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Major Changes in EFB Applications

The FAA has made a 180-degree turn in its attitude towards the display of own-ship position on electronic flight bags. Advisory Circular AC120-76D eliminated the prohibition from using geo-referencing or own-ship position displays while using moving map features on...

Lufthansa’s “OpSession”

Lufthansa provided this PR: "As of this week, Lufthansa has been providing its 20,000 flight attendants with iPad Minis. The so-called cabin mobile device (CMD) will be provided to the entire cabin crew over the next few weeks. This is a major and – above all –...

Premium #330 – Connectivity keeps improving

We have been tracking demand for aircraft connectivity for some time. There are several news stories that further underscore the point that demand for connectivity seems to have no upper limit. Icelandair will equip its 737 MAX fleet with ViaSat connectivity. The...

ViaSat acquires Arconics

The world of aircraft connectivity and avionics are starting to consolidate. This morning, ViaSat acquired Arconics, a provider of software solutions to the aviation industry. Through this acquisition ViaSat gains a connected aircraft software platform that includes...

Lufthansa’s “OpSession”

Jun 2, 2017 | Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Lufthansa, Panasonic

Lufthansa provided this PR: "As of this week, Lufthansa has been providing its 20,000 flight attendants with iPad...

Premium #330 – Connectivity keeps improving

May 23, 2017 | Aerospace, ATC, Avionics, Bizjet, Connectivity, Cyber-Security, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Embraer, Emergency Locator Tranmitter, FAA, Flight Tracking, Global Eagle, GOGO, Health Management Systems, Honeywell, Inmarsat, MRO, Onair, Panasonic, Pilots, Predictive Analytics, Row 44, Viasat

We have been tracking demand for aircraft connectivity for some time. There are several news stories that further...

ViaSat acquires Arconics

Nov 14, 2016 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, Arconics, Avionics, Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Global Eagle, GOGO, Viasat

The world of aircraft connectivity and avionics are starting to consolidate. This morning, ViaSat acquired Arconics,...

Connectivity demand keeps growing

Aug 31, 2016 | Airbus, Aircraft, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Embraer, Emergency Locator Tranmitter, Engines, GOGO, Health Management Systems, Inmarsat, Lessors, Livetv, Onair, Panasonic, Pilots, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, Row 44, Thales

The airline industry seems to be pushing for ever more bandwidth on their aircraft. An early pioneer in this is...

2015 EFB Survey Report

Jan 15, 2016 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, Connectivity, Cyber, Cyber-Security, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, FAA, Global Eagle, GOGO, Inmarsat, Jeppesen, Onair, Panasonic, Rockwell, Rockwell Collins, Rockwell-Collins, Row 44, Security, Thales, United Technologies

Our fourth annual EFB survey report will be available from Monday January 18. The 34 page report (PDF) includes six...

LAN and TAM: new technologies for pilots and crew

Dec 1, 2015 | Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Latam

LAN and TAM, member airlines of LATAM Airlines Group, are the first in South America to develop and deliver, for...

Premium #182 – An Update on Cyber-Security

Aug 4, 2015 | Aerospace, Airlines, Cyber-Security, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, United Airlines

Cyber-security is a very hot topic. A week does not go by without some large and important entity being hacked. This...

An iPad Update Results in 74 Delayed Flights at American

May 1, 2015 | American Airlines, Connectivity, Cyber, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Jeppesen, Pilots, Security

American Airlines was forced to ground flights for a period earlier this week when their Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)...

2014 EFB Report

Jan 7, 2015 | Airlines, Connectivity, Cyber, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, FAA, Pilots

AirInsight is pleased to announce publication of its 2014 EFB Report. With a foreword by Kevin Hiatt SVP Safety &...

Passenger Demand for In-Flight Internet Access

Aug 4, 2014 | Connectivity, Cyber, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, GOGO, Inmarsat, Livetv, Onair, Panasonic, Pilots, Rockwell Collins, Row 44, Security, Social Media, Thales

We updated our un-scientific survey, asking respondents how much they value in-flight access to the Internet. Click...

Icelandair on Connectivity, e-Enablement, EFB and CRM

Apr 29, 2014 | Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Iceland Air, Panasonic, Row 44, Social Media

It is quite common to see airlines deploying EFBs. These devices need no introduction. There are a number of...

Google Glass and Pilots

Mar 27, 2014 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity

Two pilots tried out Google Glass with very interesting usability. Take a look here for details of the event. An...

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