ATM Modernization

Aireon Inks ADS-B Agreement with Central, West African ANSP

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Agency for the Security of Aviation Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) to provide Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities…

ATM Modernization

IndiGo Equips with Rockwell Collins Avionics

IndiGo A320neo in flight. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 02-18-2015] India-based airline IndiGo has selected Rockwell Collins’ avionics systems, including its MultiScan ThreatTrack weather radar, Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), and full suite of avionics…

ATM Modernization

FAA Awaits Feedback on Proposed Small UAS Rules

[Avionics Today 02-18-2015] The FAA finally introduced its highly anticipated draft of rules regulating the commercial use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or UAS weighing less than 55 pounds. Included in…

Commercial

Orbital ATK Begins Building Dreamliner Composite Frames

Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 02-18-2015] Orbital ATK has begun manufacturing the advanced composite primary structures for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner in the Freeport Composites Center in Clearfield, Utah. Orbital is…

Commercial

Airbus to Sell Cimpa Subsidiary to European IT Company

[Avionics Today 02-18-2015] Airbus is pursuing negotiations to sell its subsidiary Cimpa, which oversees product lifecycle management, to European IT company Sopra Steria. Airbus decided to sell Cimpa with the aim to…

Embedded Avionics

US Navy to Add Mission Capabilities to P-8A Poseidon

[Avionics Today 02-17-2015] The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $15.5 million contract to provide its fleet of P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft with an open system application-based architecture (ABA). Under the…

Commercial

Ducommun Wins A350 XWB Support Contract

[Avionics Today 02-17-2015] Airbus has awarded an A350 XWB support contract to Ducommun to provide titanium components for titanium assemblies that will be installed on the aft fuselage section of the jet.…

Business & GA

Satcom Direct Launches AeroIT

[Avionics Today 02-17-2015] Satcom Direct has announced the launch of AeroIT to address the need for aircraft technicians to become more knowledgeable about Information Technology (IT) related aspects of installing airborne communication…