Business & GA

China Express Orders 10 Bombardier CRJ900 Jets

China Airlines CRJ900 jet. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 12-31-2015] China Express Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 CRJ900 regional jets, raising its total orders for this model of aircraft to…

Business & GA

CAE Announces $72 Million in Contracts

[Avionics Today 12-31-2015] CAE has signed a series of training solution contracts valued at more than $72 million with five airlines. The contracts include a cadet training program extension to create additional…

Commercial

Flyht Aerospace AFIRS 228 Receives Brazilian Certification

Rendering of Flyht Aerospace’s AFIRS system. Photo: Flyht [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of Brazil has awarded Flyht Aerospace Solutions a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Automated…

Commercial

Hawaiian Airlines Appoints New COO

Jon Snook, chief operations officer, Hawaiian Airlines. Photo: Hawaiian Airlines [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Jon Snook to the position of chief operations officer. Snook, who has served as Hawaiian's interim…

ATM Modernization

uAvionix, Draganfly Integrate UAS ADS-B with Sense-and-Avoid

The Ping network at work with Draganfly Innovations' Surveyor GS. Photo: Draganfly [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] uAvionix Corp. has integrated its Ping Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver with Draganfly's autopilot and surveyor ground…

ATM Modernization

Avionics 10 Most Popular Headlines in 2015

 [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] With 2016 on the horizon we can look back and say it has certainly been a big year in aviation. From new aircraft certifications — Bombardier’s C Series, the…

Embedded Avionics

Elbit Systems Win $50 Million ISTAR Contract

[Avionics Today 12-29-2015] An unnamed Asia-Pacific country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract to supply a comprehensive airborne solution for use in Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. The prime…