ATM ModernizationConnectivity Creates New Operations Landscape for GEE [Avionics Today 08-18-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is looking to capitalize on connectivity in ways that will allow airlines to up operational efficiency by exploiting Big Data. GEE has jumpstarted a new…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin Delivers C-130J’s to US Air Force, Coast Guard [Avionics Today 08-17-2015] Crews from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Coast Guard recently ferried two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from a Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga. An HC-130J assigned…
CommercialIndigo Firms Orders for 250 A320neo IndiGo A320. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 08-17-2015] India’s largest domestic airline by market share, IndiGo has firmed up last year’s commitment to order 250 A320neo Family aircraft. “This new order further reaffirms…
Business & GAAnalysts Predict UAV Market Will Take Flight Global Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson [Avionics Today 08-17-2015] Worldwide Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) production will total $93 billion in the next 10 years, the…
CommercialPassenger Aircraft Crashes in Indonesian Mountains Officials from Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Barnsas) share details of the search and rescue operation for the Trigana Air Service ATR at a press conference. Photo: Barnsas [Avionics Today 08-17-2015]…
ATM ModernizationUPDATE - ERAM Not the Cause of Major Flight Delays, FAA Says UPDATE: [Avionics Today 08-18-2015] - Please note, the FAA has released an updated statement indicating that it has discovered a recent software upgrade associated with the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system was connected to…
Business & GASwitzerland Helicopter Pilots Perform PBN Proving Trials [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] European aviation modernization researchers are taking steps to expand the use of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures for helicopter operators in Switzerland, as the PBN Rotorcraft Operations Under Demonstration…
Business & GABoeing Forecasts $240 Billion Demand for Aircraft in India Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, announcing the company’s India Current Market Outlook. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] Boeing projects a demand for 1,740…
CommercialUnited Expands IFE Offering Across More Aircraft United Airlines IFE. Photo: United [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] United Airlines is continuing the expansion of its In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) with the launch of free personal device entertainment on two-cabin United Express regional…
Business & GAHoneywell and Netherlands Air Force Agreement Enables Faster Maintenance Honeywell, Netherlands Air Force sign framework agreement. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] Honeywell Aerospace and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed an agreement with the aim to increase aircraft availability,…