ConnectivityGogo Tests New 2Ku Modem Upgrades Gogo’s 2Ku has exceeded speeds of 100 Mbps, the company says, due to new modem upgrades. The capability was tested on Gogo’s test aircraft, the Jimmy Ray, using the company’s proprietary 2Ku…
ConnectivityEsterline Inaugurates 'Spidle' Avionics Site in Belgium Esterline Corp. has officially inaugurated its new manufacturing site in Kortrjik, Belgium, the company says. The facility operates within the Esterline Avionics Systems business platform in the company’s Avionics & Controls segment. This…
CommercialColumbia Helicopters Taps Skytrac for FDM Columbia Helicopters is now using Skytrac flight data monitoring for its Boeing-based, long-range Chinook 234, the operator said. The solution features realtime analysis of engine exceedances and operational deviations. Using Skytrac’s Satellite…
ConnectivityAirbus Wants to Continue Digital Efforts Among the biggest news coming out of the annual Airbus press conference on Wednesday Feb. 22, being the company’s ongoing challenges with the A400M and A320neo engine, the company’s top executives also…
CommercialBoeing Selects New Printer for 737 Catalog Boeing has added a new printer to its existing catalog of equipment for its 737 Next Generation and MAX aircraft. The new printer, the ToughWriter 640 flight deck printer, has been designed…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Deploys 5 Radio Direction Finders, Improving ATM The Radio Direction Finder has recently been deployed throughout Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre’s (MUAC) international airspace, Eurocontrol says. Its air traffic controllers can now improve their situational awareness in airspace that…
MilitaryRostec, UAE to Partner on 5th-Gen Fighter Russia’s Rostec and the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence is set to co-develop a fifth-generation light combat fighter, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said at IDEX in Abu Dhabi, according to news reports.…
CommercialTeledyne Expands Flight Data Offerings with Cloud Services Teledyne Controls now offers new hosted flight data analysis services, the company says. The cloud-based services provide a series of dashboards that offer multiple, customizable views of an airline’s operations. Users can…