Cathay Pacific Airways is investing $10 million in in-flight e-mail and Internet provider Tenzing Communications. Cathay says its investment, being made via its Taikoo Aviation Technologies subsidiary, will give it 10% of Tenzing's shares. The airline is a key customer of Tenzing and plans to offer in-flight e-mail and web access this year.
Source: Airline Business
China Airlines will retrofit its Airbus A350s with “all-new” cabin products, with the first upgraded widebody to enter service in 2027.
Russia’s Yakovlev and electronic systems specialist KRET have completed development of the autopilot and autothrust algorithms for the SJ-100 twinjet. The SJ-100 is the latest version of the Superjet 100, and features an increased proportion of systems produced domestically rather than by foreign suppliers. Preliminary testing on the ‘electronic bird’ ...
In-flight data provider Gogo completed its planned acquisition of once-competitor Satcom Direct on 4 December and named Satcom’s former president Chris Moore as CEO.
