Embedded AvionicsUS Navy Tests Super Hornet Infrared Sensor The U.S. Navy completed its first flight test of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor, designed to find hard-to-track targets over long distances. Boeing…
Business & GAShould the US Ban In-flight Calling? [Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014] U.S. transportation officials are considering a ban on in-flight cell phone calls, as lawmakers consider a bill that would do just that. The Department of Transportation (DOT)…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing Upgrades French E-3F [Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014] Boeing has completed the Mid-Life Upgrade on the first of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft for the French Air Force. The upgrade was…
CommercialQatar Gets Better In-flight Weather [Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014] Qatar Airways has signed a five-year agreement with Boeing to upgrade the weather monitoring abilities of its commercial aircraft fleet. The upgrade, called the Boeing Wind Updates service,…
Business & GAATR Making iPad EFB Software European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has developed Single-point Performance Software (SPS), a computation application for iPad Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) that allows pilots to compute their takeoff and landing parameters in real…
CommercialLOT Allows In-flight PED Use LOT Polish Airlines has begun allowing its passengers to use their Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight. The Polish carrier's decision was influenced by the European Aviation Safety…
ATM ModernizationMoving Towards a Single European Sky [Avionics Today Feb. 14, 2014] Europe features one of the most congested and complex airspaces in the world, with 28 different major airspace navigation service providers managing 26,000 flights per day. The…
Business & GAGogo Biz Achieves In-flight Wi-Fi Milestone Aircell, Gogo's business aviation group, has surpassed 2,000 Gogo Biz system installations. Gogo Biz was first introduced June 2009, to bring Gogo's in-flight connectivity service to business jets. According to Gogo,…