ConnectivityEFBs: More Than Paper Replacers The ever-evolving electronic flight bag (EFB) has become an integral part of the pilot’s toolbox — part safety device, part costs saver. he FAA defines today’s electronic flight bag (EFB) not…
ConnectivityConnecting San Diego’s Police Helicopters Equipped with an AT&T 4G LTE SIM card, the San Diego Police Department’s helicopters are now able to more quickly and efficiently communicate crucial information with ground units. Years ago, when encrypted…
MilitaryTriton on Track for 2018 Early Operational Capability The U.S. Navy’s new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for broad area maritime surveillance will achieve early operational capability later this year on schedule at a forward operating base in Guam. The early…
ConnectivityPanasonic Picks Amazon for Data Analytics Panasonic Avionics is setting up a new office in Silicon Valley and has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help deliver data analytics and insights from its next in-flight entertainment and connectivity platform. The company’s…
MilitaryBoeing Shows off MQ-25 Stingray Offering Boeing showed off its MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned aircraft system offering to reporters at its facility Thursday and revealed it will use the Rolls-Royce AE 3007N engine. This is the same engine on…
ConnectivityEmirates Could Have 1 Million Connections a Month by End of Year Emirates could have 1.3 million connections a month on its aircraft by the end of this year. This is according to Patrick Brannelly, divisional VP of customer experience and in-flight entertainment and…
CommercialOnboard Teaching Hospital Flies to Peru Orbis' Flying Eye Hospital — the world's only U.S.-accredited teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft — has returned to Trujillo, Peru, for the sixth time to deliver three weeks of ophthalmic…
MilitarySlovakia to Purchase F-16s and Missiles for Nearly $3B The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.9 billion deal with Slovakia for 14 F-16 Block 70/72 V aircraft, missiles and mission systems. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress…