ATM ModernizationReport: SBAS, GBAS Market Worth $6 Billion Worldwide A new report from ATC Global pegs the emerging global satellite- and ground-based augmentation market at more than $6 billion as the market shifts to more integrated and automated air traffic management…
ATM ModernizationITT Exelis to Provide Flight Tracking Data for ERAU Research Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and ITT Exelis entered into a licensing agreement for Exelis to provide its real-time, integrated Next Generation flight-tracking data for the university’s academic research and analysis. “The agreement…
Editor's NoteNorthrop Grumman, L-3 MAS to Design Polar Hawk UAS for Canada Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS will produce a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada for surveillance missions on the country’s arctic territories.…
Business & GAFTG to Supply Cockpit Control Panels for C919 Firan Technology Group (FTG), based in Toronto, will supply cockpit control panels to SAVIC, based in Shanghai, China, for the C919 aircraft, under terms of a letter of intent (LOI) announced Tuesday.…
Business & GAButler National Awarded STC for Garmin GTN Navigators Butler National, based in Olathe, Kan., received a FAA supplemental type certificate to install the Garmin GTN series of Navigators. The initial installation is for dual GTN 750 Navigators in a Lear 24B.…
ATM ModernizationThales Delivers ATM System to Bahrain Thales delivered its TopSky air traffic management (ATM) system to the Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA), the company announced Monday. The system, which was delivered after an 18-month development period, includes automation system located…
CommercialSpectralux Dlink Awarded EASA STC for 737NG Spectralux Avionics, based in Redmond, Wash., received its first EASA supplemental type certificate for its Dlink+ w/Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) system for installation on the Boeing 737NG. The Dlink+ w/CPDLC system…
Editor's NoteThales to Provide Avionics Support for South African Aircraft Thales will provide support for avionics systems on South African C130BZ Tactical Transport aircrafts, Rooivalk Combat helicopters, Hawk Lead-In-Fighters and the Super Lynx helicopters, the company said Monday. Under terms of the…
Business & GAAeroVironment to Demonstrate UAS Communications for FCC AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., will employ its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to demonstrate aerial communications capabilities for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture (DACA) Notice of Inquiry (NOI)…
Business & GAIMS Report Sees In-Flight Wi-Fi Reaching 9,000 Aircraft by 2021 Wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) is expected to reach a global install-base of nearly 9,000 aircraft by 2021, roughly a third of the global fleet, according to a report by IMS Research. The…