Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Gogo announced Dec. 4 it has completed the acquisition of Satcom Direct, combining two of the leading providers of inflight connectivity to business aviation.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jeremy Kariuki
The FAA has awarded certification to Spectrum Aeromed for a variety of its advanced air ambulance equipment on the Pilatus PC-24.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Gogo’s proposed cash and stock acquisition of SD was undergoing regulatory review.
NBAA

By Molly McMillin
The service can detect, analyze and address potential issues before they disrupt flights.
NBAA

By Bill Carey
Honeywell said it has received design and production approval from the FAA for its Aspire 350 hybrid satellite communications terminal.
NBAA

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
As business aircraft age, cabin upgrades often come into focus—but for many operators, the spruce-up option makes more sense than a total makeover.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Gogo and SD entered into a definitive agreement that would see Gogo acquire SD in a major consolidation of inflight connectivity providers to business aviation.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Robert Wall, Garrett Reim
Starlink, OneWeb and Iridium are looking to help users preserve positioning, navigation and timing information to prevent combat jamming and spoofing.
Satellites

By Bill Carey
Satcom Direct (SD) Avionics is advancing an electronically steered antenna (ESA) to connect business jets with satellite broadband service.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Gogo said it has started flight-testing the HDX on the super midsize Challenger 300 and entered the next phase of testing.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kevin Michaels
Winding down BGS would simplify the organization, raise cash and signal that Boeing is returning to its roots of aircraft development and manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
DirecTV Inflight announced the launch of an IPTV service for business aviation in collaboration with connectivity provider Satcom Direct.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Air-to-ground connectivity systems provider SmartSky Networks ceases operations, citing its inability to obtain financing.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Paul Seidenman
The runway incursion/collision avoidance system can be retrofitted on commercial and business aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Fred George, Bill Carey
The number of business aircraft models being readied for Starlink installations is growing rapidly.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
AeroMech said June 24 that its STC for the Citation 560XL midsize jet, including the Citation Excel, XLS and XLS+ will be available in September.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Fred George
Learjet was on borrowed time, when headquarters in Montréal gave the go-ahead to develop the Model 60, a major iteration of the 1981 Learjet 55.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Angus Batey, Show News writer for Aviation Week Network, had a conversation with Wieland Timm from Lufthansa Technik, about the Celestial Star 777 design.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
The market remains positive, despite elevated aircraft values and challenges posed by the supply chain, technology and security.
EBACE

By Angus Batey
Angus Batey, Aviation Week Network's Show News writer, had an exclusive look inside the Global 6000 at EBACE 2024.
EBACE

By Bill Carey
SpaceX's Starlink is fast emerging as the office-in-the-sky choice for U.S. operators of both long-range, large-cabin business jets and King Air turboprops.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
The avionics upgrades will be available in 2025 on the Citation Latitude and in 2026 for the Citation Longitude.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
The company is offering its new SD Plane Simple electronically steered antenna for a monthly fee, hoping to attract small business aircraft owners,
EBACE

By Bill Carey
Gogo and Atlas Air Service of Germany have partnered to certify installations of Gogo’s HDX antenna on Cessna Citation and Embraer Phenom 300 light jets.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Clay Lacy Aviation has agreed to be an authorized dealer and installer of SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband systems.
Interiors & Connectivity