Business & GANetJets Orders 10 Additional Embraer Phenom 300s Embraer Phenom 300. Photo: Embraer Executive Jets [Avionics Today 12-30-2014] Embraer Executive Jets and private aviation operator NetJets have signed an agreement to convert 10 Signature Series Phenom 300 purchase options into…
CommercialChina Aviation Administration Certifies Country’s First Domestically Produced Regional Jet Embraer Phenom 300. Photo: Embraer Executive Jets [Avionics Today 12-30-2014] After six years of development, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has finally certified the country’s first homemade regional jet, the…
CommercialAirTran Last Flight Signifies Full Integration into Southwest An AirTran Airways flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] Southwest Airlines has flown the last AirTran Airways revenue flight, marking near complete integration of AirTran into the low-cost carrier. Southwest acquired AirTran…
Business & GASensurion Magpie UAS Awarded Special Airworthiness Certificate Under New FAA Rules Pictured in the photo from left to right: Steve Hill, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), Representative Joe Heck , Governor of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, Sensurion Aerospace CEO, Captain Joe Burns,…
ATM ModernizationAuthorities to Expand Search for Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] The search for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 that was all but halted overnight resumed in daylight hours, with officials set to expand the search for the commercial airliner on…
MilitaryBoeing’s KC-46 Tanker Program for US Air Force Achieves Successful First Flight Boeing 767-2C takes off from Paine Field, Wash. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] Boeing and the United States Air Force have successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program.…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon to Continue Terminal Automation Replacement Through 2017 [Avionics Today 12-26-2014] The FAA issued a $350 million contract modification to Raytheon to continue its deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) at Air Traffic Control (ATC) centers throughout…
CommercialRockwell Collins Navigation Systems Debut on A350 XWB [Avionics Today 12-26-2014] The delivery of the first Airbus A350 XWB will mark the commercial debut of several next-generation Rockwell Collins avionics systems when Qatar Airways begins operating the new passenger jet…
CommercialMQ-8C Completes Latest Round of Flight Testing [Avionics Today 12-26-2014] The MQ-8C unmanned helicopter has completed its latest round of testing, a series of ship-based flights during a five-day trial period off the Va. coast. According to the Naval…
CommercialKuwait Airways Finalizes Boeing 777-300ER Order [Avionics Today 12-26-2014] Kuwait Airways has finalized its $3.3 billion order for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs. The Middle East carrier originally announced its intent for the 777-300ER order in November. Pictured…