CommercialSouthwest Airlines to Purchase Renewable Jet Fuel Made from Forest Residues Southwest will purchase renewable jet fuel made from forest residues. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rocks Biofuels (RRB) to purchase low carbon, renewable jet…
CommercialWind River Technology Powers Airbus ALANTE UAV ALANTE UAV. Photo: Airbus Defense and Security Group [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] Deep inside the Airbus Defense and Space Group’s long endurance tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), dubbed ALANTE, lies the Wind River VxWorks…
CommercialDutch Airline KLM Goes Paperless in the Cockpit KLM airlines plane. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] All aircraft of the Dutch airline KLM and KLM Cityhopper will soon fly using digital flight documents via the AvioBook 'e-briefing’ app, eliminating the use…
ATM ModernizationAEA Stresses Decreased Regulation in Meeting with Members of European Parliament [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] For the fourth consecutive year, the Association of European Airlines (AEA) held a networking event in the European Parliament. The Sept. 24 event was hosted and attended by Members…
CommercialThe West African Development Bank Acquires Shareholdings in Air Côte d’Ivoire and ASKY Airlines Members of the West African Development Bank. Photo: West African Development Bank [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] The board of directors of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) held its 94th ordinary meeting on Tuesday…
CommercialCutting Dynamics Adds Robots to Deburring Line Rethink Robotics' Baxter robot. Photo: Whitehouse.Gov [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] Major aircraft manufacturer Cutting Dynamics has joined the growing roster of advanced manufacturers using collaborative robotics, adding Rethink Robotics' Baxter robot to a…
CommercialAeroVironment to Provide RQ-12 Wasp AE Small UAS to US Marine Corps AeroVironment's RQ-12 Wasp AE to begin filling United States Marine Corps next generation family of systems micro UAS requirement. Photo: Businesswire [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] AeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order valued…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Predicts Strong Growth in Connected Aircraft Market Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 09-23-2014] Rockwell Collins is looking to leverage growth in the connected aircraft market to bolster opportunities and revenue for the company. Speaking at the Citi 2014 Industrials…
CommercialUTC Aerospace Systems Inaugurates Facility Dedicated A350 XWB Nacelle Systems Thrust Reverser Assembly The A350 XWB in flight. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] UTC Aerospace Systems' Aerostructures business has formally inaugurated a new building dedicated exclusively to production of thrust reversers and the integration of…
ATM ModernizationAutomated FODetect Solution Help Enhance Seattle-Tacoma Airport Runway Safety The XSight FODetect system. Photo: AirTrafficManagement.net [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] Safety at airport runways could be improved with an advanced automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system that quickly detects foreign objects and…