ATM ModernizationFAA Lays Out 15-Year Plans for PBN NAS Navigation Strategy Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 10-04-2016] FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has signed off on the Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) National Airspace System (NAS) Navigation Strategy, the FAA’s Navigation and Landing Branch Manager Donna Creasap…
ATM ModernizationFAA Renews ATC Coms Contract with Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins center for providing the FAA with ATC communications between the FAA and aircraft flying in U.S. oceanic airspace. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 10-03-2016] The FAA has renewed its Aeronautical…
CommercialAirbus and Indonesia Launch Long-Term Green Aviation Partnership Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, the busiest in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 10-03-2016] Airbus and the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have launched a long-term partnership to reduce…
CommercialNASA, France Collaborate on Reducing Aircraft Noise Pollution Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, signed an agreement on Sept. 27, 2016, with Bruno Sainjon, president and chief executive officer of the French Aerospace Lab (ONERA) to…
CommercialChinese IT Company Implements Flyht’s Real-Time Data on Embraer Aircraft [Avionics Today 10-03-2016] Flyht Aerospace Solutions has entered into an agreement with an unnamed Information Technology (IT) company that implements data solutions for Chinese commercial aviation operators in the People's Republic of…
ATM ModernizationNASA, China to Collaborate on Improving ATM NASA logo on plane tailfin. Photo: NASA [Avionics Today 09-30-2016] NASA and the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment (CAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on aeronautics research that aim to advance…
CommercialMiddle East Airlines Adds SITA Connectivity Mohamed El-Hout, MEA Chairman DG, and Barbara Dalibard SITA CEO shaking hands at MEA headquarters. Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 09-30-2016] Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) has signed a new five-year master agreement…
Business & GAGuardian Avionics Receives NORSEE FAA Approval for iFDR Panel Mounts Guardian Avionics iFDR mounted panel. Photo: Guardian Avionics [Avionics Today 09-30-2016] Guardian Avionics has received the first FAA approval to install manufactured products into certified aircraft as Non-Required Safety Enhancing Equipment (NORSEE)…