ATM ModernizationMalaysia Airlines Confirms Flaperon Recovery a Part of MH370 [Avionics Today 08-06-2015] [Avionics Today 08-06-2015] Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that the Boeing 777 flaperon reportedly discovered by the Australian Transport Safety bureau on the French island of Reunion in the Indian…
CommercialSTG Aerospace Completes 'Holistic' Lighting Installation Holistic lighting aboard the Dreamjet, La Compagnie Boeing 757-200. Photo: STG Aerospace [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] STG Aerospace has completed installation of a saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) emergency floorpath marking system with OverCarpet…
Business & GAMitsubishi Opens Seattle Engineering Arm to Accelerate MRJ Flight Testing Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Photo: Mitsubishi [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation opened and started full operations of the Seattle Engineering Center (SEC) in Seattle, Wash., which aims to assist with certification activities…
ATM ModernizationGreek ATC Strike Causes Flight Disruptions Check-in desks at Athens airport in Greece. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association (GATCA) organized a 4-hour strike scheduled today, Aug. 5, which has effected hundreds of…
Business & GAFAA Wildlife Strike Report Sees Increased Reporting [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] Wildlife strike reporting for both commercial and general aviation airports continues to increase, according to a new report by wildlife expert Richard A. Dolbeer, who published the report at…
CommercialACARS Over IP a Future Possibility for SITA [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] SITA OnAir is working on different methods to augment support for the communications that occur daily on its worldwide air-to-ground Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) services network.…
CommercialAir Frames: Airbus Introduces Smart Glasses for Final Assembly [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] Working with an industry partner, Airbus has developed a “connected” glasses tool for technicians to wear on the A330 final assembly line. The glasses enable precise positioning — down…
Embedded AvionicsElbit Systems Wins Two Awards to Supply DIRCM Self-Protection Systems Elbit Systems MUSIC DIRCM, rendering. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] Elbit Systems has won two contracts for its Music family of Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) airborne multi-spectral self-protection systems. The first…
ATM ModernizationEASA Calls for Public Comments on Amendments to UAS Operations Legislation An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Photo: EASA [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] The European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) has launched a public consultation for the introduction of a European regulatory framework for Unmanned Aircraft…
Business & GAAEA Second Quarter Avionics Report Shows Quarterly Increase, Yearly Drop [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has released second-quarter 2015 Avionics Market Report, which finds that in the first six months of the year, total worldwide business and General Aviation…