Controller Technology Blog Archive

Honeywell Aerospace is now a VAR (value-added reseller) of Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight broadband service, a move that effectively enters Honeywell into the airlines cabin services market. ...

Boeing Business Jets recently delivered the first aircraft from its BBJ MAX lineup to a private customer. ...

Dassault revealed that current owners of Falcon aircraft will be able to add the FalconConnect suite of in-flight communications services as an upgrade by the end of 2018, provided they use supported routers. ...

Dassault Aviation says its new FalconConnect solution will provide owners and operators an all-in-one source for hardware, services, and tech support for in-flight high-speed connectivity services. ...

Four airports in Australia are set to implement Saab’s collaborative decision-making platform, Aerobahn, with the goal of increasing efficiency in multiple areas. ...

Bombardier’s nice Touch CMS (Cabin Management System) will debut at EBACE2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, later this month. ...

Current and future owners and operators of Bombardier Challenger 300 and 600 series business jets can look forward to on-board Gogo AVACE L5 4G Wi-Fi connectivity on those aircraft. ...

Gulfstream recently delivered its 100th aircraft with the Jet Connex high-speed Wi-Fi-based system installed, and announced plans to expand the system to more aircraft. ...

Airbus demonstrated a new drone-based inspection system that can reduce the time it takes to visually inspect an aircraft from up to a day to just three hours. ...

The company’s Boeing Global Services business unit showed off a new range of products and services designed to help Boeing customers lower costs and improve aircraft uptime. ...

JDM (Jeppesen Distribution Manager) and the Wombat will work together to make a traditionally tedious task much more convenient for pilots. ...

Australian startup Myriota has developed new tech that lets ground-based devices communicate with low Earth orbit nanosatellites. ...

Kitty Hawk, a company based in Mountain View, California, recently took the wraps off of its all-electric, autonomous “flying taxi” called Cora. ...

The all-new Gulfstream G500 business twinjet that is replacing Gulfstream Aerospace’s 16-passenger G450 model has embarked on a 12-city world tour to give current and potential Gulfstream owners an up-close view of the aircraft. ...

Changing air travel and transport is what Boeing chief technology officer Greg Hyslop believes the company has an opportunity to do with its new unmanned “flying cargo air vehicle.” ...

Leading piston and turboprop aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft has announced FAA certification of Garmin’s next-generation G1000 NXi Integrated Flight Deck for Piper’s single-engine M500 turboprop and single-engine M350 pressurized piston aircraft. ...

You’re familiar with Bombardier’s commercial and business aircraft, but the Montreal-based company is also a leading global manufacturer of trains and other transportation solutions. ...