Business & GAGlobalstar Unveils New Satcom Antenna for Experimental Aviation Market GSP-1700 Satellite Phones. Photo: Globalstar [Avionics Today 04-15-2015] Globalstar announced its new aviation antenna is now available for use with Experimental Category Aircraft (STC for Part 23 aircraft approval pending), offering pilots…
ATM ModernizationInFlight Labs to Bring ATC-Activated Aircraft Tracking to Market Smart ELT tracking system and simulation. Photo: InFlight Labs [Avionics Today 04-15-2015] InFlight Labs is developing a Smart Emergency Location Transmitter (Smart ELT), an Air Traffic Control (ATC)-activated Aircraft Tracking System. Smart…
Business & GAJeppesen Partners with Mainline to Up Operational Efficiency in China [Avionics Today 04-15-2015] Jeppesen and Mainline, an aviation service provider in China, have signed an agreement to collectively determine strategies for increasing operational efficiency with the burgeoning Chinese business aviation market. Mainline…
ATM ModernizationNextGen ATC Communications to Become VOIP Powered [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] The National Voice System (NVS), a replacement of the legacy point-to-point connections used by Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) today, is on track for initial deployment in 2018, according to…
CommercialPanasonic Avionics Equips China’s Xiamen Dreamliners with IFEC Xiamen Airlines Dreamliners, rendering. Photo: Xiamen Air [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Xiamen Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics to equip its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners with global aircraft connectivity and In-Flight Entertainment…
CommercialBAE Brings Streaming IFE to Vistara PEDs Vistara airlines flight, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Vistara has selected BAE Systems’ IntelliCabin system to equip its entire fleet of A320 aircraft with In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). The system is capable…
CommercialGogo Introduces Crew Messaging Service to Streamline Onboard Operations Flight attendant using tablet. Photo: Emirates [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Gogo has launched its crew messaging service: Crew Connect for Airline Operational Services. The new application-based service is a dynamic messaging platform that…
Business & GAHoneywell, Inmarsat, Kymeta Partner to Design Smaller, Faster IFC Antenna [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Honeywell Aerospace, Inmarsat and Kymeta are working together to design, create and test a new, higher-speed Ka-band wireless antenna for business and commercial aircraft. The new antenna aims to deliver…