Commercial

United Seeks New Telemedicine Technology

[Avionics Today 06-15-2015] Medical flight diversions are extremely costly for airlines and can be difficult to deal with based on the route and diversion airport or area in which an operator has…

ATM Modernization

Virgin Atlantic, Honeywell Team to Improve Fuel Efficiency

Virgin Atlantic A330 aircraft. Photo: Virgin Atlantic [Avionics Today 06-15-2015] Virgin Atlantic Airways will be the first airline to install Honeywell Aerospace’s new flight management service aimed to help airlines increase efficiency…

ATM Modernization

Aireon to Bring Space-Based ADS-B to New Zealand Airspace

[Avionics Today 06-15-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airways New Zealand, New Zealand’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), to collaborate on the investigation of the potential to deploy…

Business & GA

BAE Systems Absorbs Esterline’s Eclipse ISR Business

Esterline headquarters. Photo: Esterline [Avionics Today 06-12-2015] Esterline Corporation, a manufacturer serving global aerospace and defense markets, has completed the sale of its Texas-based subsidiary, Eclipse Electronic Systems to BAE Systems. Eclipse produces…

ATM Modernization

Elbit Systems Brings EVS to the COMAC C919

View from an Elbit Systems EVS. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 06-12-2015] Elbit Systems of America will provide Shanghai Avionics Corporation’s (SAVIC) COMAC C919 aircraft with Kollsman Enhanced Vision System-Superior Performance (EVS-SP).…

ATM Modernization

Rohde & Schwarz to Modernize Colombian ATC

The R&S Series4200 stationary radios from Rohde & Schwarz now enable the detection of simultaneous transmissions (DSiT) in air traffic control. Photo: Rohde & Schwarz [Avionics Today 06-12-2015] The Colombian Special Administrative…

ATM Modernization

Experts Speak to Cyber Security in Aviation

[Avionics Today 06-12-2015] Experts from Zodiac, Cobham Satcom and Intelsat came together earlier this week to speak to the increasingly intense topic of aviation cyber security. During the 2015 Global Connected Aircraft…