CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of June 10 The 2016 Global Connected Aircraft Summit took place this week in Los Angeles, where all the movers and shakers in the industry came together to discuss and figure out creative solutions to…
CommercialAeromexico Launches Netflix Trial through New 2Ku Connectivity Netflix homepage. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] Aeromexico is launching a pilot program to provide complimentary in-flight access to streaming video network Netflix. Netflix members onboard select Aeromexico flights within Mexico, Central…
Business & GAMAG, Logos Redkite WAMI Sensor Tests Successfully on Cessna 206 [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] MAG Aerospace and Logos Technologies’ ultra-light Redkite Wide-Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) sensor has been successfully tested aboard a Cessna 206 turboprop in Carthage, North Carolina. The airborne test, which…
CommercialEasyJet Strikes Five-Year Maintenance Contract with Lufthansa Bahrain International Airport. Photo: Bahrain International Airport [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and easyJet have signed a contract for extensive collaboration at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). With a fleet…
CommercialAirbus Extends Contract for 3D Printing Software Airbus A350 [Avionics Today 06-10-2016] Airbus Group is extending the use of Dassault Systèmes 3D Experience platform to its additive manufacturing programs — also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing — integrating design,…
CommercialPanasonic Says Company Can “Seamlessly” Enable Flight Tracking on 1,500 Aircraft Photo: Panasonic Avionics [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Panasonic Avionics has begun offering worldwide satellite tracking to all Global Communications Services and FlightLink customers. According to Panasonic, when the company's Global Communications Services and…
CommercialFreeFlight Gets FAA Approval Test Avionics for UAS Integration into the NAS UAS. Photo: FreeFlight Systems [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] The FAA has granted FreeFlight Systems a section 333 exemption to test avionics specifically related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration into the National Airspace…
CommercialReport Predicts Aviation Analytics Market Worth $4.23 Billion by 2021 [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Markets and Markets’ new report predicts that the aviation analytics market, including data around fuel, flight risk, navigation, maintenance and finance, will reach $2.16 Billion in 2016, and is…