Business & GABoeing Expands Alabama Aerospace Research Center Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] Boeing has begun construction on a 7,000-square-foot addition to its research and technology center in Huntsville, Ala. Known as the Center for Applied Simulation and Analytics (CASA),…
ATM ModernizationMoldova CAA and EASA Align to Improve Aviation Safety Standards [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Republic of Moldova (RM) has become the first institution of civil aviation from the European Union neighborhood countries to sign the new…
CommercialDOD Announces European F-35 MRO&U Assignments [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] The Department of Defense (DOD) has assigned F-35 Regional Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for airframes and engines for the European Region. These initial MRO&U assignments will…
Business & GAATG vs. Satellite: Gogo CEO Speaks to the Future of Connectivity [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] Gogo’s success with its Air-to-Ground (ATG) network hasn’t convinced the company to stay safely in this comfort zone; instead, it has prompted the in-flight Internet service provider to expand…
CommercialANA Smartphone App Looks to Relax Anxious Passengers During Takeoff Passenger using ANA Takeoff Mode app. Photo: ANA [Avionics Today 12-11-2014] All Nippon Airways has launched a new smartphone app designed to relax passengers during takeoff. Japan’s largest airline found that 72…
CommercialBoeing Expands Landing Gear Overhaul to Air Canada Air Canada Boeing 777-300 aircraft on runway. Photo: Air Canada [Avionics Today 12-11-2014] Air Canada is the launch customer for Boeing's new landing gear exchange programs for 777-300ER and 777-200LR airframes. Under…
Business & GAInternational Aviation Organizations Unite Against Cyber Threats International aviation organizations unite against cyber threats. Photo: college.usatoday.com [Avionics Today 12-11-2014] Five international aviation organizations have signed a new cybersecurity agreement to focus their respective actions on cyber threats against the…
CommercialElbit Systems Partners with ALC to Support the Warfighter The F-16 Fighting Falcon. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 12-11-2014] Ogden Air Logistic Complex (ALC) and Elbit Systems of America recently signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement defining how the two entities will…