Commercial

New Report Predicts Massive Growth in EFB Market

A pilot using an EFB. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] A new report on the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) market published by MarketsandMarkets, finds that the EFB industry is projected to reach…

ATM Modernization

Harris Continues to Expand ADS-B Infrastructure

Ed Sayadian, president of mission networks at Harris. Photo: Harris [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] All over the United States operators are equipping slowly but surely with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems to comply…

Business & GA

Transport Canada Certifies Bombardier WAVE IFC Solution

Actor William Shatner using Bombardier’s WAVE IFC solution in flight. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] Transport Canada has awarded Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere (WAVE) high-speed In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution…

Commercial

First US-Manufactured Airbus Aircraft Takes Flight

First US-built Airbus aircraft taking flight. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] The first Airbus aircraft produced in the U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala., which opened in September 2015, has flown for…

Connectivity

Air Canada Inks Gogo 2Ku Contract for Widebody Fleet

Air Canada has inked a satellite connectivity contract with Gogo. Photo: Air Canada [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Gogo has expanded its connectivity partnership with Air Canada to include its international fleet, including the…

Commercial

GEE, Hughes Contract Aims to Boost IFC Performance

Hughes’ EchoStar 19 satellite for which GEE has contracted for capacity to boost aviation connectivity performance. Photo: Hughes [Avionics Today 03-21-2016] Broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems has struck an agreement…