CommercialAirbus Signs First East African Long-Haul Customer RwandAir Rwandair Airbus A330, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Aviation Today 09-11-2015] RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for an A330-200 and a larger…
Business & GAAsia Pacific to Lead Demand for Pilots, Technicians Boeing forecasts the Asia Pacific region will lead in demand for pilots and technicians in the next 20 years. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-10-2015] Boeing reports that over the next 20 years…
Business & GANew Report Projects Avionics Market will Reach $23 Billion in 2020 [Avionics Today 09-10-2015] The commercial avionics systems market was estimated at $15.74 Billion in 2014 and is projected to register a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7 percent to reach $23.71…
CommercialUnited Appoints New CEO, Executives Oscar Munoz, CEO, United Airlines. Photo: United Airlines [Avionics Today 09-10-2015] United Continental Holdings has appointed Oscar Munoz as president and chief executive officer. The previous CEO, Jeff Smisek, as well as…
Embedded AvionicsLockheed Martin Launches Advanced EOTS for F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 09-10-2015] Lockheed Martin has introduced an advanced Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), which is available for the F-35’s Block…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Sees Steady Growth in Chinese Avionics Market [Avionics Today 09-10-2015] Rockwell Collins has officially entered the Chinese helicopter avionics market with a contract to provide cockpit display systems and Pro Line 21 Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) equipment for…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Plans New Training Center to Meet Rising Military Demand Gen. Raymond Johns, commander of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, in cockpit of C-130J. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 09-09-2015] Lockheed Martin is launching a new International Training Center (ITC)…
ATM ModernizationFAA Further Extends SoCal Metroplex Project Comment Period [Avionics Today 09-09-2015] The FAA is extending the public comment period for the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Southern California Metroplex project by an additional 30 days. The comment period will…