Commercial

Bombardier Names New President of Aerostructures and Engineering

Jean Seguin, Bombardier president of aerostructures and engineering. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Bombardier announced the appointment of Jean Seguin as president of Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services. In his new position,…

Business & GA

GE Looks to Lower H Series Fuel Costs

An H80 powered L-410 aircraft. Photo: GE [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] GE Aviation submitted an application to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to use S10 diesel fuel for its H Series turboprops,…

Commercial

How to Stop a Runaway Plane: FAA Looks at EMAS Technology

An Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) in use. Photo: Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] As part of an initiative to improve Runway Safety Areas (RSAs) at commercial service airports by…

Business & GA

Business Aviation’s Second Quarter Comeback

An Embraer Phenom 100 business aviation jet. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Following a period of lower activity in the first quarter of 2014, business aviation made a strong comeback in the…

Commercial

FAA Approves SafeRoute for Airbus A320

ACSS Saferoute CDTI Assisted Visual Separation technology. Photo: ACSS [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] ACSS, an L-3 and Thales company, received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval from the FAA for the SafeRoute ADS-B solutions…

Connectivity

XTAR and Leidos Team Up to Test AISR

[Avionics Today 08-21-2014] XTAR, LLC signed an agreement with Leidos, a technology solutions provider for national security missions, to support testing of manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR) aircraft serving U.S.…

Commercial

Emirates SkyCargo Ships Commodities to Swizterland

An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F. Photo: Emirates [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] Starting Sept. 21, Emirates SkyCargo is introducing a weekly air freighter service from Basel, Switzerland to Dubai. The new air cargo operation…

Commercial

EasyJet Transitions to Paperless Cockpits

An EasyJet flight. Photo: EasyJet [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] British carrier EasyJet has opted to move toward paperless cockpit operations by eliminating traditional paper-based navigation charts in favor of digital ones — reducing…