ConnectivityEmirates VP Talks Cost and Flexibility in Connected Airplanes Emirates Airlines VP Patrick Brannelly’s opening keynote speech at the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit provided a brutally honest assessment of the entire airplane connectivity ecosystem, from service and solutions providers to…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Seek Flexibility in Connected Airframes Airbus and Boeing hold the aviation industry’s most unique perspective and position within the global connected aircraft ecosystem. The two OEMs build the airframes within which all of the links, modems, antennas…
MilitaryF-15 on the Cusp of Overdue Upgrade to Digital Defense System The Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS), which is intended to improve the ability of U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets to detect and counter air and ground threats, is on track…
ConnectivityUS Air Force Gives IMT Vislink $1.4 M Video Datalink Contract xG Technology subsidiary IMT Vislink was awarded a $1.4 million order to supply airborne video downlink solutions to the U.S Air Force. The contract calls for the supply of transmit-and-receive systems, ground-based…
Business & GAGogo Does Double Duty as Iridium Partner for Certus Service Gogo is partnering up with Iridium Communications on Iridium Certus. Gogo will design and manufacture terminals for Iridium while also providing the new L-band broadband service for business aviation. Gogo first began…
ConnectivityQatar Airways CEO Talks 'Super Wi-Fi' on A350s, 777s Qatar Airways is preparing for the roll out of what it calls “Super Wi-Fi” across a combined fleet of 130 Airbus A350s and Boeing 777 aircraft. When the service goes live, Qatar will…
Business & GAJSSI Acquires Conklin & de Decker Data Company Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has acquired Conklin & de Decker Associates, a provider of aircraft cost and performance data to the business aviation industry for over three decades. “As the sole…
CommercialMH370 Wreckage Remains a Mystery as Seabed Scouring Wraps Seabed searching company Ocean Infinity’s hunt for the husk of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is coming to an end, with the elusive aircraft still at large. Operating the Norwegian Seabed Constructor ship,…