ATM ModernizationInmarsat, ESA Target 2018 for i4D in Europe [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Inmarsat announced last week that by 2018, under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Iris Precursor program, the air-to-ground communications support for initial 4-D flight path control will be in…
Business & GATTEthernet Avionics Backbone a Technology Breakthrough for S-97 Raider [Avionics Today 07-20-2015] Sikorsky's S-97 Raider development and flight testing team is preparing for the second flight of its next generation aircraft, the multi-mission S-97 Raider helicopter, expected to occur next month.…
CommercialLufthansa Technik CEO Ready for Expansion to Puerto Rico [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] Lufthansa Technik will begin maintenance work on its first aircraft from Spirit Airlines at its newly opened location in Puerto Rico on July 21. According to Lufthansa Technik (LHT)…
Business & GAMcMurdo SARs to be Featured on AVIC AC312s, Y12s [Avionics Today 07-14-2015] French Search and Rescue (SAR) manufacturer McMurdo made a major expansion into the growing Chinese domestic aviation market last week, securing a $2.4 million contract with Aviation Industry Corp.…
ATM ModernizationBoeing's New Middle East Chief Sees Strength in Region [Avionics Today 07-13-2015] The Middle East region is one of the biggest growth areas in commercial aviation today, and in terms of airlines’ Research and Development (R&D) activity, Boeing is one of…
ATM Modernization5 Ways NextGen is Reducing Flight Times [Avionics Today 07-10-2015] One of the biggest discussion topics regarding the FAA's ongoing deployment of NextGen that came out of the recent 2015 Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) annual symposium was…
CommercialSingapore Conference Aims to Produce New Aviation Cyber Security Recommendations [Avionics Today 07-09-2015] The global aviation industry is one of the biggest and growing targets for cyber attacks, Tony Tyler, CEO of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), said during a civil…
CommercialRouter Issue Caused United Airlines Flight Disruptions [Avionics Today 07-08-2015] United Airlines flight operations resumed Wednesday following a worldwide grounding of in-service aircraft for more than an hour due to an internal computer network problem. According to a statement…