CommercialGogo Brings 2Ku IFC to Virgin Atlantic Gogo 2Ku dual antennas. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 09-18-2014] Following swiftly on the heels of Gogo’s recent announcement to provide In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to Vietnam Airlines, the connectivity company announced it will…
CommercialTaiwan’s Intrepid Aviation Acquires Airbus A330 Flight deck of an Airbus A330. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-18-2014] Intrepid Aviation has announced the acquisition of one A330-300 equipped with two General Electric CF6-80E1A4 engines. The aircraft was manufactured in…
Business & GAHawaiian Airlines Pioneers Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband for Safety Services Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-18-2014] Hawaiian Airlines will become the first commercial airline to install Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband for flight deck applications, including Safety Services, on its Boeing 767-300s.…
ATM ModernizationNational Aerospace Week Partners with Congress to Garner Attention to the Industry [Aviation Today 09-17-14] Already underway, this year’s Congress-backed National Aerospace Week looks to draw awareness to the United States aerospace industry, bolster government funding, and widen debate on topics such as NextGen,…
CommercialNew Kontron Server Offers Enhanced Ground Communications, Data Loading The Kontron ACE Flight 600 4G LTE server. Photo: Kontron [Avionics Today 09-17-2014] Kontron has introduced the ACE Flight 600 general-purpose airborne server with an integrated 4G LTE modem. This is an…
CommercialRiveting Robots: KUKA Systems Develops Automated Riveting System for Boeing The Fuselage Automated Upright Build (FAUB) robotic manufacturing system. Photo: KUKA Systems [Avionics Today 09-17-2014] When the Boeing 777X twin-aisle passenger jet goes into full production for its debut in 2020, it…
CommercialHoneywell and Thales to Offer IFC for Airbus A350XWB The Airbus A350 XWB. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 09-17-2014] Building on Honeywell’s agreement with Inmarsat to exclusively develop, produce and distribute the onboard hardware that will enable users to connect to Inmarsat's…
CommercialPanasonic Pushes Forward with NFC in the Aircraft Cabin [Avionics Today 09-17-2014] Panasonic Avionics is introducing EMV-compliant Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology in its In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems. Passengers and crew will be able to use NFC-enabled smart phones and cards to…