Business & GA5 Things You Need to Know From ABACE 2016 [Avionics Today 04-13-2016] The 2016 Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) kicked off in Shanghai on April 12, highlighting the growing business aviation presence in the region. According to the International…
Business & GAAirbus Corporate Jets Scores First Ka-band Retrofit Deals ACJ319neo. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 04-13-2016] Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won its first contracts to retrofit ACJ aircraft with Ka-band satellite communications. ACJ struck the contracts with Comlux and an undisclosed…
CommercialAlaska Air Orders 30 E175 Jets Alaska Air Embraer E175. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 04-13-2016] Embraer and Horizon Air have signed a firm order for 30 E175 jets. The contract, which also includes options for another 33 aircraft…
CommercialEtihad Implements Honeywell’s Aviaso Software to Up Fuel Efficiency Airline workers re-fueling jet plane. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 04-13-2016] United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Etihad Airways has selected Honeywell Aviaso's software to measure the effectiveness of its existing fuel efficiency initiatives. The…
ATM ModernizationAspen Avionics Displays to Interface with Garmin’s ADS-B Units Garmin GDL 88 ADS-B transceiver. Photo: Garmin [Avionics Today 04-12-2016] Aspen Avionics has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to interface its Evolution Primary Function Displays (PFD) and Multi-Function Displays (MFD) with…
Business & GAZetta Jet Equips with Rockwell Collins for Ka, Ku IFC Zetta Jet Global 6000 on runway. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-12-2016] Private aviation company Zetta Jet will enable In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) through Viasat Yonder over Ku-band and Inmarsat Jet ConneX (JX)…
CommercialTurkish Airlines Taps Kontron for Wireless IFE Hardware [Avionics Today 04-12-2016] Turkish Airlines will deploy Kontron’s wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system “SKYFE,” across its fleet. SKYFE allows passengers to download applications from Google Play and Apple Store to their own…
CommercialAirBaltic Firms Up $506 Million in CS300 Orders airBaltic CS300, rendering. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 04-12-2016] Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has converted its remaining seven CSeries option aircraft to firm orders, bringing the airline’s total firm order to 20 CS300…