Connected Aerospace

By Kerry Reals
The aim is to produce an antenna that is better than what’s currently and also ready for tomorrow’s LEO constellations.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kerry Reals
A multi-industry group is working on a set of standards to make it smoother and easier for airline passengers to access the internet on their own devices.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
UK Rapid Capability Office is speeding up the introduction of new capabilities.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines is adding about 15 daily flights, including nonstop service to six new markets, out of Dallas Love Field (DAL) early next year, crediting schedule-optimization for creating room to fly out of its already-crowded headquarters airport.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Over 23,000 commercial aircraft will offer connectivity to their passengers by 2027, up from 7,400 in 2017, a report by satellite market research specialist Euroconsult said, consolidating forecasts made by connectivity service and hardware providers.
Connected Aerospace

By Fred George
The review of computing weight and balance isn’t the problem. It’s the lack of focus on the importance of measuring, or at least accurately estimating, the actual weights of passengers, bags, crew, stores and equipment.
Business Aviation

By Irene Klotz
Global annual revenue for the satellite industry reached $269 billion in 2017 and launch cost fell on average 40% per pound to orbit.
Space

By David Esler
Is it possible to hack into an aircraft in flight, worm into the higher avionics functions, and take over control of the plane?
Connected Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The downside of the celebrated "connected aircraft" is that it opens more avenues for cyberattacks.
Connected Aerospace

GoDirect Cabin Connectivity suite of services will offer Viasat’s high-speed Ka-band inflight internet service to large- and midsize cabin business jet customers.
Connected Aerospace

By Angus Batey
The contract will see ACJ carry out integration work and flight test, with the technology being ready to deploy early next year.
EBACE

Inmarsat, working in league with Deutsche Telekom, promises “unprecedented connectivity” for business jets via EAN, a European Aviation Network.
EBACE

By Bill Carey
The FAA says it has nearly completed the installation of key systems that comprise the NextGen infrastructure.
Air Transport

By Kerry Reals
Providers are reshaping the passenger experience by using what they can find out about everything from entertainment preferences to food tastes.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Research and development efforts envision highly integrated, easier to use flight controls.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Dynetics to demonstrate the airborne launch and recovery of volleys of low-cost UAS under a DARPA program to expand the potential uses of unmanned aircraft.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Powering unmanned aircraft via laser beam could increase endurance and allow larger payloads, with high-bandwidth data sent back over the same beam.
Connected Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to trim the timeline for the next generation of missile warning Space-based Infrared System satellites may open up a huge opportunity for industry.
Connected Aerospace

By Mal Gormley
With a surging market and operations climbing, the outlook for the avionics business has never been brighter, right? Never mind the Wall Street turbulence—things are looking up for business aviation.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Teams of data scientists, engineers and mechanics are delivering measurable value to airline maintenance.
Connected Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Inflight VR, a startup company offering virtual-reality (VR) headsets for IFE, has conducted test flights with three carriers and identified questions it still has to answer.
Connected Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Inflight VR, a startup company offering virtual-reality (VR) headsets for in-flight entertainment (IFE), has conducted test flights with three carriers and identified questions it still has to answer.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
With a simpler retrofit system available, American Airlines has committed to equipping a third of its fleet for ADS-B In operations.
Air Transport

By Kevin Michaels
AHM once again is being touted as the next major MRO business, but it will not be a game-changing revenue opportunity in aviation.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
System makes use of newly developed wake-vortex categories allow increased aircraft movements at Heathrow.
Connected Aerospace