ATM ModernizationFour Avionics Mandates to Watch Out for in 2015 [Avionics Today 01-09-2014] As the skies are becoming ever more crowded, regulatory authorities, such as the FAA and the EASA, continue to implement new rules and regulations aimed at making air travel…
CommercialFellow Finnish Companies Join Finnair Regional Flying Joint Venture A Flybe flight. Photo: Flybe [Avionics Today 01-08-2014] Finnish companies Staffpoint and GWS will soon become shareholders in a Finnair’s Joint Venture (JV) Flybe, which focuses on regional flying. Finnair has signed…
ATM ModernizationAirbus and German Aerospace Center Use Lasers to Analyze In-Flight Aerodynamics Laser measurements on the wing of the ATRA research aircraft. Photo: DLR [Avionics Today 01-08-2014] Researchers at the German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), in collaboration with Airbus,…
CommercialCAE Nails Down Contracts Worth $100 Million for Flight Simulators CAE flight simulators. Photo: CAE [Avionics Today 01-08-2014] CAE has sold eight Full-Flight Simulators (FFSs) to customers in Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The contracts are worth more than $100…
ATM ModernizationSearch and Rescue Turns Up QZ8501 Tail Piece An AirAsia flight. Photo: Wikicommons [Avionics Today 01-08-2014] The Search and Rescue (SAR) team currently searching for debris from AirAsia flight QZ 8501 has managed to locate the tail of the aircraft…
ATM ModernizationFAA Announces Final Rule on Safety Management Systems for Airlines [Avionics Today 01-08-2014] The FAA has issued a final rule that requires most U.S. commercial airlines to have Safety Management Systems (SMS) in place by 2018. The rule builds on the programs…
CommercialGlobal Eagle Brings IFE Content to Hong Kong Airlines A Hong Kong Airlines Flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 01-07-2014] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will provide In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) and content services for the entire fleet of Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) aircraft.…
ATM ModernizationGarmin to Deliver Gulfstream G150 ADS-B Gulfstream G150. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 01-07-2014] Garmin International has received the certification of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out solution for the Gulfstream G150 midsize jet. The Garmin GTX 3000 Mode…
Business & GASpirit Completes Transfer of Gulfstream Wing Program to Triumph Photo: Triumph [Avionics Today 01-07-2014] Triumph Group has announced the closing of the previously announced agreement with Spirit AeroSystems Holdings to take over production of the Gulfstream G650 and G280 wing programs…
ATM ModernizationHeathrow Trial Slashes Airport Holding Times [Avionics Today 01-07-2014] A trial to cut the amount of time aircraft spend circling in holding stacks at Heathrow Airport has started to reap rewards, according to a statement released by United…