ConnectivityAlaska Airlines Unveils New In-Flight Texting Service [Avionics Magazine 01-06-2017] Alaska Airlines is unveiling a new service allowing passengers on Gogo-equipped flights to use iMessage, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger free of charge. Alaska Airlines kicks off new year…
CommercialAn Insider Look at how FedEx is Digitally Managing Airplane Health Unlike passenger airlines, there are no conciliatory sky miles to issue to the recipients of cargo carrier packages if the goods are delayed in transit. For cargo carriers such as FedEx Express,…
Business & GALiving Legends of Aviation Honors Professionals Several prolific aviation professionals are to be recognized by Living Legends of Aviation during its 14th Annual Awards event on Jan. 20 in California.
Business & GALot Polish Airlines Taps Jeppesen for Charting, Navigation Jeppesen and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a service agreement for charting and navigation services, Jeppeson says. Over five years, the Boeing company is to provide digital charting for LOT’s electronic flight…
MilitaryCurtiss Wright Supports New Intel Processors on DO-254 SBCs Curtiss Wright Defense Solutions is supporting Intel’s seventh generation Xeon processor on to updated small form factor Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Single Board Computers (SBCs).
MilitaryBAE Systems to Develop New Cross Domain Tools for US Air Force [Avionics Magazine 01-05-2016] The U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract worth up to $49 million to develop, deploy, and maintain cross domain solutions for safeguarding…
Embedded AvionicsIsrael Deploys First RNP AR at Ben Gurion The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, with the help of third party Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Hughes Aerospace, has deployed the nation’s first Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) at…
MilitaryLeonardo M-345 Flies, Avionics Testing to Follow Leonardo's Aermacchi M-345 high-efficiency trainer prototype made a successful first flight last week, the company said. The two-seat basic jet trainer flew for 30 minutes, and Leonardo said it met all design…