Business & GA

Cargolux to Transition to EFB Operations

[Avionics Today July 15, 2014] All-cargo European carrier Cargolux Airlines has received approval from the civil aviation authority in Luxembourg to begin transitioning from paper-based manuals to Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs). The…

Commercial

Iridium Satcom System Achieves A320 Certification 

[Avionics Today July 14, 2014] L-3 Aviation Recorders' (L-3 AR) Automated Flight Information and Reporting System (AFIRS) 228S has achieved certification for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.    AFIRS 228S is an…

Commercial

VivaAerobus Selects Avionics Package for A320s

[Avionics Today July 14. 2014] Mexican carrier VivaAerobus has selected an avionics package from Rockwell Collins for its fleet of Airbus A320s, which will begin deliveries in 2015. Included in the package are…

Commercial

Lockheed Anticipates Civil Mission Roles for LM-100J

[Avionics Today July 11, 2014] Lockheed Martin is anticipating its forthcoming LM-100J aircraft to garner demand for some unique missions, including oil spill clean-ups among other roles. The aerospace and defense manufacturer will…

Commercial

EU Performs FilGapp Flight Demonstrations

[Avionics Today July 11, 2014] The European Union recently completed the initial demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for an airspace-enhancing project, Filling the Gap in GNSS Advanced Procedures and Operations…

Commercial

BAE Systems Unveils 2040 Aircraft Engineering Concepts

[Avionics Today July 10, 2014] Engineers BAE Systems revealed a series of aviation technology concepts that could be incorporated into aircraft by 2040, although the British aerospace manufacturer admits some of the concepts…

ATM Modernization

CPDLC Goes Live Nationwide in Canada

[Avionics Today July 10, 2014] Canada has completed its nationwide implementation of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), according to the country's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) NAV Canada. This marks largest domestic…