ATM Modernization Airbus Conducts SESAR i4D Flight Trials Airbus has completed the second initial 4D (i4D) trajectory flight trials as part of a joint project with other members of the government-industry Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking team.…
ATM Modernization Malaysian PM Clarifies MH370 Avionics Disablement [Avionics Today March 19, 2014] Malaysia Airlines Prime Minister Najib Razak clarified a statement released over the weekend regarding the disablement of the missing flight MH370 jet's Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting…
Commercial L-3 Realigns Business Segments [Avionics Today March 19, 2014] L-3 Communications has reorganized its business segments in an effort to increase its competitive standing within the aerospace industry, officials of the company said. The company's…
ATM Modernization UK Targets Aircraft Fuel Savings Through Improved ATM [Avionics Today March 19, 2014] The U.K.'s air traffic services provider, NATS, is looking to generate a 4 percent reduction in Air Traffic Management CO2 and fuel burn on average per aircraft…
Business & GA Aircell Unveils New In-flight Connectivity for Biz Jets Gogo's business aviation subsidiary, Aircell, has announced a new in-flight communications system for business jets, the ST 4300. The system features voice, narrowband data and cockpit data link services in a…
ATM Modernization NAV Portugal, MUAC Assess New Surveillance System Eurocontrol's Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC) is collaborating with NAV Portugal to assess its new surveillance data processing system. NAV Portugal now uses the Tracker Quality Monitoring tool to…
ATM Modernization Thales to Supply US ILS420s Thales has received an order from the FAA to supply five Instrument Landing Systems model 420 (ILS420s) for deployment throughout the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). According to Thales, this is…
Commercial Air France KLM to Acquire Barfield [Avionics Today March 17, 2014] Air France KLM has reached an agreement to acquire Barfield, the Miami, Fla.-based aircraft Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) subsidiary of French aviation services company Sabena Technics. …