ATM ModernizationFAA Selects New Center of Excellence New FAA Center of Excellence to improve training for aviation professionals. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 08-12-2016] The FAA has selected the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teams to lead the…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of August 12 With the powers of monster delays and epic turbulence combined, it has been a tough week for airlines throughout the U.S. While it’s not a requirement that you be stranded in a…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic Partners with Panasonic, IMG for Live TV on Boeing 787s Photo: Panasonic [Avionics Today 08-11-2016] Virgin Atlantic has partnered with Panasonic Avionics and IMG so that customers travelling with Virgin Atlantic this summer will be able to tune in to live television…
Business & GABombardier Delivers First German-Operated Challenger 650 Bombardier's Challenger 650 aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 08-11-2016] Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered its first Challenger 650 aircraft to be operated from Germany. This aircraft joins the Bombardier business jet fleet in…
Business & GAChartright Air Adds Data Monitoring to Fleet with Skytrac Chartright fleet. Photo: Skytrac [Avionics Today 08-11-2016] Private aviation services company Chartright Air has selected Skytrac end-to-end flight data monitoring and analysis services with the aim to improve operational safety and efficiency…
CommercialVIDEO: A Sneak Peek at Gogo’s 2Ku Installation [Avionics Today 08-11-2016] Have you ever wanted to see a 2Ku installation on a GOL Boeing 737-800? Who hasn’t? Check out the video below of Gogo installing their cabin wireless access points,…
ATM ModernizationPhilippines Airspace Turns on New Satellite-Based Navigation [Avionics Today 08-10-2016] Nearly three years after one of the deadliest typhoons on record swept through the Philippines, the Asia-Pacific nation’s latest satellite-based navigation procedures have become operational within its airspace. The…
Business & GAWest Star Aviation Delves Into Major Gulfstream G200 Repair Gulfstream G200 in the midst of repairs. Photo: West Star Aviation [Avionics Today 08-10-2016] West Star Aviation is performing a major repair on a Gulfstream G200 aircraft at their new Chattanooga, Tennessee…
ATM ModernizationButler National Approved for Learjet 35/36, 24/25 ADS-B Retrofit [Avionics Today 08-10-2016] Butler National, a manufacturer and provider of support systems for commercial and military aircraft, has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to install its Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)…
Business & GAEarnings Report Breakdown: State of the Avionics Industry [Avionics Today 08-10-2016] Avionics sales are up, test systems orders are down: at least that’s what companies appear to be saying in earnings reports across the industry. As avionics and aerospace companies…