CommercialUnited, Azul Form New Partnership [Avionics Today 06-29-2015] United Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines today announced a new strategic partnership in which United will acquire an approximate 5 percent stake in Azul, Brazil's third-largest airline, paving the…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Begins Runway Safety Exercises [Avionics Today 06-29-2015] Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) members recently completed the first phase of a validation exercise at Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport aimed at improving the safety for…
Business & GASaint Louis Adds Cirrus SR20s to Training Fleet [Avionics Today 06-29-2015] Cirrus Aircraft announced a partnership with the Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology to add SR20 trainer aircraft to its flight training fleet. The delivery…
CommercialTom Enders Outlines the Airbus Innovation Strategy [Avionics Today 06-29-2015] The aeronautical industry needs to be bolder, and start embracing the possibility of failures or risk associated with new technologies before they reach the market, says Tom Enders, CEO…
CommercialNetwork Security Program Proposed to Improve Aircraft Cyber Security [Avionics Today 06-25-2015] Under a new draft Advisory Circular (AC), the FAA has proposed a set of requirements for airspace users to create an Airborne Network Security Program (ANSP). The AC lays…
ATM ModernizationFAA Plans 109 New Procedures for SoCal Metroplex [Avionics Today 06-23-2015] The FAA is planning to introduce 109 new satellite-based aircraft navigation procedures into the Southern California Metroplex. Under the ongoing rollout of NextGen, the procedures are designed to allow…
MilitaryExecutive Q&A: Steve Sargeant, Marvin Test Solutions' CEO With continued technological innovation and the constant need to retrofit and add new systems and technology to aircraft, test equipment is constantly in demand in the military market. Warfighters demand access to…
ATM ModernizationCentaur Flies Unmanned at New York UAS Test Site [Avionics Today 06-22-2015] Aurora Flight Sciences' optionally piloted Centaur aircraft completed multiple unmanned flights from the Grifiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., last week. The flights were the first to feature a…