CommercialJetBlue Launches Fly-Fi In-Flight Connectivity Service JetBlue Airways on Thursday Dec. 12 announced the launch of the first carrier-based Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity network with its Fly-Fi service. The first JetBlue Airbus A320 equipped with Fly-Fi.…
CommercialExelis to Supply 787 Composites Boeing has selected Exelis to supply composite airframe substructures for its flagship 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Exelis currently provides composite storage tanks for the Boeing 737, 747, 767 and 777 model aircraft.…
Business & GACLA on Track for Gulfstream ADS-B Solution Clay Lacy Aviation (CLA) expects to receive a supplemental type certification (STC) for a Universal Avionics Future Air Navigation System (FANS 1/A+), controller-pilot data link communications (CPDLC), Link 2000+ and ADS-B solution…
CommercialAir Canada 787s to Enter Avionics Support Program Rockwell Collins' Dispatch 100 avionics service has been selected by Air Canada to provide service and asset management support for the airline's new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners scheduled to begin delivery…
CommercialGX Aviation on Track for 2015 Honeywell and Inmarsat on Monday Dec. 9 announced the launch of the first of three satellites, the F1, for the Global Xpress constellation network for their GX Aviation program. Both companies…
CommercialUS Launches UAV From Underwater Submarine The U.S. Navy has demonstrated the ability to launch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a submerged submarine, according to a report from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) on Thursday, Dec. 5. …
ATM ModernizationBrazil Gets Air Traffic System Upgrade Brazil's air traffic communication systems for the Integrated Center for Air Defense and Air Traffic Control 3 airspace region is being upgraded to a full Internet protocol (IP)-based system, Northrop Grumman said…
CommercialText & Talk Wows, Other Gogo Technologies Lag The option to send texts and even make calls while you fly is a gift that in-flight connectivity company Gogo is about to give to the world in 2014. However, this digital…