CommercialJapan’s ANA to Acquire 8 Percent Stake in Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines airplane. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) group will acquire an 8.8 percent stake worth $108 billion in Vietnam Airlines. The partnership will also provide for…
Business & GADaher Delivers 55 Turboprop Aircraft in 2015 Daher’s TBM 900 aircraft. Photo: Daher [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] The airplane business unit of Daher, an equipment supplier developing integrated industrial systems for aerospace, delivered a total of 55 TBM 900s in…
MilitaryIsrael’s F-35’s Begin Taking Shape Aharon Marmarosh, director, Israel Ministry of Defense Mission in New York, leaves a commemorative message on F-35A aircraft AS-1, Israel's first F-35 "Adir" aircraft, at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in…
MilitaryAirbus and Provincial Aerospace Announce AirPro SAR Joint Venture Canada’s AirbusC295W. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Airbus Defence and Space and Provincial Aerospace have established the AirPro SAR Services (AirPro), a joint venture that, upon contract award, will be the Canadian…
CommercialIcelandair to Equip with STG Lighting STG Aerospace next generation saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) photoluminescent floorpath lighting. Photo: STG Aerospace [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Icelandair will equip its 767 aircraft with STG Aerospace next generation saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL)…
CommercialLumexis Incorporates New Tech in its IFE System [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Lumexis Corporation is leveraging next generation hardware and software technology in their Fiber-To-The-Screen (FTTS) Gen-4 and iPAX In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems. Lumexis will implement the Android Lollipop (or Android…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Consider New Airline Pilot Training Requirements [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends the FAA develop new guidance and standards to ensure airline pilots are not…
Embedded AvionicsMDA Inks Contract to Revamp CP-140 Radar Ground Systems [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract amendment for $2.1 million with Canada's Department of National Defense to provide upgrades to the ground systems supporting the radar…
CommercialAmerican Airlines Extends Agreement to Expand Mobile Maintenance Operations [Avionics Today 01-11-2016] Flatirons Solutions has signed an agreement with American Airlines to provide access to a fully hosted solution for managing the publication of maintenance manuals, work cards and other aviation…
ATM ModernizationFAA Reports Progress in North Carolina Metroplex Efforts FAA is implementing ATC reforms at the Charlotte, NC metroplex for smoother airport operations. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 01-11-2016] North Carolina is leading the way to the next generation of Air Traffic Control…