CommercialRockwell Collins Forms New Avionics JV in China [Avionics Today April 2, 2014] Rockwell Collins announced its new Joint Venture (JV) with China Electronics Technology Avionics Company, the Rockwell Collins CETC Avionics Company (RCCAC), which will develop communications and navigation…
Business & GAApple Issues MFI Approval for navAero [Avionics Today April 2, 2014] Apple has issued Made for iPad (MFI) manufacturing approval to navAero for its Power/Data Interface (PDi) module on the company’s iPad Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system.…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Develop Satellite “Air-launching” Method [Avionics Today April 1, 2014] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) charged engineers at Boeing with developing a new airborne method for launching micro satellites weighing up to 100 pounds…
Business & GAGogo 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…
CommercialJapan 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…
CommercialFacebook 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 ModernizationLockheed 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…
CommercialAvianca 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…