Air TaxiWhat's Trending in Aerospace - December 6, 2020 Check out the Dec. 6 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Ryanair…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Viva Aerobus VP of Safety and Security Talks Connected Aircraft Data Analysis On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an airline case study that was one of the sessions on our Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day live program this week. If you…
ConnectivityNXTCOMM CEO Talks New Eutelsat Agreement and Electronically Steered Antenna Testing Over-the-air testing is underway for NXTCOMM’s disruptive new electronically steered antenna (ESA) technology with flight testing expected to begin next year, the wireless connectivity company’s co-founder and CEO David Horton told Avionics…
Business & GASmoothSky: The Waze of Real Time Air Turbulence Awareness for Business Jets During the Connected Aviation Intelligence program Brit Wanick, vice president of digital solutions at SmartSky, spoke about SmoothSky, the company’s new real-time turbulence data service for business aviation. SmoothSky helps operators improve…
Business & GAHoneywell Aerospace CEO Talks Future Business Jet Avionics, Engines Roadmap Honeywell Aerospace is focusing on supporting new and next generation business aircraft by innovating with propulsion and avionics systems, Mike Madsen, the president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, said. Madsen discussed the…
CommercialThales 4-Axis Light Helicopter Autopilot System Completes Test Flight The first successful test flight of a compact, advanced 4-axis helicopter autopilot system that will be used on Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters was completed by Thales and StandardAero, according to a…
Business & GAGogo Shifts Focus to Business Aviation with Completion of Commercial IFC Sale to Intelsat Gogo will shift its in-flight connectivity (IFC) focus to business aviation after completing the $400 million sale of its commercial aviation segment to Intelsat on Dec. 1. Under their new structure, Chicago-based…
MilitaryBritish Army Modernizes with First Apache AH-64E Helicopter Deliveries The British Army received its first two Boeing Apache AH-64E helicopters from the U.S. government on Nov. 26. The delivery is the result of a $2.3 billion deal that was first announced…