ATM ModernizationNextGen Data Comm on Track for 2016 IOC [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the first phase of the Data Communications (Data Comm) Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program…
Embedded AvionicsAlenia Aermacchi Unveils M-346 Trainer [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Alenia Aermacchi rolled the first M-346 advanced trainer aircraft out for the Israeli Air & Space Force at its plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy. M-346. Photo, courtesy…
Embedded AvionicsMilitary Avionics Demand Boosts Elbit Revenue [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Elbit Systems reported 2013 revenue numbers of $2.93 billion, up from $2.89 billion the previous year, the Israeli defense manufacturer said in its annual earnings report. …
CommercialLockheed Forms Warsaw UAS Research Partnership [Avionics Today March 21, 2014] Lockheed Martin is teaming up with Poland's Warsaw Polytechnic University for an advanced applied research program looking at methods for integrating manned and unmanned airborne platforms. …
CommercialDelta, Linkedin Launch New In-flight Service Delta and Linkedin have a new partnership aimed at providing in-flight connections between business leaders at 35,000 feet. The program, unveiled at TED2014, allows leaders from different fields to connect with…
CommercialBoeing Manufacturing, FAA Oversight Challenged [Avionics Today March 20, 2014] After reviewing the critical systems on the Boeing 787 following serious incidents with the lithium-ion battery system in January last year, a team of aviation experts has…
CommercialGogo Gets Ku Satellite Certification on A330s The FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certification (STC) to Gogo for the installation of its Ku-band satellite equipment on the Airbus A330, the company said. Gogo obtained the STC for installation…
ATM ModernizationAirbus 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 ModernizationMalaysian 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…
CommercialL-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…