Business & GASpaceX Signs JSX as First Air Carrier for Starlink In-flight Connectivity Service JSX, the California-based Part 135 public charter operator, will become the first air carrier to operate aircraft using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for in-flight connectivity (IFC) service. The company posted the announcement to…
CommercialGE Aviation Embracing Software Modularity in Third Generation Connected Flight Management System GE Aviation is actively working with several unnamed commercial and military aircraft operators on the introduction of its third generation TrueCourse Connected Flight Management System (FMS) software, Avionics International learned during a…
CommercialCAAC Releases Preliminary Report on China Eastern Airlines MU5735 Crash The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published its preliminary report regarding an ongoing investigation into what caused a Boeing 737-800—flight MU5735—operated by China Eastern Airlines to crash during a March 21…
Air TaxiZanite Files Definitive Proxy Statement Ahead of Business Combination with Embraer's Eve Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility entered into an agreement with Zanite Acquisition Corp. in December 2021. This agreement includes a planned business combination in which Eve will become Zanite’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The…
CommercialViasat Achieves First In-Flight Connectivity Type Certification in China Viasat has achieved the first type certification for its in-flight connectivity system in China on the Airbus A320. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate…
Business & GATecnam Unveils New P-Mentor Training Aircraft with G3X Cockpit Capua, Italy-based general aviation aircraft maker Tecnam has unveiled its new flight training single piston-engine P-Mentor that will make its global debut during Germany's AERO Friedrichshafen trade show later this month. The…
Business & GAJet It Selects SmartSky LiTE Connectivity System for Honda, Gulfstream Fleet Jet It, the North Carolina-based business aviation operator, will install the light jet version of SmartSky’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) system across its fleet of HondaJet Elites and Gulfstream G150s. SmartSky announced Jet…
Embedded AvionicsHoneywell Aerospace Engineers Develop Version 2 of the IntuVue RDR-84K Radar System Honeywell Aerospace has unveiled a new lab at its facilities in Phoenix, Arizona, featuring the company’s latest advanced air mobility (AAM) solutions. The lab has not formally opened yet, but the Honeywell…