ConnectivityJetBlue Preps for ViaSat's Next-Generation Platforms with Extended Partnership ViaSat Inc. is set to serve as the direct in-flight internet service provider for JetBlue. With an expanded partnership, ViaSat said the airline would be upgraded to its latest hardware and gain…
ATM ModernizationSweden is First Operational User of Eurocontrol's New Data Distribution System The Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, Luftfartsverket (LFV), is the first operational user of Eurocontrol’s Surveillance Data Distribution System (SDDS). As of Oct. 5, four airports’ air traffic services use the system: Landvetter…
CommercialAllegiant's Director of Engineering Talks 2020 Fleet Plans Allegiant Air is one of many U.S.-based commercial airlines that is in the process of equipping its fleet of aircraft to comply with the FAA's Jan. 1, 2020, ADS-B Out equipage mandate.…
CommercialFedEx Could Purchase 50 New Aircraft in Feeder Modernization Effort FedEx Express is ready to modernize its fleet of feeder aircraft. The company said it has completed a purchase agreement with ATR to purchase up to 50 aircraft. The agreement says that…
CommercialSingapore Airlines Rolls Out Airbus A380 Cabin Singapore Airlines is the world’s first carrier to operate the Airbus A380, according to the manufacturer. A new cabin is being rolled out across its entire fleet. “Singapore Airlines set new industry…
CommercialASG Obtains STC for Boeing 737 ADS-B Avionics Support Group has obtained a new supplemental type certificate (STC) for Boeing 737s, including the -600/-700/-800/-900 series models. Under the new STC, ASG has obtained approval to install the Rockwell Collins…
CommercialUber Air Taxi Effort Recruits NASA to Develop ATM Concepts, Reports Say Reports about “flying cars” are flooding in from mainstream media, originating from Lisbon, Portugal. Uber CPO Jeff Holden reportedly made two announcements during the annual Web Summit: The Uber Elevate initiative is…
CommercialBoeing 757 Testing Shows Airplanes Vulnerable to Hacking, DHS Says A team of government, industry and academic officials successfully demonstrated that a commercial aircraft could be remotely hacked in a non-laboratory setting last year, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official…