ATM Modernization

FAA Issues Final Rule on Safety Management Systems

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta delivers SMS final rule at a press conference on Jan. 8. Photo: Department of Transportation [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] The FAA is aiming to make commercial aviation safer with…

Business & GA

Boeing, Embraer Partner to Bring Biofuels to Brazil

[Avionics Today 01-15-2015] Boeing and Embraer have opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in Brazil. The collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry is located at the Boeing-Embraer…

Business & GA

DAC Inks Distribution Deal with Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics

Photo: DAC International [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] DAC International has reached a distribution agreement with Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, a company that overhauls, exchanges, repairs and manufactures avionics and power solutions. Mid-Continent Instruments…

Commercial

Search and Rescue Operations Recover QZ8501 Fuselage

Visual of the AirAsia flight 8501 fuselage on the Java Sea floor, captured by a remotely operated vehicle. Photo: Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen via Facebook [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] The search…

Business & GA

Gogo’s 2Ku Moves Forward with FCC Certification

Gogo 2Ku dual link antenna. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] Gogo has received regulatory approval from the FCC to operate its next generation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology – 2Ku. The FCC blanket approval…

ATM Modernization

King Air 200 Equips with FreeFlight Systems ADS-B Avionics Suite

King Air 200. Photo: FreeFlight Systems [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] Hawker Beechcraft Services has successfully integrated an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out compliant suite of FreeFlight Systems avionics components on the King Air…