Business & GAEASA OKs Bombardier’s CS300 for European Operations airBaltic CS300. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Magazine 10-10-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Type Validation to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's C Series CS300 aircraft. The validation is a requirement for the…
CommercialAeroMobile Launches 3G IFC Onboard Aer Lingus A330s Aer Lingus Airbus A330. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Magazine 10-10-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider AeroMobile, in partnership with Panasonic Avionics, is expanding its 3G in-flight network with the connection of two Aer Lingus…
Business & GABrazil Certifies Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air Beechcraft King Air 250 flight deck. Photo: Beechcraft [Avionics Magazine 10-10-2016] Beechcraft, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has received certification from Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (ANAC) for its line of…
CommercialQatar Airways Mitigates A320neo Delays with Big Boeing Order [Avionics Magazine 10-10-2016] Qatar Airways has ordered up to $18.6 billion aircraft from Boeing, which it says will help to expand its fleet and fill some gaps left by delays from previously…
ATM ModernizationNATS Designs New VCCS for London Luton View from the London Luton control tower. Photo: NATS [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] The U.K.’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) NATS has designed London Luton’s replacement Voice Communications and Control System (VCCS) that…
CommercialGOL Implements Jeppesen Crew Rostering GOL Boeing 737. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Jeppesen has successfully integrated its Crew Rostering solution with Brazil’s GOL airline to optimize crew planning for the international carrier. GOL began using Crew…
CommercialHAECO to Close Line Maintenance Operations HAECO’s Vector economy class seat, which will launch on Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A350-1000. Photo: HAECO [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with…
MilitaryF-16 Avionics Upgrades Driven by What You Can't See [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] While the F-35 is starting to enter service and is the most technologically advanced fighter jet that the military aviation community has ever seen, its predecessor, which took its…