanned airborne system (UAS) at a testing facility in eastern Oregon on May 12. The 75-minute flight evaluated the aircraft's airworthiness…
MilitarySaab to Develop Avionics for Swedish Gripen Sweden's Saab has received a two-year order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop an avionics system for the Swedish Armed Forces' Gripen aircraft. The order means that work will…