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:…
CommercialIndigo to Become First A320neo Operator in Asia [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] One of India's largest commercial airlines, IndiGo, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 new engine option (A320neo) aircraft. According to Airbus, the delivery makes IndiGo the first…
CommercialEuropean Union Seeks Air Safety Agreements With China and Japan [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] The European Commission is moving forward with opening negotiations to establish new Bilateral Air Safety Agreements (BASA) with civil aviation regulatory organizations in China and Japan. According to a…
ATM ModernizationESA Awards Contract to Facilitate Satellite-based CPDLC in Europe by 2018 [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] A little more than a year after the European Commission (EC) delayed its mandate for European airspace users to equip their aircraft with Controller to Pilot Data Link Communications…
CommercialAmazon to Lease Boeing 767s for Air Cargo Operations [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), an Ohio-based aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation service provider has reached an agreement with Amazon Fulfillment Services to operate an air cargo network…