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…
Business & GAAspen Avionics Offers AOA to Up GA Safety Aspen Avionics AOA system. Photo: Aspen Avionics [Avionics Today 04-13-2015] Aspen Avionics is now offering an integrated Angle of Attack (AOA) indicator through a software upgrade for their Evolution displays, which the…
ATM ModernizationFAA Introduces Summary Grant Process to Speed Regulation An unmanned aerial system capable of taking aerial photos. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 04-13-2015] The FAA is switching to a new “summary grant” process to issue quicker Section 333 Unmanned Aircraft Systems…
Business & GACessna and CAIC Joint Venture Delivers Citation XLS+ to Launch Customer Citation XLS+ jet. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 04-13-2015] The Zhuhai-based joint venture between Cessna and China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company has begun delivery of the first two Citation XLS+ aircraft to…
CommercialBoeing Acquires 2d3 Sensing to Enhance ISR on UAS 2d3 Sensing launching a maritime UAS. Photo: 2d3 [Avionics Today 04-13-2015] Boeing has acquired 2d3 Sensing, a wholly owned subsidiary of OMG plc that specializes in motion imagery processing of critical Intelligence,…