Business & GA

Wideroe Ready for Electronic Flight Bag Transition

Norwegian carrier Wideroe is ready to transition from paper-based flight operations to an electronic flight environment, signing a five-year electronic flight bag (EFB) service agreement with Jeppesen, Boeing’s Digital Aviation subsidiary, said…

Commercial

Thales Airport Navigation System Ready for A320s

The Thales airport navigation system, Onboard Airport Navigation System (OANS), is currently in production and on track for its maiden flight on the Airbus A320, Thales said Tuesday, Dec. 3.    …

Commercial

NATO Global Hawk Production Begins

Production has begun on an enhanced version of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk, intended for use by NATO for surveillance…

Embedded Avionics

Navy P-8A Poseidon Ready for Operation

The U.S. Navy's first new advanced maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, Boeing's P-8A Poseidon, have arrived in Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, military officials said Monday, Dec. 3.      P-8A Poseidon…

Commercial

United Adds Wi-Fi to Boeing 757s

United Airlines has redesigned its fleet of Boeing 757-200s to feature in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity and premium cabin upgrades, the airline said Monday, Dec. 2.    The redesign was completed for a total…

Commercial

Gogo Achieves Ku-satellite Network Milestone

Gogo has received a supplemental type certificate from the FAA to begin installing its Ku-satellite network on Boeing 747-400s, the in-flight connectivity provider said Monday, Dec. 2.    The new service will…

Military

Gripen Fighter Adds Elbit PAWS-2

Elbit Systems subsidiary Elisra has been selected to provide the integration of their Passive Airborne Warning System (PAWS-2) on the Gripen fighter. PAWS-2 is part of Elisra's family of IR-based missile warning systems,…