ATM ModernizationHoneywell Brings GBAS to Dominican Republic [Avionics Today 03-14-2016] Honeywell Aerospace is bringing its SmartPath Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) to Punta Cana International Airport under a new agreement with the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation. The GBAS…
CommercialAir Europa Adds Satellite-Powered Wi-Fi to Long Haul Fleet [Avionics Today 03-14-2016] Air Europa is launching Wi-Fi In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service on its fleet of long haul aircraft. The Wi-Fi service is supported by satellite coverage and the eXConnect system from…
CommercialBoeing CTO Announces Retirement [Avionics Today 03-14-2016] Boeing’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President of Engineering, Operations and Technology (EO&T), John Tracy, has announced he will retire this summer following the celebration of Boeing's…
ATM ModernizationNon-certified GPS Found to Be Sufficient for ADS-B, NATS Says [Avionics Today 03-14-2016] U.K. Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) NATS has released a report on the results of a six-month trial analyzing the functionality of Mode S Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance…
CommercialGogo 2Ku Will Fly in China Under New Deal [Avionics Today 03-14-2016] Gogo has signed a term sheet with Beijing Shareco Technologies to install its 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology on 50 commercial airliner aircraft for Hainan Airlines and Beijing Capital…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of March 11 The Senate put forth the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 this week with no sign of removing the air traffic organization from the watchful eye of the FAA, but proponents on both…
Business & GATeledyne, PACE Partner to Improve EFB to Avionics Interfacing [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] Aircraft data acquisition and management provider Teledyne Controls has signed a new partnership with aerospace software provider PACE to enable better interfacing between aircraft avionics buses and Electronic Flight…
CommercialBoeing Selects UTC Aerospace for Additional Boeing 777X Technology [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] UTC Aerospace will provide three additional aircraft systems for the Boeing 777X in addition to a supplier contract awarded to the United Technologies subsidiary in 2015. Boeing 777-9X. Photo:…