Commercial

BAE to Provide 777X Flight Control Electronics

[Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Boeing has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for the 777X, which is scheduled to begin production in 2017. The REU is an electronic unit…

Commercial

Copa Airlines Installs LiteMood Receiver in 737-800

[Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Copa Airiness is the first carrier to install the "liteMood" retrofit LED lighting system developed by STG Aerospace. The Panamanian airline installed the system on a Boeing 737-800.   …

Commercial

2015 Aerospace Outlook Sees Avionics on Positive Trend

[Avionics Today 02-23-2015] The commercial aerospace industry is expected to enjoy close to an 8 percent growth rate this year, according to Deloitte’s recently released “2015 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook” report.…

ATM Modernization

Aireon, IAA Form ALERT Agreement

[Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Under a new agreement, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) will manage Aireon’s global emergency aircraft tracking service, Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT). The service will be provided…

ATM Modernization

Aireon Inks ADS-B Agreement with Central, West African ANSP

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Agency for the Security of Aviation Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) to provide Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities…

Business & GA

Gulfstream G650ER Sets New City Pair Records

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Gulfstream G650ER set two city-pair records recently while performing a flight around the world with one stop. According to Gulfstream, the G650ER took off from White Plains, N.Y.,…

Embedded Avionics

Exelis to Develop Airborne Radio Chip for DARPA

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) has issued a $10.7 million contract to Exelis to develop a new multifunctional computer chip for airborne radio applications. Under the contract,…