CommercialAirbus Awards Flight Testing Contract for Autonomous Air Taxi [Avionics Magazine 11-7-2016] A³, the advanced projects branch of Airbus Group based in Silicon Valley, has awarded a flight-testing contract for its pilotless air taxi concept aircraft, the Vahana. The contract was…
Business & GASatcom Direct CTO Talks True North Acquisition [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has been rapidly expanding its services and products in recent years, and on the first day of NBAA 2016, the company made…
Business & GABBJ MAX 7 Unveiled Boeing’s BBJ Max 8, on which the BBJ Max 7 is based. Photo: Boeing Business Jets [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Boeing Business Jets has unveiled the BBJ MAX 7, the newest addition to…
MilitaryUS Air Force Gets Latest C-5M Super Galaxy C 5M Super Galaxy. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] The U.S. Air Force took delivery of the newest C-5M Super Galaxy on Nov. 1. The C 5M was ferried from the…
ATM ModernizationIreland’s ANSP Testing Proves Space-Based ADS-B Rendering of Aireon’s satellite, which will deliver space-based ADS-B in 2018. Photo: IAA [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Aireon has successfully completed a service delivery point Site Acceptance Test (SAT) with the Irish Aviation…
Business & GAViaSat Boosts Competition in BizJet Connectivity with New Shipsets, Pricing ViaSat’s booth at NBAA. Photo: ViaSat [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] ViaSat has announced new pricing for the connectivity systems available for business and private jets that aim to increase competitive dynamics within the…
ConnectivityGogo Announces Third Quarter 2016 Earnings [Avionics Magazine 11-3-2016] Gogo announced its third quarter 2016 earnings, with a record quarterly revenue of $147 million, an increase of 17 percent from the same period last year. Here is a…
CommercialIridium Releases New Satellite Aviation Services Photo: Iridium [Avionics Magazine 11-03-2016] Iridium Communications has released a new suite of aviation products and services, featuring Iridium Certus technology. The suite features products from four leading avionics manufacturers, which will…