CommercialFinnair to Invest in Connected Aircraft [Avionics Today 03-26-2015] Finnair is ready to invest $32.7 million in Wi-Fi connectivity equipage for the majority of its wide-body and narrow-body fleet. The state-run passenger airline confirmed its plans to invest…
Business & GAHoneywell and Inmarsat Pair to Move Aviation Internet into the Next Century The Inmarsat satellite network that will deliver aviation broadband. Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Today 03-25-2015] Honeywell and Inmarsat’s JetWave MCS 8200 completed over-the-air testing of the onboard datacom system earlier this month, possibly…
CommercialLufthansa CEO: Germanwings Co-pilot 'Appears' to Have Crashed Airplane [Avionics Today 03-26-2015] During a press conference on Thursday, March 26, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed that evidence from the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 investigation leads to a most likely conclusion that…
Business & GATextron Expands ProAdvantage to Hawker Jets [Avionics Today 03-26-2015] Textron Aviation is expanding the coverage of its ProAdvantage product support program to the Hawker 125 series, which includes the Hawker 400 series business jets and the 750, 800,…
CommercialChina Eastern Selects HGS, MMR for Boeing 737s [Avionics Today 03-26-2015] China Eastern has selected a Head-up Guidance System (HGS) and Multi-Mode Receiver from Rockwell Collins for 20 Next-Generation Boeing 737 aircraft. Deliveries of the 737s to China Eastern will…
CommercialGermanwings Crash Investigation Focused on Locating Flight Data Recorder [Avionics Today 03-25-2015] Details are emerging regarding the investigation on the Germanwings Airbus A320 passenger jet crash in a remote French Alpine region, although at this time nothing has been confirmed for…
CommercialUltra Electronics Brings AMS to Belo Horizonte in Brazil as Airport Expands Passengers in Belo Horizonte airport. Photo: BH airport [Avionics Today 03-25-2015] Ultra Electronics Airport Systems has been awarded a contract by Belo Horizonte International Airport in Brazil to deliver and integrate an…
ATM ModernizationNATO Ugrades AWACS Aircraft Avionics to Meet Mandates NATO’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 03-25-2015] Boeing has completed the first test flight of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Warning and Control…