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…
ATM Modernization Lockheed Martin Wins NAS Support Extension [Avionics Today January 29. 2014] The FAA awarded a $440 million extension through 2017 to Lockheed Martin for continued support of the National Airspace System (NAS) Integration Support Contract (NISC). Extending…
Business & GA TAG Aviation Takes iPad EFBs on Board [Avionics Today January 29, 2014] Luxembourg-based international business aviation provider TAG Aviation is introducing iPad-based Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) to its Switzerland-based fleet. The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA)…
Commercial LiveTV Meets New Aircraft Birdstrike Requirements [Avionics Today January 29, 2014] LiveTV is the first company to pass a more stringent bird strike testing requirement for large domes mounted on top of aircraft, with proper installation enforced by…
Commercial FAA Issues Faster RVSM Authorizations [Avionics Today January 28, 2014] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new policy to allow for a more flexible approval process for General Aviation (GA) pilots using Reduced Vertical Separation…
Commercial Seaborne Expands In-flight Cell Phone Use [Avionics Today January 28, 2014] Seaborne Airlines has become the first Caribbean carrier to offer gate-to-gate cell phone use. The airline recently completed carrier-defined tolerant testing to ensure that the expanded…
Commercial Blackjack UAS Begins Flight Testing [Avionics Today January 28, 2014] Operational flight-testing has begun with the Naval Air System Command's small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the RQ-21A Blackjack. Built by Insitu, the Blackjack is a larger…
Embedded Avionics Raytheon’s Navy Contract Upheld, Jammer Development Resumes [Avionics Today January 27, 2014] The U.S. Navy has retained Raytheon as the prime contractor for developing the $279.4 million Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) technology, a replacement of Northrop Grumman's aging ALQ-99…