CommercialFirst A350 XWB Pilot Gets FAA Certified American Airlines’ John Dudley, the first FAA certified A350 XWB pilot. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] John Dudley, an American Airlines pilot, has become the first airline pilot certified by the U.S.…
Business & GATextron Adds Aircraft to European Support Fleet Textron service center. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] Textron Aviation has added a dedicated aircraft to support customers throughout Europe to strengthen its service network there. Based at the company’s Dusseldorf Service…
Business & GAHughes, GEE Modem Accelerates IFC Expectations by Two Years [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and Hughes Network Systems announced an agreement last week for GEE to use Hughes’ Jupiter System HT Aero Modem to power GEE’s high-performance broadband aeronautical…
ATM ModernizationExpert Stresses Stringent Maintenance in the Wake of Metrojet 9268 Crash [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] An Airbus A321-200 carrying 224 passengers and crew en route from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to St. Petersburg, Russia reportedly broke apart in the air at cruising altitude over Egypt’s…
ATM ModernizationEU Parliament Puts forth Resolution for Global Flight Tracking Spectrum The European Parliament’s hemicycle (debating chamber) during a plenary session in Strasbourg. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to enhance aviation safety and efficiency through…
Business & GAInmarsat to Locate EAN Satellite Access Station in Greece Antennas to enable Inmarsat’s EAN across Europe. Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] Inmarsat will locate the Satellite Access Station (SAS) for its European Aviation Network (EAN) high-speed in-flight connectivity solution in Greece,…
CommercialAirbus to Ramp-Up Single-Aisle A320 Production Airbus is ramping up A320 neo production. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] To match ongoing high demand for its bestselling A320 family, Airbus will further increase the production rate of the single-aisle…
Embedded AvionicsULA Launches Satellite to Improve US Air Force Aviation GPS Launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying the GPS 11F-11 satellite for the U.S. Air Force. Photo: United Launch Alliance [Avionics Today 11-02-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the U.S. Air…