Latest Articles by Rich Abbot

Military

Boeing Shows off MQ-25 Stingray Offering

Boeing showed off its MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned aircraft system offering to reporters at its facility Thursday and revealed it will use the Rolls-Royce AE 3007N engine. This is the same engine on…

Connectivity

Panasonic Avionics and Aeromobile Launch 3G eXPhone System Globally

Panasonic’s eXPhone Service. Photo: Panasonic Avionics [Avionics Magazine 10-20-2016] Panasonic Avionics Corporation and AeroMobile have announced the global availability of the new 3G eXPhone system. The technology builds on Panasonic’s eXPhone service,…

Connectivity

Sitaonair Joins Inmarsat’s Swiftbroadband Distribution Team 

Photo: Sitaonair [Avionics Magazine 10-20-2016] Inmarsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to appoint Sitaonair as a distribution partner for its next generation SwiftBroadband-Safety aviation service. The agreement follows the recent…

Commercial

Gogo Wins Air France-KLM Connectivity Deal

An Air France Boeing 777-300ER. Photo: Air France [Avionics Magazine 09-29-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider Gogo has signed a deal with Air France-KLM to connect its existing long-haul fleet of 124 aircraft,…