MilitaryNAVAIR to Invest $10 Million in Avionics Projects [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Navy’s Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP) is prepared to accept proposals, from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices, to award more than $10 million in…
ATM ModernizationFive 2015 Updates on the NextGen ADS-B Program [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] 2015 was a major year of progress, learning about equipage challenges and program re-alignment for the FAA's NextGen Automatic Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandate initiative. Throughout the year, the…
CommercialAirbus Beluga XL Production Begins [Avionics Today 12-21-2015] Production on the Beluga XL aircraft MSN001 has begun, as Airbus reports that the first cut of the rear fuselage has been achieved in Spain. Final assembly of MSN001,…
CommercialNTSB Issues Rule on ACAS Reporting [Avionics Today 12-21-2015] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a Direct Final Rule to better narrow the focus of the notification requirement in 49 C.F.R. § 830.5(a)(10) concerning certain resolution…
CommercialBombardier CS100 Achieves Transport Canada Type Certification [Avionics Today 12-21-2015] Bombardier's CS100 has received its Transport Canada Type Certification following the completion of 3,000 flight testing hours. Obtaining the Type Certificate for the CS100 aircraft paves the way for…
CommercialTAM Airlines becomes first A350 XWB operator from the Americas [Avionics Today 12-21-2015] LATAM Airlines Group, made up of LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB in Toulouse, France. In doing so, TAM will become the…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Seeing Increased SWIM Innovation Through Master Class [Avionics Today 12-21-2015] The recent completion of the fourth edition of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking's System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Master Class shows that various aviation stakeholders…
ATM ModernizationGAO Report Sheds New Light on FAA NextGen Funding GAO's new report provides new data and analysis about how past budget uncertainty has impacted the FAA's ability to fund, manage and deploy its NextGen airspace modernization program.