ATM ModernizationAireon 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 ModernizationFAA 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…
ATM ModernizationEuropean Commission Commits to Funding Centralized ATM Services EC to fund a litany of centralized services to improve ATM. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 02-18-2015] The European Commission (EC) has announced that it will support proposed Centralized Services (CS) initiatives with…
CommercialOrbital 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…
Business & GAPratt & Whitney Canada Certified to Power Gulfstream’s New BizJets Gulfstream G500 in flight. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 02-18-2015] Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has received Transport Canada type certification for its PurePower PW814GA and PW815GA engines, which will power the new…
CommercialAirbus 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…
ATM ModernizationIndiGo 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…
Business & GAChanging Attitudes about IFC Drive Revenue, Opportunity Aircraft switching from beam to beam or satellite to satellite. Photo: ViaSat [Avionics Today 02-17-2015] Changing attitudes about In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) may lead the way to monetizing the market. This is the…
Business & GADAC, ABC Partner on EFB Installation [Avionics Today 02-17-2015] DAC International has partnered with ABC Completions on to convert an existing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) mount into an iPad tablet mount. The FAA recently approved ABC Completions for…
MilitaryEgypt Selects Rafale [Avionics Today 02-17-2015] Under a new agreement between Egypt and Dassault Aviation, the Egyptian Air Force will now be equipped with the Rafale fight. According to Dassault, the Rafale is the latest…