CommercialBell Boeing Delivers Japan’s V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor V-22 Osprey. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] The United States Navy has awarded Bell Boeing, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter and Boeing, a contract to deliver five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey…
CommercialIBS Delivers Components to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] IBC Advanced Alloys has delivered its first completed Beralcast azimuth gimbal housing components to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Lightning II Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS). Lockheed Martin F-35.…
ATM ModernizationSolar Impulse II Stalls Out in Hawaii [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] The round-the-world flight of Solar Impulse II, a completely solar powered aircraft, has been suspended until early spring 2016 due to irreparable damage to the aircraft’s batteries, which overheated…
CommercialLufthansa Technik CEO Ready for Expansion to Puerto Rico [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] Lufthansa Technik will begin maintenance work on its first aircraft from Spirit Airlines at its newly opened location in Puerto Rico on July 21. According to Lufthansa Technik (LHT)…
Business & GAEmbraer BizJet Business Picks Up in Second Quarter Embraer aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] Embraer has seen a pickup in business jet deliveries in the second quarter of 2015 and has recorded a record backlog of more than $22.9…
Business & GAMcMurdo SARs to be Featured on AVIC AC312s, Y12s [Avionics Today 07-14-2015] French Search and Rescue (SAR) manufacturer McMurdo made a major expansion into the growing Chinese domestic aviation market last week, securing a $2.4 million contract with Aviation Industry Corp.…
CommercialOman Air Contracts Boeing to Support 787 Oman Air 787. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 07-14-2015] Oman Air has contracted Boeing for a suite of services to support the upcoming entry into service of the airline's 787 Dreamliners. Oman Air,…
Business & GABusiness Jet Market to See Steady Uptick Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 07-14-2015] A new report from Research and Markets finds the global business jet market to be worth an estimated $21.5 billion as of 2014 and is projected to…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Completes Initial Risk Reduction Flight with CRIIS [Avionics Today 07-14-2015] In cooperation with the Atlantic Test Range (ATR) at Patuxent River, Md., Rockwell Collins performed the first live, risk-reduction flight using production form, fit and function F/A-18 airborne and…
ATM ModernizationBelfast Airport Extends NATS Contract to Cope with Rising Air Traffic Martin Rolfe, NATS Chief Executive Officer and Graham Keddie, Managing Director, Belfast International Airport Sign agreement to extend service. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 07-14-2015] Belfast International Airport has extended its current contract…