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…
CommercialAspen Brings Glass Avionics to Robinson Robinson Helicopter has unveiled a new line of glass instrument panels and avionics for its R22, R44 and R66 helicopters. The new line includes Garmin’s GTN 600/700 touch-screen navigators, as well…
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,…
Business & GAWestJet’s 737 Fleet Gets Connected Canadian airline WestJet signed a multi-year agreement with Panasonic Avionics to add wireless satellite-based in-flight connectivity to its fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. Under the agreement, Panasonic will provide stored…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Provides Military Navigation Systems The U.S. Air Force issued a purchase and sustainment contract to Northrop Grumman potentially worth $200 million for its suite of Embedded Global Positioning/Internal Navigation Systems (EGI). Under the contract, Northrop…