Business & GASwelling Falcon Fleet Prompts New Dassault MRO Facility DFS Merignac facility rendering. Photo: Dassault [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] To service a growing fleet, Dassault Falcon Service has announced plans to build a heavy Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Bordeaux-Mérignac…
Business & GANew TRU Simulation + Training Center to Train Textron Operators [Avionics Magazine 12-02-2014] Textron’s TRU Simulation + Training plans to establish a new maintenance training facility for current model Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft to be located on the Textron Aviation Mid-Continent campus…
CommercialSpirit, JetBlue Ready to Move A320 Maintenance to Puerto Rico [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] Lufthansa Technik (LHT), the aircraft maintenance wing of German airline Lufthansa, is strengthening its presence in the Americas with a new overhaul facility, Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico. The company…
ATM ModernizationNATS and NAV Canada Revolutionize North Atlantic Flight Efficiency Closeup of workers at the Prestwick ATC Centre. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] The NATS Control Centre in Prestwick, Scotland and NAV Canada’s Control Centre in Gander, Newfoundland have implemented a shared…
MilitaryNavy’s Advanced Hawkeye Training System Gets Rockwell Collins Upgrade The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Training System [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] Rockwell Collins has been selected by the United States Navy to provide an upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Training System…
Business & GACirrus Test Aircraft C1 Achieves Successful First Flight [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Cirrus Aircraft’s second certification flight test aircraft, C1, achieved a successful test flight last week at Duluth International Airport. This achievement marks a significant milestone for the program as…
CommercialBrazilian Airline Azul Orders 35 A320neos to Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency Airbus A320neo aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 35 A320neo family aircraft. The A320neo family will carry out domestic long-haul flights and high-density routes…
ATM ModernizationNew Runway Technology at New Castle Airport Make Cheaper UK Operations Visible Photo: NATS (flickr) [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Newcastle International Airport has become the first airport in the United Kingdom to achieve category III status for the use of forward scatter meter runway visual…
Business & GACAA Encourages GA Operators to Fuel Up Responsibly [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) released new consolidated advice for owners of light aircraft clarifying the options they have regarding which fuel they use. The options include…
ATM ModernizationGo With the Flow: SESAR ATM Trial Looks to Reduce Airspace Overload Photo: SESAR [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Last month, partners in the SESAR Research and Innovation Program conducted a 15-day live trial across a large part of Europe’s core airspace to validate the feasibility…
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