CommercialAirbus to Retrofit A350 Fleets with Gogo’s 2Ku Airbus A350. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 04-06-2016] Gogo has partnered with Airbus subsidiary Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) to install its satellite-based 2Ku In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution on a retrofit basis on…
CommercialGEE Expands Ka-band Capabilities to Airconnect Global Antenna Platform GEE and QEST executives unveil Airconnect Global Ku antenna, the previous iteration of the Ka-band antenna released on April 6. Photo: GEE [Avionics Today 04-06-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has released a…
CommercialAirbus Taps Thales as Linefit Supplier for A320, A330 and A380 HBCs Airbus has selected Thales as a lead supplier for linefit and retrofit high bandwidth connectivity IFE solutions. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 04-05-2016] Airbus has selected Thales as a lead supplier for linefit…
CommercialCobham Satcom Inks TSA with Boeing for Connectivity Systems on 777, 737 Rendering of the Aviator S series satcom. Photo: Cobham Satcom [Avionics Today 04-05-2016] Cobham Satcom and Boeing have signed a Technical Service Agreement (TSA) for the certification of the Aviator 600S and…
CommercialPanasonic Announces IFEC Agreements with Singapore, Saudi Arabian Airlines Rendering of aircraft cabin equipped with Panasonic Avionics eXconnect broadband IFEC solution. Photo: Panasonic Avionics [Avionics Today 04-05-2016] Singapore Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics to deliver broadband connectivity and personalized entertainment across…
CommercialKazakhstan’s Air Astana Equips with Inmarsat GX IFC System on 767s Air Astana Boeing 767 to be equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Inmarsat GX IFC system. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-05-2016] Air Astana has signed an agreement with Rockwell Collins to provide the…
ATM ModernizationNATS New VCS System Will Support SESAR ATM Upgrades [Avionics Today 05-04-2016] In a move that will enable current and future Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) initiatives, NATS, the U.K. Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), has contracted Harris to update…
Business & GAAvidyne Adds Synthetic Vision Views to GPS FMS Series Avidyne IFD540 GPS FMS for GA aircraft. Photo: Avidyne [Avionics Today 04-04-2016] Avidyne is making Synthetic Vision System (SVS) views available on every version of the company’s IFD-series GPS Flight Management Systems…