CommercialNorwegian Launches First In-Flight Entertainment Rental Service Norwegian Airlines is offering passengers the ability to rent in-flight movies and television on its Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft. (Photo, courtesy of Norwegian.) Customers are able to access a total of 40 movies and…
CommercialSenate Judiciary Hearing Focuses on Domestic UAS Regulation The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday focused on the regulatory oversight of state and local unmanned aircraft programs, with senators expressing concerns over privacy issues. (AeroVironment's Qube UAS, used for public…
Embedded AvionicsFinnair Launches Trial Phase for In-Flight Entertainment Finnair launched a two-month trial phase for in-flight wireless internet usage on Windows 8-powered tablets Wednesday. The trial phase is occurring on its A330 wide body aircraft for business class customers. The…
CommercialMalaysia Airlines Debuts SITA CrewTablet on A380 Flights Malaysia Airlines on Thursday launched a six-month trial for its cabin crew to begin using iPads to enhance in-flight services for passengers on A380 flights. The iPads are part of SITA’s digital…
ATM ModernizationCongress Passes Funding Bill, FAA Budget Cuts Remain Congress approved legislation Thursday to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, avoiding some of the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, though leaving the more than $600 million…
CommercialIn-Flight Connectivity Driven by Passenger Demand, Habits Executives from several of the largest in-flight connectivity service providers talked on Wednesday about the growth and changes in the industry in recent years during a panel at the SATELLITE 2013 Conference…
CommercialX-47B Completes Successful Deck Handling Trials Northrop Grumman on Wednesday announced the successful completion of a series of deck handling trials with its strike-fighter sized X-47B unmanned combat air system aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.…
Business & GAEclipse 550 Achieves First Power-On, Ready for Delivery Eclipse Aerospace on Monday announced a production achievement for its new Eclipse 550, as the twin-engine jet powered-on for the first time. The 550, a very light business jet equipped with Pratt…