Commercial

Airbus Breaks Ground on Chinese A330 Completion Center

Airbus China A330 Widebody Completion & Delivery Centre, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 03-04-2016] Airbus has begun construction for the Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Center (C&DC) in Tianjin, China. The A330…

Business & GA

Could High Throughput Satellites be the Future of IFC?

[Avionics Today 03-04-2016] New High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems have taken aim at the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market, promising to deliver more bandwidth and wider “pipes” to airborne aircraft. HTS capacity is…

Business & GA

Play the Avionics News Quiz of March 4

Our editors have been very busy hitting up Heli-Expo this week to sneak a peek at all the new tech rotor manufacturers are packing into their cockpits. But have no fear, we…

Commercial

Cobham SBB System Certified for Shenzhen Airlines' 737 Fleet

Cobham’s SwiftBroadband system has been certified for the Shenzhen Airlines 737 fleet. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Today 03-03-2016] Cobham Satcom's Aviator 300 SwiftBroadband (SBB) system has been certified on Shenzhen Airlines' Boeing 737-800…

ATM Modernization

Denver International Airport Flies 30,000 RNP Approaches

[Avionics Today 03-03-2016] Denver International Airport (DEN) has flown 30,000 Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches, according to Southwest, an advocate in RNP implementation working alongside the FAA, airport administrators, and industry stakeholders…

ATM Modernization

Garmin Introduces Portable EFB for GA Operators

Garmin aera 660 aviation portable. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 03-03-2016] Garmin has introduced the aera 660, a new aviation portable device that can operate as either a Class I or Class…

Business & GA

Connected Helicopter Technology Takes Flight at Heli Expo

Honeywell Connected Helicopter Technology on Display at Heli Expo 2016. Photo: Honeywell Aerospace. [Avionics Today 03-02-2016] Similar to the trend in the evolution of cockpit avionics Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) capabilities…

Business & GA

UTC Pumps the Breaks on Possible Honeywell Merger

United Technologies CEO Gregory Hayes withdrew from negotiations with Honeywell that may have resulted in a merger that could have influenced the aerospace supply chain. Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 03-02-2016] Honeywell and…