CommercialFAA Approves RS-16 For Commercial UAS Ops [Avionics Today June 19, 2014] The FAA has issued a Certificate of Authorization (COA) to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to begin commercial operations of the RS-16 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS),…
ATM ModernizationExelis Selected to Enhance SFO Surface Ops [Avionics Today June 19, 2014] Exelis will provide its Vehicle Movement Area Transponder (VMAT) and Symphony MobileVue solutions to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The airport is looking to use the solutions to…
Business & GAJeppesen Unveils Windows 8 EFBs [Avionics Today June 19, 2014] Jeppesen announced the introduction of its FliteDeck Pro Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for Microsoft Windows 8 tablets, Surface 2. Delta Airlines will be the first carrier to…
CommercialNok Air Partners with Thaicom for In-Flight Connectivity Strategy [Avionics Today June 18, 2014] Nok Air, a leading Thai low-cost airline, hopes to have its first plane ready to fly with Wi-Fi connectivity in the next two months. Patee Sarasin, CEO, Nok…
CommercialAstro-Med Becomes A330 Printer Supplier [Avionics Today June, 18, 2014] Thales Avionics has selected Astro-Med to provide flight deck printers for the extended range version of the Airbus A330 and A340 passenger jets. Under a new agreement between…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Joint Undertaking Extended to 2024 [Avionics Today June 18, 2014] The Council of the European Union voted on regulation to extend the duration of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) until 2024.…
Business & GAFire Scout Tests New Radar Capability [Avionics Today June 17, 2014] The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) completed its first flight of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a new radar designed to increase long-range imaging and…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines to Implement 737 Health Management System [Avionics Today June 17, 2014] Southwest Airlines is implementing the Boeing Airplane Health Management (AHM) to increase the sharing of in-flight data in real time with its maintenance and engineering teams. The airline…