Business & GA

Gulf Air Goes Paperless with Jeppessen

 Jeppensen FliteDeck Pro EFB on an iPad. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Jeppesen signed a new three-year service contract with Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain's national carrier, to provide the airline…

Military

IAE V2500-E5 Engine Receives KC-390 Certification

The fan of an IAE V2500 Engine. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] IAE International Aero Engines AG has achieved FAA certification of the V2500-E5 engine for Embraer's KC-390 aircraft. The KC-390's launch…

Commercial

Boeing Delivers Dreamliner to Royal Jordanian Airlines

A Royal Jordanian Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing. [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Boeing and Royal Jordanian Airlines celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787 Dreamliner, which will play a central role in…

Commercial

Atlas Air Expands North American Network

 Atlas Air flight. Photo: Tahir Hashmi (flickr) [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ Atlas Air unit will provide expanded operating service for DHL Express’ North American route network using four additional…

Commercial

Qatar Airways Set to Launch Airbus A350 XWB

Qatar Airways’ freshly painted Airbus A350 XWB on the factory lines in Toulouse, France. Photo: Qatar Airways. [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the Airbus A350 Xtra Wide Body…

Commercial

Insitu’s New CEO Ready to Commercialize Scan Eagle

[Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Ryan Hartman's appointment as the chief executive for Insitu comes at a time when the commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market is rapidly growing with new lucrative opportunities. Insitu…

Business & GA

WSI and BAI Team Up to Weather the Storm

WSI Pilotbrief Optima. Photo: WSI [Avionics Today 08-26-2014] WSI Corporation, a weather data company, and Berry Aviation, a business charter airline, recently announced their continued partnership. BAI performs specialty services for customers…