CommercialDelta, Linkedin Launch New In-flight Service Delta and Linkedin have a new partnership aimed at providing in-flight connections between business leaders at 35,000 feet. The program, unveiled at TED2014, allows leaders from different fields to connect with…
Embedded AvionicsExelis to Provide Turkish Air Force Upgrades [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Exelis will provide Electronic Warfare (EW) upgrades under a $36 million contract for the Turkish Air Force. The contract will provide Turkey with Advanced Integrated Defensive…
CommercialBoeing Manufacturing, FAA Oversight Challenged [Avionics Today March 20, 2014] After reviewing the critical systems on the Boeing 787 following serious incidents with the lithium-ion battery system in January last year, a team of aviation experts has…
CommercialGogo Gets Ku Satellite Certification on A330s The FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certification (STC) to Gogo for the installation of its Ku-band satellite equipment on the Airbus A330, the company said. Gogo obtained the STC for installation…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Conducts SESAR i4D Flight Trials Airbus has completed the second initial 4D (i4D) trajectory flight trials as part of a joint project with other members of the government-industry Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking team.…
CommercialL-3 Realigns Business Segments [Avionics Today March 19, 2014] L-3 Communications has reorganized its business segments in an effort to increase its competitive standing within the aerospace industry, officials of the company said. The company's…
ATM ModernizationUK Targets Aircraft Fuel Savings Through Improved ATM [Avionics Today March 19, 2014] The U.K.'s air traffic services provider, NATS, is looking to generate a 4 percent reduction in Air Traffic Management CO2 and fuel burn on average per aircraft…
ATM ModernizationMalaysian PM Clarifies MH370 Avionics Disablement [Avionics Today March 19, 2014] Malaysia Airlines Prime Minister Najib Razak clarified a statement released over the weekend regarding the disablement of the missing flight MH370 jet's Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting…