Business & GAGogo Beefs Up Biz Jet Offerings with ATG-4 Business passenger uses Gogo ATG-4 in-flight. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 02-04-2015] Gogo will begin introducing its Air-to-Ground (ATG) connectivity system ATG-4 to the business aviation community. ATG-4 will be available for business…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop’s APG-83 SABR Begins Production for Lockheed’s F-16 Northrop Grumman's APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 02-04-2015] Northrop Grumman's APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has received its first production order from Lockheed Martin, less than…
Business & GACAA Calls on Industry to Face Environmental Challenges to Promote Runway Expansion [Avionics Today 02-04-2015] The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is calling on the aviation industry and decision-makers to be much more ambitious in confronting aviation’s environmental challenges — including improving compensation…
Business & GASITA OnAir Sees 13 Million Passengers Connect In-Flight, Points to Growing Trend Passengers using OnAir mobile and Internet connectivity in-flight. Photo: OnAir [Avionics Today 02-04-2015] At the Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) conference in Dubai, SITA OnAir announced that 13 million people took advantage…
CommercialRockwell Collins Singapore Distribution Center Services Growing Asia-Pacific Interior of a Rockwell Collins Intertrade distribution center. Photo: Rockwell Collins Intertrade [Avionics Today 02-04-2015] Intertrade, a Rockwell Collins subsidiary that distributes new and recertified engine and airframe parts, has opened a…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman CEO Sees Sequestration Squash Domestic Growth as International Sales Flourish Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman CEO. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 02-04-2015] As the company enters into 2015, Northrop Grumman’s aerospace sector is seeing exciting growth overseas, and is looking to gain a…
Embedded AvionicsEmbraer KC-390 Completes First Flight [Avionics Today 02-03-2015] Embraer has completed the first test flight of its next generation aerial refueling tanker, the KC-390. During the 85-minute flight, test pilots and flight test engineers evaluated flying qualities…
CommercialNOAA to Expand Aircraft Weather Research Program [Avionics Today 02-03-2015] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is expanding its aircraft weather research program to new coverage areas. Under a new agreement with Rockwell Collins, the research program will…