CommercialGlobal Eagle Entertainment Acquires IFE Services Limited Global Eagle Entertainment, the parent company of Row 44, acquired Travel Entertainment Group Equity Limited, the U.K.-based parent company of IFE Services Limited from GCP Capital Partners LLP for about $36 million…
Business & GAReport: Business Jet Market Struggles Through 'Lost Decade' [UPDATED] Business jet deliveries have not recovered from the economic recession that began in 2008, and manufacturers are facing the possibility of being stuck in a "lost decade" according to a new report…
CommercialGarmin Releases GPS Pilot Watch Garmin recently announced the release of its new D2 watch, designed to provide navigation and avionics readouts for pilots from their wrist. [Garmin D2 watch. Photo, courtesy of Garmin.] …
CommercialHoneywell's Aerospace Sales Decline in Third Quarter Sales of aerospace products declined by 2 percent to $2.97 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same period a year ago, Honeywell said Friday in its quarterly earnings…
Business & GANBAA 2013 Opens Next Week in Las Vegas The National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) annual meeting and exhibition opens next week in Las Vegas, and Avionics Magazine has a preview of what to expect from some of the biggest companies…
ATM ModernizationChicago Jet Announces Avionics Retrofits for Gulfstream IV, Dassault Falcon Aircraft maintenance provider Chicago Jet Group (CJG) announced planned certifications for retrofit installations of a future air navigation system (FANS) 1/A+ and controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) retrofit for the Dassault Falcon 900…
Embedded AvionicsFrench E-2C Hawkeye Fleet to Receive IFF Upgrades The U.S. Navy has issued a $34.5 million contract to Northrop Grumman to provide upgraded Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems for the French Navy's fleet of E-2C Hawkeyes early warning and…
ATM ModernizationThales Expands U.S. Communications Business, Changes Name Recent acquisitions and company division mergers have lead to Thales Communications to change its name to Thales Defense & Security, the company said Wednesday. The navigation, surveillance and simulation segment of…