CommercialEmirates to Offer In-Flight Mobile Phone Service Emirates will begin offering in-flight mobile phone service on its fleet of A380s, as part of of the Dubai carrier's connectivity package with OnAir. The OnAir system uses EDGE and GPRS connections…
CommercialCAE Announces Flight Simulator Sales in Asia, North America CAE on Wednesday announced flight simulator sales to customers in Asia and North America worth over $86 million. The Canadian manufacturer sold a simulator to Bombardier in support of its Global(i) aircraft…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman’s P-8A ESM Receives Official Nomenclature Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system for the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon has received its official nomenclature—the AN/ALQ-240(V)1. Assigning the ESM with an official nomenclature indicates that the system is unique…
Business & GANBAA's Bolen Blasts President for Business Aviation Comment National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen said President Barack Obama "denigrated" the business aviation industry during last night's debate with suggestions of eliminating tax cuts for corporate jet…
Business & GAAvidyne Receives FAA Approval for DFC90 in Cessna 182s Avidyne Corp. has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of its DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182-series aircraft when interfaced with the Aspen Avionics Evolution Pro Primary Flight Display…
CommercialAllegiant Air to Offer Row 44 IFE Allegiant Air will offer the Row 44 video-on-demand (VOD) service on its fleet of 757s, as part of a new partnership with the in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider. Row 44 said Allegiant will…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing’s GPS IIF Satellite is Ready for US Air Force Launch Boeing on Wednesday announced that its third production GPS IIF satellite is ready for its Oct. 4 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SVN-65 is the third of 12 GPS…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Provide $1.3 Million for Airport Surveillance Equipment FAA is providing $1.3 million in grants for Chicago O’Hare, Denver and San Francisco International Airports for vehicle surveillance equipment to reduce the risk of “conflicts” between airport safety vehicles and aircraft.…