Business & GABoeing Forecasts Steep Demand for Pilots, Technicians [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Boeing released a new forecast showing continued strong demand for commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians as the world's airlines add 38,000 airplanes to the global fleet over the…
Business & GAFAA Selects ATCorp to Support NextGen Engineering and Labor [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] The FAA has awarded ATCorp a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide specialized engineering and technical labor resources to support the FAA's Next Generation Air…
Business & GAUTC Releases Disappointing Second Quarter Profits Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Following the company’s announcement to sell Sikorsky Aviation to Lockheed Martin for $9 billion, United Technologies Corp. (UTC) reported lackluster second quarter earnings. Sales of $16.3 billion…
ATM ModernizationAspen Avionics and L-3 Partner to Provide GA ADS-B Aspen Avionics Lynx NGT-9000. Photo: Aspen Avionics [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Aspen Avionics and L-3 have announced an agreement to offer an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) compliant integrated system that includes the Aspen…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat, ESA Target 2018 for i4D in Europe [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Inmarsat announced last week that by 2018, under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Iris Precursor program, the air-to-ground communications support for initial 4-D flight path control will be in…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Hits All-Model Approval for Runway Overrun Prevention System Airbus A330 in flight, the last to receive EASA ROPS approval. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 07-20-2015] Airbus has achieved European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) certification of its innovative Runway Overrun Prevention System…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Proves Open Mission Systems Architecture Across Manned, Unmanned Aircraft [Avionics Today 07-20-2015] Northrop Grumman demonstrated in recent test flights that the U.S. Air Force's Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture standards can be successfully integrated across multiple systems and platforms. Due to…
Business & GALockheed Seals the Deal on Sikorsky Acquisition S-76D Sikorsky helicopter. Photo: Sikorsky Photo by Ned Dawson [Avionics Today 07-20-2015] Lockheed Martin is set to acquire helicopter-manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies Corp. (UTC) at $9 billion — a price…
Business & GABeechcraft’s King Air 250 with Upped Avionics Cleared for Delivery Beechcraft King Air 250 at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture in Oshkosh where it is making its North American debut. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 07-20-2015] The FAA has awarded Beechcraft type certification…
Business & GATTEthernet Avionics Backbone a Technology Breakthrough for S-97 Raider [Avionics Today 07-20-2015] Sikorsky's S-97 Raider development and flight testing team is preparing for the second flight of its next generation aircraft, the multi-mission S-97 Raider helicopter, expected to occur next month.…