MilitaryL-3 Wins Maintenance Contract for Naval F/A-18 Fleet [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] L-3 Communications has won a contract award to provide depot-level maintenance for the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18 A/B/C/D fighter jets. F/A-18 fighter jet. Photo: Boeing. …
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman to Modernize Air Traffic Communications in Dubai [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] Northrop Grumman's U.K.-based subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has announced a new contract award to expand the existing capabilities of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications systems at…
ATM ModernizationSenate Proposes FAA Reauthorization With Key NextGen Requirements [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] On Wednesday, March 9, commerce leaders on the Senate transportation committee introduced the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016, which would reauthorize the FAA and related programs through the end…
ConnectivityNew Government Airborne Applications Drive Need for Unique Satellite Capabilities [Avionics Today 03-09-2016] Over the next decade, government and military end users in the United States and around the world are going to continue to unlock and establish innovative new uses of…
Business & GAFAA Proposes New Part 23 Airworthiness Rule [Avionics Today 03-09-2016] The FAA has proposed a new rule to overhaul its existing airworthiness standards for small General Aviation (GA) aircraft. Under the newly proposed rule, the current certification standards for…
Business & GABombardier Challenger 650 Earns EASA Type Certification [Avionics Today 03-09-2016] THe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued full type certification for the Bombardier Challenger 650. Bombardier Challenger 650. Photo: Bombardier. “Our Challenger 650 aircraft successfully…
MilitaryBoeing, Paramount Expand Partnership to AHRLAC Aircraft [Avionics Today 03-09-2016] Boeing and the Paramount Group, the South Africa-based global defense and aerospace business, have expanded their 2014 agreement to cooperate on an advanced mission system for a variant of…
CommercialUnited Airlines to Accelerate Retirement of Boeing 747s [Avionics Today 03-08-2016] United Airlines has announced an order to purchase 25 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft, an add on to the previously announced order for 40 total 737-700s. Deliveries are scheduled to…
CommercialAviation Capital Group Launches New Aircraft Leasing JV [Avionics Today 03-08-2016] Aviation Capital Group (“ACG”) has announced the formation of an aircraft leasing joint venture with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited for the purpose of investing…
CommercialSatellite IFC More About Future Than Finding the Right Band Four of the world's biggest aircraft In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) and aviation satellite service and hardware providers gathered at the SATELLITE 2016 Conference & Exhibition to discuss the continued evolution of the overall…