Business & GA

HongKong Jet to Purchase Asia Jet

HongKong Jet has offered to purchase Asia Jet. Photo: Asia Jet [Avionics Today 04-14-2016] Hongkong Corporate Jet Management has made a formal offer to purchase Asia Jet Partners and the two aircraft…

Business & GA

Airbus 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…

Commercial

Alaska 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…

Embedded Avionics

US Army Calls for Information on C4ISR/EW MORA

[Avionics Today 04-13-2016] The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Intelligence Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) is seeking information on how an interested contractor could implement a converged Command, Control,…

Business & GA

5 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 & GA

Zetta 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)…