ATM Modernization Riga Airport to Introduce New Single European Sky Procedures [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Latvian airline airBaltic has completed a research and development project that will enable new flight procedures that allow aircraft to fly shorter distances and reduce fuel consumption and emissions…
Embedded Avionics Lockheed Martin Delivers Digital Air Ground Integration Range to US Army Lockheed Martin’s Digital Range Training System (DRTS) which encompasses the DAGIR range. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Lockheed Martin has delivered Digital Air Ground Integration Range (DAGIR) to the U.S. Army,…
ATM Modernization NATS and Terma Team Up to Develop Airport Radar to Mitigate Impact of Wind Turbines A SCANTER radar site in Denmark. Photo: Terma [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] NATS has released a statement detailing a single radar that can provide traditional airport surveillance functions and mitigate against the effects of…
Commercial Virgin Atlantic Airways Takes Delivery of Europe’s First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Boeing has delivered to Virgin Atlantic Airways the airline's first 787-9 Dreamliner. Virgin is the first European carrier to take delivery of the…
ATM Modernization Avidyne ADS-B Datalink Receiver to Comply with 2020 Mandate The Avidyne MLB100 978MHz ADS-B datalink receiver. Photo: Avidyne [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Avidyne Corp. has introduced the MLB100 Datalink Receiver for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) In. The MLB100 is designed to provide ADS-B…
Commercial Honeywell and Jeppesen Introduce Cloud-Based Navigation Service [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Jeppesen and Honeywell Aerospace have introduced the Integrated Navigation Data Service (INDS) Data Manager for Windows, a cloud-based database update delivery service. The INDS Data Manager (IDM) service is set…
Business & GA Going the Distance: FAA Certifies Longer-Range Gulfstream G650ER [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] The FAA has certified Gulfstream Aerospace’s G650ER long-range business jet, verifying the airworthiness of the aircraft's design and clearing the way for G650ER deliveries to begin. Gulfstream announced the…
Commercial Spring Airlines: China’s First Customer for Airbus Sharklet Retrofit Spring Airlines sharklet wing tips. Photo: PR Newsire [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] Spring Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Shanghai, China, has signed an agreement with Airbus for sharklet retrofit of its A320…