ConnectivityNew Standard Promises Airlines More Flexibility When Upgrading In-flight Connectivity A new in-flight connectivity (IFC) standard, Seamless Release 1.0, has been published by the Seamless Air Alliance to introduce the use of open interfaces such as Hotspot 2.0 and native cellular roaming…
ConnectivityHow BizJet Operators are Staying on Top of Connectivity This is the second part of a three-part Q&A session with Honeywell Aerospace focused on their support of connectivity for business jets. Brought to you by Honeywell. If you missed the first…
MilitaryUS Air Force Officials Expect KC-46 Remote Vision System Fix by 2023 The Air Force expects to receive a solution to its biggest Category-1 deficiency on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker by 2023, one year behind previous estimates, the service’s senior military official told the…
CommercialBombardier CRJ Gets New CRT-to-LCD Cockpit Display Upgrade in TFD-4000 Bombardier CRJ Series operators have a new cathode ray tube (CRT) to liquid crystal display (LCD) upgrade path available for their ProLine 4 cockpits in the TFD-4000, officially launched by Australian avionics…
ATM ModernizationSpace-based ADS-B is Coming to Eurocontrol’s Tactical Flow Management System Under a new 10-year agreement, Eurocontrol will integrate Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data into its enhanced tactical flow management (EFTMS) and a new system known as iNM that is currently…
Embedded AvionicsMaking the Case for Managing Avionics Product Obsolescence Sustainably Product obsolescence is not new to aviation, and neither are the costs and inefficiencies caused by this issue. Yet some industry experts say too often, the avionics industry fails to take a…
CommercialPODCAST: Talking IFEC With Virgin Atlantic's Mark Cheyney In this episode of the Global Connected Aircraft podcast, we spoke with Mark Cheyney, Virgin Atlantic’s head of in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) development, for a look at how the airline’s use…
CommercialVistara to Become India’s First Airline to Feature In-flight Internet A partnership agreement between Panasonic Avionics and Tata Group subsidiary Nelco Limited is set to make Vistara India’s first domestic airline to offer in-flight Internet access to passengers. The agreement between Panasonic,…