MilitaryPilatus Partners with TASL for PC-12 Assembly A Pilatus PC-12 in flight. Photo: Pilatus [Avionics Today 08-25-2014] Pilatus and Indian systems integration company Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have signed a 10-year contract for the delivery of the first…
CommercialHow to Stop a Runaway Plane: FAA Looks at EMAS Technology An Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) in use. Photo: Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] As part of an initiative to improve Runway Safety Areas (RSAs) at commercial service airports by…
CommercialUnited Airlines Employs Uber to ‘Simplify’ Customer Travel A United Airlines flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Travel doesn’t start at the airport and United Airlines is looking to address that by helping customers get from point A to B…
Business & GABusiness Aviation’s Second Quarter Comeback An Embraer Phenom 100 business aviation jet. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] Following a period of lower activity in the first quarter of 2014, business aviation made a strong comeback in the…
Business & GAGE Looks to Lower H Series Fuel Costs An H80 powered L-410 aircraft. Photo: GE [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] GE Aviation submitted an application to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to use S10 diesel fuel for its H Series turboprops,…
CommercialEmirates SkyCargo Ships Commodities to Swizterland An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F. Photo: Emirates [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] Starting Sept. 21, Emirates SkyCargo is introducing a weekly air freighter service from Basel, Switzerland to Dubai. The new air cargo operation…
CommercialEasyJet Transitions to Paperless Cockpits An EasyJet flight. Photo: EasyJet [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] British carrier EasyJet has opted to move toward paperless cockpit operations by eliminating traditional paper-based navigation charts in favor of digital ones — reducing…
CommercialBoeing UK and Ireland President to Retire, Successor Named Roger Bone, President Boeing U.K. and Ireland. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] Roger Bone, president of Boeing U.K. and Ireland, will retire at the end of September with Michael Arthur to assume…