Business & GACrowdfunded XTI Aircraft Company Requests SEC Qualification Rendering of the TriFan 600 from XTI Aircraft Company. Photo: XTI Aircraft Company [Avionics Today 11-11-2015] The XTI Aircraft Company, which launched an equity crowdfunding campaign for its TriFan 600 vertical takeoff…
Business & GABusiness, GA Avionics Demand Down in First Nine Months of 2015 Business and general aviation aircraft are seeing a decline in demand. Photo:Boeing [Avionics Today 11-11-2015] International sales of Business and General Aviation (BGA) avionics totaled $1.7 billion through the first nine months…
Business & GAHoneywell, Airbus to Deliver Real-Time Weather to the Cockpit Honeywell’s Weather Information Service iPad app. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 11-10-2015] Honeywell and Airbus have partnered to deliver real-time weather information services to airlines. Adopted from a new service recently launched by…
ATM ModernizationNOAA to Supplement Weather Forecasting with Panasonic Avionics Tech NOAA will supplement its weather forecasting capabilities using information pulled from aircraft equipped with Panasonic Avionics tech. Photo: NOAA [Avionics Today 11-10-2015] Panasonic Avionics Corporation has entered into an agreement to supply…
CommercialRoyal Jordanian Flying with Rockwell Collins Airborne Data and Voice Communications Royal Jordanian 787. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 11-10-2015] Royal Jordanian Airlines is now using Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Globalink to provide primary communications for its fleet of aircraft. The airline, based in…
Business & GARaytheon to Support Communications for Foreign Warfighters [Avionics Today 11-10-2015] The U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded Raytheon Company an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide communications systems, support and training for aircraft made available to foreign nations through…
Business & GABusiness Jet Deliveries Increase on Demand for New Models [Avionics Today 11-10-2015] Deliveries of business jets increased by 4.3 percent during the first three quarters of 2015, according to the third quarter aircraft shipment report released by the General Aviation Manufacturers…
CommercialEtihad Airways, Yahsat to Test High-Speed Satellite IFC Etihad Airways is partnering with Yahsat to trial high-speed IFC on board its A320. Photo: Etihad [Avionics Today 11-09-2015] Yahsat, the United Arab Emirates-based satellite operator, has announced its plan to test…
Business & GAUS Air Force Equips with Jeppesen EFBs Jeppesen EFB. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 11-09-2015] Jeppesen will provide iPad-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) services for approximately 1,160 Mobility Air Force aircraft, and more than 16,000 related Air Force iPad users,…
CommercialBombardier CSeries Flight Tests Nearing 100 Percent Completion Bombardier CS100. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 11-09-2015] Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has come out to say that the somewhat troubled CS100 aircraft flight test program is close to 100 percent complete. Only…