CommercialChart: What Industries Will Drones Revolutionize? [Avionics Today 09-13-2016] With the enacting of the new small commercial drone rule in late August, the FAA forecasts that nearly 600,000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could take flight in a commercial…
ATM ModernizationButler Avionics STC’d for Learjet ADS-B In Install Butler Avionics ADS-B solution in Learjet cockpit. Photo: Butler Avionics [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] The FAA has awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Butler National to install an ADS-B In avionics solution…
CommercialLufthansa to Provide Total MRO Support to RwandAir A330s Rwandair Airbus A330. Photo: Lufthansa Technik [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] RwandAir and Lufthansa Technik have signed an agreement in which Lufthansa will provide comprehensive technical support for the Airbus A330 fleet of the…
Embedded AvionicsElbit Systems Wins Contract for Asia-Pacific Advanced Electro-Optic Systems Spectro XR. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] An unnamed Asia-Pacific country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract valued at over $90 million for the supply of Spectro XR advanced electro-optic systems.…
Embedded AvionicsInmarsat Demonstrates US Government Satcom as Service GX Solution Inmarsat's Global Express Satcom as a Service is now available to the US Government. Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] Inmarsat has successfully demonstrated its Global Xpress Satcom as a Service capability for…
CommercialThe FAA’s New Commercial Drone Rule Explained [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] Paving the way for a new chapter in the commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS), the FAA’s new rules for drones weighing…
ATM ModernizationATP Flight School Taps L-3 for Piper, Cessna Fleet ADS-B Lynx L-3 cockpit display and iPad. Photo: L-3 Aviation [Avionics Today 09-09-2016] ATP Flight School has selected L-3 Aviation’s Lynx NGT-9000 as the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solution for 100 of the…
CommercialSAS Inks Short, Medium-Haul Fleet Connectivity Contract with ViaSat SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320. Photo: SAS [Avionics Today 09-09-2016] Scandinavia’s SAS is installing ViaSat Wi-Fi on its fleet as part of a full cabin upgrade on its short and medium-haul fleet.…
CommercialPrecisionHawk Launches Low-Altitude UAS Tracking System LATAS web dashboard, which acts as a digital observer for the drone operator. Photo: PrecisionHawk [Avionics Today 09-09-2016] PrecisionHawk, a provider of aerial data and safety platforms for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),…
CommercialFAA Warns Against Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7’s Fire-Prone Smartphones Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Photo: Samsung [Avionics Today 09-09-2016] The FAA has warned passengers carrying Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 to avoid using the smartphones during flight after the manufacturer released a global…