Business & GAHughes, GEE Modem Accelerates IFC Expectations by Two Years [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and Hughes Network Systems announced an agreement last week for GEE to use Hughes’ Jupiter System HT Aero Modem to power GEE’s high-performance broadband aeronautical…
CommercialF-16C Finishes Stress Tests, Could Offer Extended Durability F-16C Block 50 aircraft under construction. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] Lockheed Martin has completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft. The company…
ATM ModernizationExpert Stresses Stringent Maintenance in the Wake of Metrojet 9268 Crash [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] An Airbus A321-200 carrying 224 passengers and crew en route from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to St. Petersburg, Russia reportedly broke apart in the air at cruising altitude over Egypt’s…
ATM ModernizationEU Parliament Puts forth Resolution for Global Flight Tracking Spectrum The European Parliament’s hemicycle (debating chamber) during a plenary session in Strasbourg. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to enhance aviation safety and efficiency through…
Business & GAInmarsat to Locate EAN Satellite Access Station in Greece Antennas to enable Inmarsat’s EAN across Europe. Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] Inmarsat will locate the Satellite Access Station (SAS) for its European Aviation Network (EAN) high-speed in-flight connectivity solution in Greece,…
CommercialAirbus to Ramp-Up Single-Aisle A320 Production Airbus is ramping up A320 neo production. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] To match ongoing high demand for its bestselling A320 family, Airbus will further increase the production rate of the single-aisle…
Embedded AvionicsULA Launches Satellite to Improve US Air Force Aviation GPS Launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying the GPS 11F-11 satellite for the U.S. Air Force. Photo: United Launch Alliance [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the U.S. Air…
ATM ModernizationPlay the Avionics News Quiz of October 30 Are you terrified of getting a less-than-perfect score? Then this quiz should be just the thing to get you in the Halloween spirit. If you’re not too busy beefing up your zombie…