ATM ModernizationGAO Report Sheds New Light on FAA NextGen Funding GAO's new report provides new data and analysis about how past budget uncertainty has impacted the FAA's ability to fund, manage and deploy its NextGen airspace modernization program.
ATM ModernizationJuneyao Airlines A320 Fleet Equips with Thales Avionics Suite [Avionics Today 12-10-2015] Juneyao Airlines, a regional airline in China operating out of Shanghai, has selected Thales’ avionics suite for its new Airbus A320 family fleet. Juneyao Airlines will equip with Thales…
Business & GAHondaJet Hits FAA Type Certification The HondaJet received type certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Photo: Honda [Avionics Today 12-10-2015] Announced on Thursday, the HondaJet received type certification from the FAA…
Business & GASatcom Direct Emerges as First Distribution Partner to Transmit Data Via Jet ConneX [Avionics Today 12-10-2015] Satcom Direct has transmitted data via Jet ConneX and validated its services over both the Inmarsat I-5 F-1 and F-2 satellites, becoming the first business aviation organization to do…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing Completes Peace Eagle AEW&C Deliveries Boeing delivered the fourth and final Airborne Early Warning & Control Peace Eagle to Turkey. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-10-2015] Boeing delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and…
Business & GAKyocera Offers Tablet Touchscreens in the Cockpit [Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Kyocera has introduced three new Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) with Projected Capacitive (PCAP) touchscreens designed to optimize the user interface in a wide variety of industrial applications. Popularized by…
Business & GAGE Avionics Business Spins Off as New Company [Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Abaco Systems, supplier of electronic systems for aerospace, defense and industrial applications, has separated from the General Electric Company (GE). GE Intelligent Platforms business unit is spinning off as…
CommercialBoeing Rolls Out First 737 MAX 8 Boeing’s first completed 787 MAX 8. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Boeing has completed final assembly of the first 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The production-complete airplane rolled out of the Renton factory…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, Pilatus and Hawker Pacific Ink Contract for AIR 5428 Pilot Training System Royal Australian Air Force's Air Commodore Adam Brown, Air Vice-Marshal Leigh Gordon, AM, CSM and Lockheed Martin Australia representatives, Raydon Gates and Jon Rambeau sign the Australian Pilot Training System contract. Photo:…
Business & GA5 Points to Keep in Mind Ahead of the 2Ku Commercial Launch [Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Gogo CEO Michael Small is bullish about what the company’s new satellite-based connectivity offering will bring to the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market, including loosening bandwidth constraints and aftermarket domination.…