ATM ModernizationEngility Wins Contract to Test and Integrate New Avionics into Navy Systems [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Engility Holdings won a $27.6 million contract to provide product and technical support for the development and testing of the Naval Avionics Platform Integration Emulator (NAPIE) systems for the…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Completes Sydney Facility Expansion for DAS Production Rockwell Collins F-35 DAS. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Rockwell Collins has expanded the company’s Sydney facility where F-35 Lightning II Distributed Aperture System (DAS) optical assemblies will be manufactured. The…
CommercialRoyal Air Maroc Sets a Date with the Dreamliner Royal Air Maroc 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Royal Air Maroc [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Morocco’s national airline, Royal Air Maroc, has announced the launch of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to take place Feb.…
Business & GAHeroux-Devtek UK and C&L Aerospace Strike Deal to Up MRO for the Saab 340 Saab 340 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] C&L Aerospace (C&L) has entered into a strategic alliance with Heroux-Devtek U.K. (formerly APPH Ltd) to enhance the global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)…
ATM ModernizationForeFlight Pilot App Connects with Dynon Avionics Skyview for Wireless Data ForeFlight Mobile receives the SkyView GPS and AHRS data to feed the moving map and Synthetic Vision views. Photo: ForeFlight [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] ForeFlight, a company that provides iPhone and iPad applications…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Looks to Upgrade ATC Towers with Saab, NavCanada Technology [Avionics Today 02-18-2015] A trio of Air Traffic Management (ATM) service providers has come together to update Australia’s aging infrastructure as skies crowd over the land down under. Saab Sensis, Nav Canada…
Business & GAGulfstream G650ER Sets New City Pair Records [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Gulfstream G650ER set two city-pair records recently while performing a flight around the world with one stop. According to Gulfstream, the G650ER took off from White Plains, N.Y.,…
Embedded AvionicsExelis to Develop Airborne Radio Chip for DARPA [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) has issued a $10.7 million contract to Exelis to develop a new multifunctional computer chip for airborne radio applications. Under the contract,…
CommercialDual, Arclarity Form UAS Sense and Avoid Partnership [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Aviation GPS and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers manufacturer Dual Electronics has announced a partnership with 3-D augmented reality aviation system provider Arclarity to develop a sense…
CommercialPiedmont Upgrades Dash 8 Flight Management Systems [Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Piedmont Airlines has selected Universal Avionics to provide GPS-based Flight Management Systems (FMS) for their fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 100 aircraft. Under a new contract, Universal will provide…