Business & GACAE Buys Bombardier Military Aviation Training Business CAE-built CT-156 Harvard flight training device operated as part of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program. Photo: Department of National Defence (DND) [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] CAE has announced it will…
CommercialAlaska Airlines Extends Free Wi-Fi, Introduces Tablets for IFE Use Alaska Air passenger accessing IFE via their personal tablet. Photo: Alaska Air [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] Alaska Airlines In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) offering currently available through passengers Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs), which premiered last…
CommercialUTC Aerosystems Reports 2014 Earnings, 2015 Outlook [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] United Technologies Corp. (UTC) reported its full year 2014 earnings with net income attributable to common shareowners at $6.2 billion, up 9 percent over 2014. Sales were reported at…
ATM ModernizationFAA Settles Huerta v. Pirker Penalty, Grants Further Commercial UAS Exemptions Small UAS. Photo: Wikipedia. [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] The FAA has granted two further exemptions for expanded commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations, bringing the total to 16 grants. The agency…
Embedded AvionicsExelis Wins Redesign Contract for US Navy’s ALQ-99 Tactical Jammer U.S. Navy ALQ-99 aircraft. Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul Kelly [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] Exelis has received a United States Naval Surface Warfare Center contract valued at $15.3 million…
Business & GAGogo Sets Sights on Record Year for Aircraft Installs Gogo to install its connectivity systems in more than 500 aircraft. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] Gogo has announced that it is on track for record aircraft installs in 2015. The In-Flight…
Business & GAParker Aerospace to Provide AVIC’s MA700 with Flight Controls, Hydraulic System Model of AVIC’s MA700 on display. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] The Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Aircraft Co. has selected Parker Aerospace to supply the flight control actuation and hydraulic…
CommercialLiving the Dreamliner: American Airlines Welcomes First 787 American's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing on its maiden test flight on Jan. 6, 2015. Photo: American Airlines [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] American Airlines officially welcomed its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner last week,…
Business & GARaytheon Absorbs Sensintel, Ups UAS Portfolio Photo: Raytheon [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] Raytheon has acquired the privately held Sensintel, a provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets. Located in Tucson, Ariz., with…
Business & GAFAA Rescinds Newly Proposed IFR Rule [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] The FAA has withdrawn a final rule that would have established a new regulation allowing pilots to log more hours using approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs) toward obtaining an…