CommercialF-16C Finishes Stress Tests, Could Offer Extended Durability F-16C Block 50 aircraft under construction. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] Lockheed Martin has completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft. The company…
Business & GAGE Ups Digital Collaboration with MENAT Aviation Technology Companies [Avionics Today 11-03-2015] GE has entered into new collaborations with technology centers in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region aimed at driving digital industrial transformation. A key feature of…
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.…
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…