CommercialCNN Launches Newsgathering UAS CNN’s newsgathering UAS. Photo: CNN [Avionics Today 08-24-2016] CNN has launched a newsgathering Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR). The designated UAS unit will have two full-time…
CommercialDroneDeploy Raises $20 Million to Expand UAS Aerial Data DroneDeploy elevation map on a tablet. Photo: DroneDeploy [Avionics Today 08-24-2016] DroneDeploy, a cloud software platform for commercial drones, has raised $20 million in Series B financing led by Scale Venture Partners,…
Business & GAInmarsat Clears JetWave for GX Aviation Operations [Avionics Magazine 08-24-2016] Inmarsat has issued Final Type Approval (FTA) for Honeywell Aerospace’s JetWave hardware, which enables broadband connectivity for aircraft under the new Global Xpress (GX) Aviation satellite network. Approval follows…
Embedded AvionicsAirbus Perlan II Awaits Right Conditions for Flight to 90,000 Feet [Avionics Today 08-23-2016] The Airbus Perlan II stratospheric glider is currently en route to Argentina for its mission, to set a new world gliding high-altitude record by soaring to 90,000 feet. Now,…
Business & GAGogo Biz Av Network Enables Third-Party Routers [Avionics Today 08-23-2016] Gogo Business Aviation has enabled operators, dealers and installers to equip their aircraft with approved routers from third-party manufacturers on the Gogo Biz network. The move is part of…
Business & GACitation Longitude Completes Ground Engine Tests Citation Longitude Engine run test. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 08-23-2016] Cessna Aircraft Company’s Citation Longitude has completed initial ground engine tests of the aircraft’s Honeywell HTF7700L turbofan engines, paving the way for…
ConnectivityRockwell Collins Demonstrates Modernized Wideband HF ATG Connectivity Rockwell Collins demonstration of modernized wideband HF air-to-ground connectivity. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 08-23-2016] Rockwell Collins has completed a data transfer from a C-17 airborne aircraft to a ground station over…
CommercialRio’s First Commercial A380 Flight Lands First commercial A380 flight lands in Rio. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 08-23-2016] The first commercial A380 flight to Rio, Brazil has landed in RIOgaleao – Tom Jobim International Airport on Aug. 22.…