CommercialRockwell Collins, Hawaiian Airlines, Inmarsat Begin Evaluation of SwiftBroadband for Safety Services Swiftbroadband coverage chart. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] Rockwell Collins announced that its ARINC aviation communications network is playing a central role in enabling Hawaiian Airlines’ operational evaluation of the Future…
ATM ModernizationDRS Technologies Accredits Liteye Systems' New UAV Thermal Payload Aquila Micro thermal UAV payload. Photo: Liteye Systems [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] DRS Technologies announced Liteye Systems’ new Aquila Micro product as the first commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) thermal payload to receive…
CommercialAirline IFC Strategies Continue to Evolve [Avionics Today 06-10-2015] On the first day of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCAS), attendees heard perspectives on In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) from five different airlines, all with different perspectives on one of…
CommercialAirbus to Collaborate with Aerolineas Argentinas on Maintenance Training in South America Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 06-19-2015] Airbus and Aerolineas Argentinas have signed a strategic agreement to establish the first Airbus maintenance training collaboration in South America at the…
CommercialBoeing Reports Increased Use and Testing of Renewable Energy Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 06-19-2015] Boeing has released its 2015 Environment Report highlighting the company's increased use of renewable energy, testing of environmentally promising technologies, and other progress…
CommercialIntelsat Introduces IntelsatOneFlex for Commercial Air Transport Market An Intelsat EpicNG satellite. Photo: Intelsat [Avionics Today 06-09-2015] Intelsat has introduced IntelsatOne Flex for distribution partners serving the commercial air transport market. IntelsatOne Flex aggregates Intelsat’s global and Intelsat EpicNG High…
Business & GAFAA Leads Global Effort on GA Aircraft Design Cessna’s Citation Latitude, Textron Aviation delivered 33 in the first quarter. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 06-19-2015] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is leading a global initiative with industry and other civil aviation…
Business & GAExcellence in Avionics Awards: Gulfstream Wins Technology Company of the Year [Avionics Today 06-09-2015] At the first ever Excellence in Avionics Awards presented by Avionics Magazine during the second annual Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCAS), Gulfstream Aerospace took home the Technology Company of…