Commercial

Singapore Establishes New Airline Flight Tracking Mandate

[Avionics Today 03-07-2016] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has published new rules designed to improve the flight tracking of Singapore-registered aircraft. Beginning July 1, 2016, all Singapore-based air operators are…

Commercial

Gogo, Intelsat Strike Major New Capacity Agreement

[Avionics Today 03-07-2016] Gogo has announced a new long-term agreement with Intelsat to leverage what the company refers to as the "the first shared GEO/LEO satellite network for in-flight connectivity." Under the…

Commercial

Airbus Breaks Ground on Chinese A330 Completion Center

Airbus China A330 Widebody Completion & Delivery Centre, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 03-04-2016] Airbus has begun construction for the Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Center (C&DC) in Tianjin, China. The A330…

Business & GA

Could High Throughput Satellites be the Future of IFC?

[Avionics Today 03-04-2016] New High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems have taken aim at the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market, promising to deliver more bandwidth and wider “pipes” to airborne aircraft. HTS capacity is…

Business & GA

Play the Avionics News Quiz of March 4

Our editors have been very busy hitting up Heli-Expo this week to sneak a peek at all the new tech rotor manufacturers are packing into their cockpits. But have no fear, we…