Thales builds a connected FMS brain for its next generation avionics
Six years ago, Thales first unveiled Avionics 2020, an advanced cockpit concept designed to display open world information alongside informa... Continue Reading
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SITAONAIR CEO urges caution when interpreting public tracking feeds
A historical provider of cockpit communications and safety services, SITAONAIR is urging industry stakeholders to exercise caution when usin... Continue Reading
Skyborne helps 19-year old Alisha Jassar pilot her way to airline career
In 2018, aviation industry veterans Lee Woodward and Ian Cooper founded Skyborne at the UK’s Gloucestershire Airport. An airline training ac... Continue Reading
Upgrades of Phase 3 displays on 737s, 777s nearly complete: Honeywell
Airlines don’t always move quickly to address airworthiness directives. And on occasion, some carriers miss AD deadlines altogether. That’s ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Smart4Aviation’s EFB application certified for SB-S
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has certified Smart4Aviation’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) application... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa Aviation Training extends simulator fleet
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is investing a total of EUR 89 million in pilot training equipment and in the infrastructure of its own tr... Continue Reading
Airbus in internal talks to bring OneWeb IFC to cabins and cockpits
Airbus is mulling offering OneWeb-supported inflight connectivity on its airliners, including in the cockpit, company CEO Tom Enders confirm... Continue Reading
Wideband, digital HF a go for the cockpit, says Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is pursuing a wideband, digital HF communications modernization program that includes new ground systems as well as airbor... Continue Reading
China market hots up for Inmarsat and Iridium cockpit comms
Chinese airlines’ adoption of cabin connectivity may be relatively slow going at present, but cockpit communications are another matter enti... Continue Reading
IATA aims to make invisible turbulence trackable through crowdsourcing
IATA has launched a new platform that will give airlines greater visibility into one of the more significant yet unpredictable hazards they ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat inks agreements with European ANSPs for Iris
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has signed agreements with five major Air Navigation Services Provider... Continue Reading
Press Release: United to extend SB-S to 737s with Cobham satcom
Cobham Aerospace Communications, a leading manufacturer of satellite communications solutions, and Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of... Continue Reading
Satellite operator Intelsat sees business opportunity in the cockpit
Satellite operator Intelsat is a step removed from the commercial aircraft flight deck in that its Ku-band satellites generally support broa... Continue Reading
Press Release: PACE app to provide flight optimisation using SB-S
Inmarsat today announced Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer (FPO) from PACE as the latest application certified for use across its SwiftBroadb... Continue Reading
Iridium seeks European opportunity to trial NEXT service for ATM
Iridium is eager to get involved in the European Space Agency’s efforts to relieve pressure on congested VHF radio links in Europe, telling ... Continue Reading