Business & GALegacy 450 Approved to Operate from La Mole Airport in St. Tropez Embraer’s Legacy 450. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 04-15-2016] La Mole Airport has approved Embraer Executive Jets’ new Legacy 450 to operate from the facility, becoming the largest business jet capable of providing…
Business & GAPlay the Avionics News Quiz of April 15 A Qantas Boeing 737-800 aircraft and a Tesla Model S P90D electric car raced each other down an Australian runway this week in a stunt to promote a newly announced Qantas-Tesla collaboration.…
CommercialCommercial Connectivity Market Will be Worth $4.6 Billion by 2025 Passenger using an iPad in flight. Photo: United [Avionics Today 04-14-2016] Commercial aircraft connectivity markets are forecasted to reach retail revenues of $4.6 billion by 2025, according to Northern Sky Research’s (NSR)…
Business & GASmartSky Adopts Software-Defined NFV Network Photo: SmartSky Networks [Avionics Today 04-14-2016] In another key to unlocking SmartSky Networks’ big capacity claims for its Air-to-Ground (ATG) broadband network, the compay announced that it will use Brocade and VMware’s…
ATM ModernizationUniversal Avionics Tests CPDLC DCL, Explains Benefits [Avionics Magazine 04-14-2016] At the end of March, the FAA's Data Communications Implementation Team published a Controller Pilot Data Link Communication Departure Clearance Service (CPDLC-DCL) flight deck user guide to prepare pilots…
ATM ModernizationCobham AvComm DME Test Option Helps Operators Prepare for Airspace Mandates NextGen transponder in cockpit. Photo: Cobham Avcomm [Avionics Today 04-14-2016] Cobham AvComm’s Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) test option for the ATC-5000NG NextGen Transponder Test Set is now ready for delivery on new…
Business & GAHongKong 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 & 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…
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