Business & GASazma Aviation Incorporates Skytrac HFDM on S-76 [Avionics Today 04-15-2016] Malaysian-based offshore oil and gas helicopter operator Sazma Aviation has selected Skytrac's Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM) services to monitor engine health and safety parameters on its Sikorsky S-76…
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…
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…
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…
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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