Boeing, Flymingo, SITAONAIR, and More Industry News
BOEING Roughly 10 months after the 737 MAX was grounded, David Calhoun has started as Boeing’s new CEO. In an email to employees Calhoun said “Many of our stakeholders are rightly disappointed in us, and it’s our job to repair these vital relationships. We’ll do so through a re-commitment to transparency and by meeting and exceeding their expectations.” But despite a ‘fresh start’ Congress will have Boeing under a microscope. Apparently, an SEC filing “an additional long-term incentive award valued at approximately $7 million which will be earned only upon continued employment and the achievement of several key business milestones, including ...
2020 Predictions and Industry News
Well, Happy New Year everybody! It’s the beginning of 2020 and IFExpress is back with a lot of aviation news for you. Thanks for joining us and Stay Tuned! 2020 PREDICTIONS "Fiber and free-space optical networks are coming to the cabin in 2020 - for higher bandwidth, weight reduction, and future-proofing." - Rich Salter: Industry Consultant “One more Management Change in Boeing because the 737 Max will not be settle this year.” - Anonymous “Due to war in the Middle East, oil will go up 50% in spite of US oil production increases (as will gasoline prices.) Trump/Current Administration will further ...
MTM Robotics Purchased by Airbus, SITA’s Scan&Fly, and News From Astronics and Boeing
(Today's image is of the MTM Robotics facility in Mukilteo, Washington - recently purchased by Airbus.) ASTRONICS Astronics Corporation announced that Robert S. Keane has joined its Board of Directors, effective December 9, 2019. Mr. Keane is Chairman and CEO of Cimpress (Nasdaq: CMPR), which provides mass customization services through its group of companies and is strategically focused on investing in and building entrepreneurial, customer-centric businesses. Peter J. Gundermann, Chairman, President and CEO of Astronics, commented, “Robert brings an entrepreneurial spirit, significant public company experience and deep business acumen, which are valuable attributes for our evolving Board of Directors. We believe he will ...
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Boeing, Flymingo, SITAONAIR, and More Industry News
BOEING Roughly 10 months after the 737 MAX was grounded, David Calhoun has started as Boeing’s new CEO. In an email to employees Calhoun said “Many of our stakeholders are rightly disappointed in us, and it’s our job to repair these vital relationships. We’ll do so through a re-commitment to transparency and by meeting and exceeding... [Read more]
2020 Predictions and Industry News
Well, Happy New Year everybody! It’s the beginning of 2020 and IFExpress is back with a lot of aviation news for you. Thanks for joining us and Stay Tuned! 2020 PREDICTIONS “Fiber and free-space optical networks are coming to the cabin in 2020 – for higher bandwidth, weight reduction, and future-proofing.” – Rich... [Read more]
MTM Robotics Purchased by Airbus, SITA’s Scan&Fly, and News From Astronics and Boeing
(Today’s image is of the MTM Robotics facility in Mukilteo, Washington – recently purchased by Airbus.) ASTRONICS Astronics Corporation announced that Robert S. Keane has joined its Board of Directors, effective December 9, 2019. Mr. Keane is Chairman and CEO of Cimpress (Nasdaq: CMPR), which provides mass customization services... [Read more]
Panasonic and EUTELSAT Sign Multi-Year Agreement and Other News
PANASONIC Panasonic Avionics Corporation has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract with Eutelsat Communications will enable Panasonic to provide multiple gigahertz of new extreme throughput (XTS Ku-band connectivity) to airlines... [Read more]
United Airlines’ Firm Order for 50 A321XLRs, SITA, Inmarsat and Other Industry News
(Today’s image refers to a story in the Airbus section of IFExpress.) United Airlines Orders 50 A321XLRs United Airlines placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft as it begins to phase out older models and launches an expansion of transatlantic routes from its key U.S. hubs in Newark/New York and Washington D.C. United plans... [Read more]
Astronic’s Cooperation with CMC and Other Industry News
Astronics Corporation announced a new cooperation with China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC). The collaboration between Astronics and CMC will create a channel for Astronics to provide Chinese airlines, OEMs and service providers with state-of-the-art inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) hardware and certification... [Read more]
Inplay Live from IdeaNova, the i+sCabin on Boeing’s ecoDemonstator and More Industry News
IdeaNova IdeaNova is a software company with a decade of experience in IT security and secure video streaming. Inplay secure streaming pioneered distribution and integration of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies for modern Inflight Entertainment systems (IFE) and the Media and Entertainment industry. Their services and products... [Read more]
Air Canada’s First A220, News from ViaSat and More Industry News
ASTRONICS Astronics Corporation is launching a new family of flexible, compact, 64-bit avionics I/O computing platforms for problem-solving and tech insertion in areas such as mission computing, distributed control and avionics data conversion. VIASAT EL AL Israel Airlines and Viasat Inc. announced they expanded their successful relationship,... [Read more]
'Future–proofing' the IFE installation means providing an onboard network with sufficient bandwidth that the airline will never have to tear apart their airplane to re-wire to install upgrades. Fiber-to-the-Seat™ provides a fiber optics network running at a gigabit per second – High-definition video is only the beginning – who knows what the hot, killer apps will be 10-20 years from now?!”