Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Awards F-35 TPS Contract to Norway’s Kitron AS [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] Kitron AS will develop a Test Program Set (TPS) for evaluating and troubleshooting F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft avionics under a development contract awarded by Northrop…
ATM ModernizationExelis Enhances Airfield Monitoring at LAX MobileVue, part of the airfield monitoring solution Exelis will provide to LAX. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] Exelis will provide its airfield monitoring solutions to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to enhance…
Business & GAHoneywell Exec Discusses HEMS Compliance, Rotorcraft Connectivity [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] With the five-year projected demand for helicopters expected to remain flat in 2015, there’s plenty of civilian rotorcraft in the global fleet ripe for avionics upgrades within the next…
ATM ModernizationNSA Regulatory Group Backs Borealis Free Route Airspace Program [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] The National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs) responsible for regulating civil aviation in nine North European states have agreed to work together to support the Borealis program, a major initiative delivering…
Business & GASolar Impulse 2 Takes Off to Fly the World Completely Connected Co-pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard board the Solar Impulse 2 for the first leg of the round-the-world flight. Photo: Solar Impulse [Avionics Today 03-09-2015] Solar Impulse 2, the first completely solar…
ATM ModernizationExelis to Deploy Osyris Air Traffic Management System at Changi Airport Air traffic queue. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 03-06-2015] Changi Airport Group has awarded a contract for Exelis to deploy its Osyris pre-departure sequence planner at Singapore Changi Airport. When implemented, the two entities…
Business & GAEsterline Sees Slow First Quarter, Expects Pick Up in 2015 [Avionics Today 03-06-2015] Esterline reported results for its first fiscal quarter, ended Jan. 30, a 13-week quarter in which sales totaled $446.3 million. Sales are down slightly when compared with results from…
CommercialIcy Conditions Send Delta MD-88 Aircraft Off the Runway Delta MD-88 aircraft like the one that skidded off the runway Thursday morning. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 03-06-2015] Delta Air Lines flight 1086 lost hold of the runway Thursday morning during landing…
ATM ModernizationScottish ATCs Make Way for Direct Route Airspace Workers at Prestwick ATC Center. Photo: NATS Press Office [Avionics Today 03-06-2015] Airlines can now choose their own direct routes through parts of Scottish airspace with the introduction of a new technique…
CommercialViva Aerobus Inks Extended Heavy Maintenance Contract with Pulsar Viva Aerobus aircraft. Photo: Viva Aerobus [Avionics Today 03-06-2015] Viva Aerobus Airlines, based in Apodaca, Mexico, is extending its contract for heavy maintenance services with Pulsar Aviation Services for an additional three…