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Upgrading Legacy Cockpits - Experts Weigh In

The retrofit market is at the beginning of a very high activity period, as 2015 turns into 2016. If you’re an avionics maker or an installment or repair shop that focuses on…

ATM Modernization

SESAR Validates Solution for Seamless Cross-Border ATC

Cross-border ATC. Photo: SESAR Joint Undertaking [Avionics Today 09-30-2015] Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) members have recently carried out a series of validations on a solution to facilitate interoperability between Air…

Commercial

Gogo Gains Japan Transocean Air as 2Ku Customer

Three 737-800s in Japan Transocean Air's livery. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-30-2015] Japan Transocean Air has selected Gogo’s 2Ku In-flight Connectivity (IFC) solution. The airline will fit its new Boeing 737-800 aircraft…

ATM Modernization

Delta Air Lines Exec Favors Keeping FAA ATO in Place

[Avionics Today 09-30-2015] The United States Senate has passed the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015, to provide a six-month extension of funding for the FAA through March 31, 2016. Under…

Embedded Avionics

Kontron Appoints Jim VandeSteeg to Lead Avionics Business Line

[Avionics Today 09-29-2015] Kontron has appointed Jim VandeSteeg to lead and direct the company’s avionics business line effective Sept. 30, 2015. In this strategic role, VandeSteeg will identify new business opportunities, provide…