CommercialCAE and Japan Airlines Form Flight Crew Training Joint Venture CAE flight simulators. Photo: CAE [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] CAE and Japan Airlines (JAL) have entered into a joint venture to provide flight crew training services across Northeast Asia, excluding China. Following the…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat and TECOM to Provide Global Xpress Government Aviation Terminals Artist rendering of the Inmarsat I-5 satellite. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, and Inmarsat have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress…
Embedded AvionicsIndustry and Military Look to Solve Fourth to Fifth Communications Gap [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] It’s no secret that with the introduction of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter many challenges have emerged. For both the avionics market and for the militaries that rely on…
CommercialAirVault to Provide Maintenance Record Management for Endeavor Air [Avionics Today 10-06-2014] Endeavor Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has licensed the AirVault Mx Records Management Solution to provide web-based aircraft maintenance record management to the Minneapolis-based carrier.…
CommercialTransaero Connect: Convenience Versus Cost Last week, on a return flight from Moscow to London, I was able to test Transaero Airlines’ In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service “Transaero Connect” for the first time. I was eager to see…
CommercialFar and Away: Airbus A380 Flies World’s Longest Route Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-06-2014] The Qantas Airlines Airbus A380 has begun flying the world’s longest airline route, according to Airbus. This is the route spanning from Sydney, Australia to Dallas/Fort Worth…
CommercialBoeing Reveals Third-Quarter Deliveries Boeing corporate offices in Chicago. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-06-2014] Boeing has announced deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2014. Of the 186 aircraft delivered by…
CommercialPan Am Flight Training Center Opens in Bangkok to Address Rising Pilot Demand A Pan Am flight simulator. Photo: Pan Am [Avionics Today 10-06-2014] Pan Am International Flight Training Center, together with All Nippon Airways (ANA), Nok Air and Assumption University have announced the opening…