Flight Consulting Group

Gogo | September 01, 2020

Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) ("Gogo") today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Commercial Aviation (CA) business to Intelsat S.A. (OTC: INTEQ) ("Intelsat") for $400 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The Gogo Board of Directors has approved the transaction. Intelsat expects to finance the transaction utilizing cash on hand and borrowings under its $1 billion debtor-in-possession credit facility and has obtained support from key econom...

Aviation Technology

Flight Safety Foundation | December 23, 2021

Flight Safety Foundation strongly encourages the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to work together to develop a plan that enables the safe and efficient implementation of 5G mobile communications services in the C-Band. It is critical to fully understand and mitigate potential 5G signal interference with radio altimeters that are integral to aircraft safety systems. Activation of these services currently is scheduled for Jan. 5. Read More

Commercial Aviation

Simple Flying | December 16, 2021

Major US airline executives faced questioning from the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Wednesday. One of the topics that came up were recent cuts to some regional routes, including some market exits. Several others offered their input. However, it was United’s CEO, Scott Kirby, who had the most to say. According to his testimony, nearly 100 regional aircraft are parked at United due to the ongoing pilot shortage. United has regional jets parked over...

Cabin Management

Garmin | June 07, 2021

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced an agreement with Deutsche Aircraft to provide the state-of-the-art Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck for the innovative D328eco Companion™ flight deck. Deutsche Aircraft is developing the new D328eco, which is expected to give the regional air transportation market a more sustainable and environmentally friendly aircraft option by 2025. Engineered to reduce flight crew workload and simplify operati...