Business & GA

TrueNorth Simphone IFC System Selected for G650 Completion

Gulstream G650. Photo: Gulstream [Avionics Today 06-13-2016] An unnamed customer has tapped TrueNorth Avionics Simphone In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system for a Gulfstream G650. The aircraft, delivering from Gulfstream Completions, will have a…

Business & GA

Cessna Powers On Cessna Citation Longitude

Cessna Citation Longitude. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 06-13-2016] Textron Aviation subsidiary Cessna Aircraft Company has powered the electrical distribution system on the revolutionary Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize jet, completing the next major…

Commercial

Aeromexico 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 & GA

MAG, 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…

Commercial

EasyJet 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…

Commercial

Airbus 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,…