Commercial

AeroMobile, Panasonic Avionics Launch In-Flight 3G Network

Aeromobile has launched an in-flight 3G network. Photo: Aeromobile  [Avionics Today 12-16-2015] AeroMobile, mobile network operator, in conjunction with Panasonic Avionics, has launched an in-flight 3G network. The network is operated over…

Commercial

Norwegian Group Expands Lufthansa Technik Contracts

Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800. Photo: Norwegian Air Shuttle [Avionics Today 12-16-2015] The Norwegian Group has extended the Total Base Maintenance Support (TBS) contract with Lufthansa Technik for its Boeing 737-800 fleet.…

ATM Modernization

Eurocontrol Expands Mandate for Dutch, German Military ATC

The 41 Eurocontrol member states met during the annual Provisional Council meeting. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 12-16-2015] Eurocontrol member states have decided to extend Eurocontrol’s mandate to operate military Air Traffic Control…

Business & GA

Strat Aero Acquires Fellow UAS Company, Aero Kinetics

[Avionics Today 12-14-2015] International Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) company Strat Aero has acquired Aero Kinetics, the first company to file for FAA Type Certification for multi-rotor unmanned aircraft. The acquisition of Aero…

Business & GA

Gulfstream Launches GE650ER in the Middle East with Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker receives an aircraft model from Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 12-14-2015] Gulfstream Aerospace formally delivered a Gulfstream G650ER to Qatar Airways, the first airline…

Business & GA

Hobbyists Required to Register UAS Under New IFR

[Avionics Today 12-14-2015] In a move to reign in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as numbers flourish, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx alongside FAA Deputy Administrator Michael G. Whitaker announced on…