Business & GAHoneywell BizJet Deliveries Forecast Dips as Market Growth Slows [Avionics Magazine 10-31-2016] Honeywell’s annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts deliveries of approximately 650 to 675 new jets in 2016, a low- to mid-single-digit percentage decline year-over-year as order rates for mature…
CommercialSITA Explains How SAS Uses 57 Million Wi-Fi Hotspots for Flight Ops [Avionics Magazine 10-28-2016] Air transport communications and information technology provider SITA released an update recently explaining how Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) uses its "Mobility Access" Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity platform to enhance flight…
CommercialFAA is Finding Incorrect, Incomplete Part 107 UAS Applications [Avionics Magazine 10-28-2016] The FAA released an update on Part 107 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) applications, which allow UAS operators to use unmanned aircraft for commercial operations. According to the agency update,…
Business & GAEmbraer Legacy 600, Dornier 328 Gain New Avionics Display Upgrade Path [Avionics Magazine 10-28-2016] Honeywell's Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) are now certified as single display replacements for older generation Cathode Ray Tube displays. The current certifications allow Dornier 328 and Embraer Legacy 600…
Business & GADassault Aviation Wins Approval for Inmarsat Jet ConneX Broadband [Avionics Magazine 10-28-2016] Global data plans for Inmarsat’s new business aviation in-flight broadband service, Jet ConneX, is now available on all Dassault Aviation aircraft. Dassault Falcon 8X now certified for…
Business & GAThese Avionics OEMs Are Expected to Dominate Biz Av Sales Through 2025 [Avionics Magazine 10-28-2016] Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and Garmin are projected to dominate forward-fit sales for business jet cockpit avionics over the next 10 years, according to a new business aviation market forecast…
ConnectivityInmarsat GX Aviation to Hook-Up 125 Aircraft to In-Flight Wi-Fi through Rockwell Collins [Avionics Magazine 10-27-2016] A leading short- and long-haul European airline has selected Rockwell Collins to provide In-Flight Connectivity via Inmarsat’s new Global Xpress for Aviation (GX Aviation) service. Photo: Rockwell…
ConnectivityIntelsat, GEE Strike Agreement to Deliver Global Broadband Access [Avionics Magazine 10-27-2016] Intelsat and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) have entered into a new and expanded contract. Under the multi-year contract, global service will use C- and Ku-band services on eight satellites…