Editor's Note Multilateration: Radar Is Out MLat dual mode sensor transceiver receives transponder signals, can act as system interrogator. Courtesy of ERA. In August 2013 the U.K.’s Newcastle International Airport set a new world standard in Air Traffic…
Editor's Note New LEDs, Better Mood UTC LED Wash Light WAWB Illumination. Courtesy of UTC. As Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology improves, Original Equipment Manufactureres (OEMs) and operators are upping their use of the “smart” lighting throughout the…
Editor's Note Canadian Airspace: One Destination, Diverging Paths Air Canada is obsessed with one-truth data; Air Transat is using tech upgrades to take passengers over the pond; and WestJet is calculating return on every dollar. The Canadian carriers have differing…
Business & GA Aspen Gains EASA Approval for EFD 1000H [Avionics Today January 31, 2014] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a minor change approval (MCA) for the Aspen Avionics Evolution EFD 1000H Pro primary flight display on the Eurocopter…
Business & GA FreeFlight Launches NextGen Avionics Partnership [Avionics Today January 30, 2014] General Aviation (GA) operators and pilots have another new option for equipping their aircraft to comply with future airspace mandates, as FreeFlight Systems offers via their partnership…
Commercial Iraqi Airways Gets Hollywood Content From IFE [Avionics Today January 30, 2014] Iraqi Airways has signed with a new in-flight entertainment content provider, IFE Services, for Hollywood and Arabic movies, as well as on-demand audio video seat-back systems to…
Commercial Transaero Adds In-flight Connectivity Russian carrier Transaero Airlines, following a trend spreading from the United States to the international aviation community, has added in-flight connectivity to its aircraft. Ku-band satellite-based Wi-Fi connections are now…
Commercial Japan Airlines to Get Gogo Vision Japan Airlines (JAL) is adding the Gogo Vision service to its domestic fleet. The service allows passengers to rent movies and television shows and stream them in-flight to their own Personal Electronic…