Commercial Boeing Delivers First Upgraded 747-8 Boeing delivered the first 747-8 featuring the aircraft's new Performance Improvement Package (PIP) Wednesday Dec. 18 to Cathay Pacific Airways. Cathay Pacific received the 747-8 Freighter equipped with performance-improved GEnx-2B jet…
Commercial Panasonic Boosts Global In-flight Network Capacity Panasonic Avionics Corp. on Wednesday Dec. 18 announced an upgrade to its global broadband satellite network ahead of what the company anticipates will be a "milestone year for in-flight Wi-Fi installations." …
Commercial Cathay Pacific Upgrades Boeing 747-8 Fleet Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is upgrading the flight deck systems on its fleet of Boeing 747-8s with the Lufthansa Systems' Airport Mapping Database (AMDB). According to Lufthansa Systems, the AMDB will…
ATM Modernization UK Airports to Upgrade Air Traffic Communication NATS, the U.K.'s air navigation service provider, has selected Northrop Grumman subsidiary Park Air Systems to provide ground-to-air communication solutions for up to 15 airports. Park Air was selected to provide…
ATM Modernization NextGen Among Top US Transportation Issues for 2014 The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) implementation of the next generation air transportation system NextGen is among the top transportation management challenges for the federal 2014 fiscal year, according to a new report…
Commercial Frankfurt Airport Adds GBAS Landing System Frankfurt Airport will begin installing a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) to replace its legacy instrument landing systems (ILS) and accommodate for future increases in air traffic, Honeywell said Monday, Dec. 16. …
Commercial Norwegian Selects iPad for Boeing 737 Maintenance Norwegian Air Shuttle has reached an agreement to begin supporting its line maintenance operations with iPad applications, Boeing said Monday, Dec. 16. Under the agreement, Norwegian will implement Boeing's new suite…
Embedded Avionics Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Aircraft Satcom Northrop Grumman was able to demonstrate a high-functioning satellite communications normally used in space onboard a manned aircraft during a test flight, the aerospace and defense manufacturer said Thursday, Dec. 12. …