Business & GASwelling Falcon Fleet Prompts New Dassault MRO Facility DFS Merignac facility rendering. Photo: Dassault [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] To service a growing fleet, Dassault Falcon Service has announced plans to build a heavy Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Bordeaux-Mérignac…
CommercialBoeing and Toray Ink Agreement for 777X Wings [Avionics Today 11-17-2014] Boeing has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with composite supplier Toray Industries to expand its current contract for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to include the 777X wings. The…
ATM ModernizationEquip 2020 Group to Address Barriers to ADS-B Mandate Compliance [Avionics Today 11-4-2014] The FAA's "call to action" day last week resulted in the formation of the Equip 2020 working group. According to the agency, the Equip 2020 group is tasked with…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines to Purchase Renewable Jet Fuel Made from Forest Residues Southwest will purchase renewable jet fuel made from forest residues. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rocks Biofuels (RRB) to purchase low carbon, renewable jet…
ATM ModernizationDominican Republic Airports Renew Rockwell Collins’ ARINC vMUSE Platform The Gregorio Luperon Airport in the Dominican Republic is one the airports renewing its ARINC vMUSE Platform. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 09-23-2014] Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) has signed a multi-year…
CommercialBombardier Names New President of Aerostructures and Engineering Jean Seguin, Bombardier president of aerostructures and engineering. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Bombardier announced the appointment of Jean Seguin as president of Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services. In his new position,…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, Yamaha to Develop Unmanned Helicopter [Avionics Today May 9, 2014] Northrop Grumman and Yamaha Motor Corp., are working jointly to develop an unmanned helicopter, to be called the Rotary Bat (R-Bat). The system is based on a small-scale…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic Adds New Airborne Cargo Tracking Device Virgin Atlantic Cargo will begin allowing customers to track their air freight shipments in real time, after approving the Sentry FlightSafe tracking device for its aircraft. Sentry FlightSafe, developed by…