Business & GASilver Air to Equip With Gogo Biz [Avionics Today 03-24-2015] Santa Barbara, Calif.-based charter operator Silver Air is outfitting its entire fleet of business jets with Gogo Biz mobile broadband Internet. The Silver Air fleet currently features Wi-Fi on…
CommercialUS Army to Use Ensco Avionics in GBSAA [Avionics Today 03-24-2015] The U.S. Army will use the Ensco Avionics IGL and IData tool suite to develop its Ground Based Sense and Avoid Alert Display (GBSAA) subsystem. According to Ensco, the…
CommercialCommercial UAS Approvals Continue as Industry Waits on Final Regulations [Avionics Today 03-23-2015] The FAA has granted 48 total petitions giving operators approval to fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) commercially. Recent developments, including an approval for Amazon to begin flying its Prime…
CommercialChinese Carrier Flies on Cooking Oil A Hainan Airlines Next-Generation 737-800 is fueled with a blend of sustainable aviation biofuel and petroleum jet fuel at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 03-23-2015] Waste cooking oil from…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Ups Connectivity Game with Pacific Avionics Acquisition Rockwell Collins has acquired Pacific Avionics to bolster its connectivity portfolio. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 03-23-2015] Rockwell Collins has acquired Pacific Avionics, a Singapore-based company specializing in technologies used for wireless…
CommercialeInfochips Receives ARINC 429 Verification IP for Data Transfer [Avionics Today 03-23-2015] eInfochips has achieved a new (Aeronautical Radio Incorporation) ARINC 429 Verification IP (VIP) that the company believes will help improve reliability and performance of data transfer between avionics systems…
CommercialAirbus and SIAEC Establish Maintenance Training Services in Singapore [Avionics Today 03-23-2015] Airbus and SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) have entered into an agreement to provide maintenance and engineering training services for Airbus aircraft in Singapore. SAIEC MRO hangar. Photo: Linkedin…
Business & GAEASA Regulatory Oversight to be Modified [Avionics Today 3-19-2015] European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulatory officials have issued proposals for a more efficient and flexible way of managing aviation safety oversight in Europe. The agency's proposals are the…
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