Business & GA

Airbus, Esterline CMC Avionics Power New H160

[Avionics Today 03-05-2015] Airbus Helicopters’ unveiling of its H160 at Heli Expo 2015 this week launched a new era in rotorcraft technology and performance for the French airframe manufacturer. The announcement also…

Connectivity

Inmarsat Government to Introduce LAISR Service in June

Inmarsat headquarters. Photo: Clive Darra via flickr [Avionics Today 03-05-2015] Inmarsat Government announced that its new L-band Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (LAISR) service has completed successful customer airborne testing and will…

Commercial

Ryanair Expands Fleet with Additional Boeing 737-800s

Ryanair next generation 737-800. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 03-05-2015] Boeing and Ryanair have announced an order for three next-generation 737-800s. The previously unidentified order is valued at $280 million at current list…

Business & GA

Gogo and Spafax Team Up to Beef Up Content

Passengers using Gogo. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 03-05-2015] Gogo and Spafax are partnering to bolster the management and development of content for the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider’s wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) product,…

Business & GA

NTIA Calls for Comments on UAS Privacy Practices

Quadcopter. Photo: pixabay [Avionics Today 03-05-2015] The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is seeking comment on a new multistakeholder process aimed at developing privacy best practices for the…