Business & GAUAV Market to Reach $14.9 Billion by 2020 MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 10-23-2015] The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market will reach $14.9 billion by the year 2020, according to a new report by Markets and Markets. The…
ATM ModernizationDataComm, ERAM, ADS-B: Huerta Touts NextGen Milestones FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 10-23-2015] FAA Administrator Michael Huerta addressed the Aero Club of Washington, D.C. Oct. 21, to speak on the organization’s forward trajectory in NextGen initiatives…
ATM ModernizationFlyht Aerospace Announces New CEO, Changes to Executive Team Tom Schmutz, CEO, Flyht Aerospace Solutions. Photo: Flyht Aerospace Solutions [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] Flyht Aerospace Solutions CEO Bill Tempany has announced his retirement from the top slot at the aviation technology company.…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Validates Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System Equipment A University of Iowa Operator Performance Laboratory L-29 jet (pictured here) participated in recent flight tests for the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Courtesy…
CommercialSouthwest Puts Up Impressive Third Quarter Southwest Airlines has posted a record third quarter. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] Southwest Airlines has released its 2015 third quarter report, posting $5.3 billion in operating revenue, a 10.8 percent increase…
Business & GASkyWest Purchases 19 Embraer E175s from Delta Photo: Skywest [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] SkyWest has entered into a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Delta Air Lines to operate 19 new Embraer E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. The CPA is under…
CommercialEverything You Need to Know about Boeing’s Third Quarter 2015 [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] Boeing posted better-than-expected third quarter 2015 numbers, delivering 9 percent revenue growth over third quarter 2014, to the tune of $25.8 billion. The significant uptick was driven by record…
Business & GABoeing Opens Collaborative Research Hub Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Boeing has opened a new research and technology center in St. Louis, Mo. that will serve as the company's regional hub for collaborative technology development with academic…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin F-16V Takes Flight with Fifth Generation Capabilities F-16V. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Lockheed Martin’s F-16V fighter aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight earlier this week. The flight marks the first time an F-16 has flown with Northrop…
Business & GAHughes to Power GEE’s High-Power Broadband IFC Service Hughes HT Aero Modem. Photo: GEE [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, to use…