Global aeronautical communications provider, Satcom Direct, announced it has agreed to acquire TrueNorth Avionics.
With the purchase of TrueNorth, Satcom Direct says they have significantly expanded their ability to provide communications systems for business aviation aircraft. Founded in 2006, TrueNorth Avionics designs, develops, and manufactures satellite communications solutions for business jets and avionics OEMs. Their latest innovation is the Optelity family of cabin communications systems. Gogo Business Aviation has announced it is expanding its in-flight entertainment service known as, Gogo Vision, to better serve its international customer base by offering studio-licensed movies and TV episodes in seven languages. The enhanced language capabilities are part of a larger initiative to provide the broadest entertainment offerings for customers worldwide, and in the United States. This new service will be available in early 2017. After dozens of delays, a series of missed deadlines spanning several years, the FAA has finally granted type certification to the Cirrus Vision Jet following a 10-year development
program. Cirrus Aircraft announced the certification of the Vision Jet Monday morning at the NBAA Convention and exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Company executives said that the certification paves the way for customer deliveries later this year, but gave minimal details about the number of deliveries or firm sales leading to future deliveries. While the type certification was finally granted, issues involving the all-important production certificate were not addressed in the company's breathlessly over-hyped press material. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 11.01.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Tuesday, November 1st, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- SatCom Acquires TrueNorth
- Gogo Business Aviation Enhances Gogo Vision
- After Years of Delays, FAA Certifies Cirrus Vision Jet
- UPS Orders 14 747-8 Freighters
- Aero-Calendar
- Honeywell To Distribute New Inmarsat Aviation Safety Communication Service
- StandardAero Welcomes Cycle Aviation As Newest PT6A Service Partner
- Western Aircraft Completes First Falcon 7X 1C Inspection
- Jet ConneX In-Flight Broadband Service Available On Dassault Jets
- Global Jet Capital Appoints Shawn Vick As CEO
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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