MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Introduces HUNTR Gateway to Reduce Fratricide, Speed Mission Completion Curtiss-Wright's Massachusetts-based Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has introduced the Hub and Network Translator (HUNTR), a next generation Tactical Data Link (TDL) translator to simplify military communications, reduce fratricide and speed mission completion.…
Business & GAPODCAST: Angela Vargo, VP of Marketing for JSX - SmartSky's Launch Customer California-based JSX, formerly JetSuiteX, is the launch customer for SmartSky’s upcoming air to ground in-flight connectivity network. The public charter provider operates more than 330 flights out of seven airports, with a…
CommercialBoom Test Pilot Talks Supersonic Interface for XB-1 Demonstrator As Boom Supersonic prepares for the planned rollout of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in December and first flight next year, Avionics International caught up with Chris “Duff” Guarente, a test pilot for…
ConnectivitySingapore Airlines to Have Fleet Fully Connected by 2021 Over the next two years, Singapore Airlines will look to install in-flight connectivity technology supplied by Panasonic and SITAONAIR, while also testing the use of virtual reality headsets for passenger entertainment, Ng…
CommercialU.S. Helicopter Safety Team Backs Lightweight Helicopter Flight Data Monitors While helicopter operators with large fleets have been able to install Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM) systems to help head off accidents, small operators have lagged, and the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team…
ConnectivityViasat Increases Speeds for Connected Business Jets Viasat revealed new increased speeds, service packages and hardware incentives. The new In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business aviation service packages aims to enable new and existing Ku-band customers the ability to upgrade their connectivity…
CommercialSITAONAIR Tackles Airline-OEM Data Ownership With ‘Data-Brokering’ Cloud As the industry continually shifts toward the use of data-intensive predictive maintenance-based flight operations, a new cloud-based aircraft data-brokering platform, e-Aircraft DataHub, is what SITAONAIR hopes can resolve the ongoing question airlines…
Air TaxiHelsinki Volocopter Flight Test Evaluates UTM for Air Taxi Operations During a flight test at Helsinki International Airport on August 30, Volocopter and the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Gulf of Finland U-space team evaluated the ability of integrated air traffic…