Commercial

Gogo 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 Modernization

Airbus 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.…

ATM Modernization

Malaysian 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…

Commercial

L-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…

Business & GA

Aircell Unveils New In-flight Connectivity for Biz Jets

Gogo's business aviation subsidiary, Aircell, has announced a new in-flight communications system for business jets, the ST 4300.    The system features voice, narrowband data and cockpit data link services in a…

ATM Modernization

NAV Portugal, MUAC Assess New Surveillance System

Eurocontrol's Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC) is collaborating with NAV Portugal to assess its new surveillance data processing system.     NAV Portugal now uses the Tracker Quality Monitoring tool to…

ATM Modernization

Thales to Supply US ILS420s

Thales has received an order from the FAA to supply five Instrument Landing Systems model 420 (ILS420s) for deployment throughout the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).    According to Thales, this is…