CommercialUnited Airlines Introduces Satellite-Based In-Flight Connectivity United Airlines launched in-flight connectivity powered by Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite service on its first commercial flight Tuesday. United is the first U.S.-based carrier to offer passengers Wi-Fi internet connectivity on long-haul…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman, Uruguay to Launch IP-Based Air Traffic System Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems said it delivered the first integrated nationwide Internet Protocol (IP)-based air traffic management (ATM) system to provide voice communications for all aircraft operating in Urugay. Park Air…
ATM ModernizationLevel 3 Signs NATO-Russia Air Traffic Deal Level 3 Communications B.V. — affiliate of Level 3 Communications — signed a contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to install an IP Virtual Private Network for the NATO-Russia…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, Cassidian Complete First Euro Hawk Flight Test Northrop Grumman and EADS subsidiary Cassidian conducted the first successful test flight of the Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The six-hour test flight occurred over Germany’s Manching Air Base, and allowed…
CommercialDelta Launches New iPad App Delta Air Lines released its new Fly Delta iPad app, which allows customers on commercial flights to see exactly where the airplane is and how fast it is traveling. The “glass bottom…
CommercialIFE Services to Provide In-Flight Connectivity for TAM Airlines Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines has selected U.K.-based IFE Services to begin providing in-flight entertainment services in March. IFE said it would be providing audiovisual on-demand (AVOD) and overhead systems across TAM Airlines'…
CommercialU.S. Air Force, Sandia Test UAS Ability to Track Radioactive Particles The U.S. Air Force is teaming up with engineers from Sandia National Laboratories to test the capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with radiation sensors to collect airborne radioactive particles for…
CommercialBritish Airways Selects Honeywell’s NextGen System for 747s British Airways has selected Honeywell’s Next Generation flight management system to boost navigation database capacity for its fleet of Boeing 747s. Honeywell said its NextGen system reduces the need for step climbing…