Commercial

Premier Snags Republic Airways MRO Contract

Premier Aviation maintenance facility. Photo: Marketwire [Avionics Today 12-17-2015] Premier Aviation Overhaul Center and Republic Airways Holdings (Republic) have signed a long-term agreement for Premier to provide airframe heavy maintenance on Republic…

ATM Modernization

Rockwell Collins Brings ATG Digital Communications to South Korea

Photo: Korea Airport Corp. [Avionics Today 12-17-2015] Rockwell Collins has implemented an Air-to-Ground (ATG) aviation communications network for Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), the service provider for airline and civil aviation communications in…

Commercial

Delta to Add E190s and 737s to Fleet, Finally

Delta Air Lines Boeing 737. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 12-17-2015] Delta Air Lines has announced it will add up to 20 Embraer 190 and 20 new Boeing 737-900ER jets acquired through a…

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…

ATM Modernization

European Commission Adopts New Rules on Aircraft Tracking

The European Commission has adopted new rules for more stringent aircraft tracking. Photo: European Commission [Avionics Today 12-16-2015] The European Commission has adopted new rules for flight recorders, underwater locating devices and…