Business & GA Gogo Expands Bizjet Network to Canada [Avionics Today April 1, 2014] Gogo subsidiary Aircell has expanded its business jet in-flight connectivity service to Canadian airspace in a service allowing business jet aircraft passengers and crews to access the…
Commercial Japan Airlines Improves Load Planning [Avionics Today April 1, 2014] Japan Airlines is improving its load planning process with the purchase of NetLine/Load from Lufthansa Systems. The system can process nearly 1,000 flights daily, and helps…
ATM Modernization Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Korean ATM [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Lockheed Martin is upgrading South Korea's Air Traffic Management (ATM) system with an updated version of its SkyLine system, first deployed in Korea in 2001. The…
Commercial Avianca Upgrades A320s With ROPS [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Colombian airline Avianca is upgrading its fleet of A320s with the Airbus Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS), an onboard cockpit technology designed to provide active protection and…
Commercial Facebook to Provide Internet to Developing World With UAS [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg said his company intends to develop a new method of delivering Internet connectivity to parts of the world that currently do not…
ATM Modernization Europe's 1st UAS Research Center Opens in Spain [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] The first research center for civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activities, ATLAS (Air Traffic Laboratory for Advanced Unmanned Systems) has opened in Spain. ATLAS inauguration.…
Commercial Global Aviation, Satellite Industries Convene on Connectivity [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Aircraft connectivity has become more than an added selling point for airlines recently, as carriers and operators are now using cockpit improvements and datalink communications to share in-flight…
Business & GA EASA Issues Aircell STCs on Challenger 300 Connectivity [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Aircell, the business aviation division of Gogo, has received STCs from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for installation of its in-flight connectivity and entertainment platform onboard…