ATM ModernizationAirbus Delivers Delta 242-Ton MTOW A330 Royal Navy Merlin Mark 2. Photo: Royal Navy [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Airbus has delivered the first 242-ton Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the A330-300 to Delta Air Lines. The Atlanta, Ga.-based…
Embedded AvionicsThales Upgrades Royal Navy’s Merlins with New Surveillance System Royal Navy Merlin Mark 2. Photo: Royal Navy [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Lockheed Martin, which act as the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense’s prime contractor for the Merlin helicopter, has selected a new…
ATM ModernizationInfrastructure, Cost and Safety Culture: AfBAA Sets out to Tackle Business Aviation in Africa AfBAA is looking to overcome issues with infrastructure and safety to bolster business aviation in Africa. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] African aviation has, for years, been plagued with a lack of…
ATM ModernizationBeechcraft, Rockwell Collins Talk Avionics Upgrade [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics flight deck is making its way onto the factory line for Beechcraft’s King Air turboprop aircraft. The two companies announced at the 2015…
Business & GAGogo Receives First STC For 2Ku Connectivity Gogo’s 2Ku antenna. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Gogo has received the first of two Standard Type Certificates (STCs) from the FAA that will be required for the next generation 2Ku satellite…
ATM ModernizationThomas Global Systems Delivers LCD Cockpit Display to Australia’s Rex Thomas Global Systems’ TFD-8601 LCD avionics display on board a Rex aircraft. Photo: Thomas Global Systems [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Thomas Global Systems and the Australian airline Regional Express (Rex) have announced the…
CommercialUS Marine Corps Jump Starts F-35B Operational Trials F-35B landing aboard the USS WASP for the first phase of shipboard operational tests. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] Six U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet aircraft arrived Monday…
ATM ModernizationNATS, Indra Navia Partner to Enhance GBAS NATS and Indra have partnered to enhance GBAS and lower congestion at capacity-constrained airports. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 05-27-2015] NATS and airport and Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology provider Indra Navia have…