CommercialLockheed Martin, Navy Make Autonomous Aerial Strides [Avionics Today April 10, 2014] Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced two helicopter flight tests with unmanned flight capability that are a major step forward in the military's Autonomous Aerial…
Business & GABombardier Learjet 85 Completes Maiden Flight With Pro Line Fusion [Avionics Today April 10, 2014] Bombardier's latest midsize business jet, the Learjet 85, completed its first flight, the Canadian airframe manufacturer said. Bombardier's Learjet 85 makes its first flight in…
CommercialTelefonix to Develop Gogo Onboard Server [Avionics Today April 10, 2014] Telefonix has a new agreement to develop an onboard server, the ACPU-2, for Gogo's in-flight connectivity service. ACPU-2 features ARINC 429, expanded Gigabit Ethernet ports supported by a…
CommercialLynxOS RTOS Ready for Market Entry [Avionics Today April 10, 2014] Embedded safety and software security provider LynuxWorks announced the "upcoming availability" of its LynxOS-178.2.2.3, an FAA Level A Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). LynxOS-178 is the first Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS)…
CommercialAir Canada to Add Gogo, Panasonic to Fleet [Avionics Today April 9, 2014] Air Canada plans on rolling out Gogo's in-flight connectivity service across its North American fleet in May, according to Gogo CEO Michael Small. Gogo Currently Air…
CommercialDelta Introduces More Connectivity to Cabin [Avionics Today April 8, 2014] Continuing the recent trend of airlines going digital and paper-free in the in-flight environment, Delta is replacing manuals for its flight attendants with the Nokia Lumia 1520…
Business & GASandel Unveils All-digital AHRS [Avionics Today April 8, 2014] Sandel Avionics revealed its upgraded Attitude Heading and Reference System (AHRS), SG102/D, swapping out the analog interfaces of the previous generation SG102 (MOD2) for an all-digital format. Sandel's…
CommercialJapan Airlines to Trial Gogo's 2Ku [Avionics Today April 8, 2014] Japan Airlines is expected to be among the first airlines to try out a new Ground to Orbit (GTO) in-flight connectivity service, 2Ku, which Gogo says will deliver…