Business & GACSeries First Passenger Flight Takes Off Bombardier and Star Alliance CEOs and executives fly on the first CS100 passenger flight. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 06-06-2016] Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft has completed its first successful passenger flight. The demonstration flight…
Business & GAZetta Jet Signs on for ViaSat IFC Zetta Jet aircraft and fleet. Photo: Zetta Jet [Avionics Today 06-06-2016] Private airline Zetta Jet has selected ViaSat to supply global In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for passengers on its Bombardier Global ultra-long…
MilitaryCobham Inks $18 Million RF Microelectronics Contract [Avionics Today 06-06-2016] Cobham recently received a series of orders from an unnamed defense firm for Radio Frequency (RF) microelectronics and antenna assemblies that support an airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) program valued…
Connectivity7 Panels to Watch at The Global Connected Aircraft Summit 2016 [Avionics Magazine 06-06-2016] Today is the start of the third annual Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCA Summit) presented by Avionics and Via Satellite. Here are 7 panel discussions and presentations to look…
CommercialBoeing 737 NG Aircraft Fitted With AerSafe Exempted From Pending Airworthiness Directive [Avionics Today 06-03-2016] AerSale, a global supplier of aircraft, engine, and OEM serviceable material, reports that Boeing 737 NG series aircraft equipped with its product AerSafe are exempted from compliance with the…
CommercialGoAir Takes Delivery of First of 72 A320neos GoAir’s first A320neo. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 06-03-2016] Mumbai, India-based GoAir has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft, becoming the world’s third operator to do so. The A320neo powered by Pratt…
CommercialMRJ's Second Flight Test Aircraft Takes Flight Mitsubishi Regional Jet’s second flight test aircraft takes flight. Photo: Mitsubishi [Avionics Today 06-03-2016] Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have conducted the first flight of the second Flight Test Aircraft…
ConnectivityDISA Awards $73 Million In-Flight Connectivity Contract to ViaSat A C-130. Photo: U.S. Air Force/Osakabe Yasuo [Avionics Today 06-03-2016] The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded ViaSat a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price contract to provide senior leaders and their support…
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