Business & GA

AEA Third Quarter Report Indicates Sales Slowdown

Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-20-2014] Business and General Aviation (GA) avionics sales this summer dropped 5 percent, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) third-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report. In the three-month…

Business & GA

UK Operators Catch a Break on SERA Rule Changes

[Avionics Today 11-20-2014] The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced that implementation of significant elements of the European Union’s Standardized European Rules of the Air (SERA) has been delayed. As a…

Business & GA

NTSB Overturns Former FAA UAS Ruling

An aerial photography UAS. Photo: flickr [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that aerial photographer Raphael Pirker had operated an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) recklessly over the…

Business & GA

SkyWest Makes the Move to All-Jet Fleet

The SkyWest Embraer 120 Brasilia. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] SkyWest Airlines intends to transition to an all-jet fleet by removing all remaining 30-seat Embraer 120 Brasilia turboprop aircraft from service by…

ATM Modernization

NATS Unveils Real-Time Flight Efficiency Tool

The Flight Optimization System (FLOSYS) developed by NATS. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) are now able to analyze the environmental efficiency of flights in near real-time, thanks to…

Business & GA

Ebola Crisis Curbs Global Biz Av Growth, JSSI Reports

The business aviation market saw modest gains this quarter. Photo: Embraer Executive Jets. [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] Global business aviation activity saw modest gains in the third quarter of 2014 with 2 percent…