Commercial

Rolls-Royce Taps SITA OnAir for Engine Health Monitoring

Rolls-Royce will employ SITA OnAir technology to streamline engine data. Photo: SITA OnAir [Avionics Today 07-06-2016] Rolls-Royce has selected SITA OnAir’s Aircom FlightMessenger to collate and distribute Engine Health Monitoring (EHM) data from…

Business & GA

Ross Aviation Acquires Former Landmark FBOs

Ross Aviation Scottsdale, Ariz. FBO. Photo: Ross Aviation [Avionics Today 07-06-2016] Ross Aviation has acquired the ownership and operation of six former Landmark Aviation Fixed-Based Operators (FBOs), recently acquired by BBA Aviation.…

Business & GA

Cessna Inaugurates Citation Latitude in Mexico

Cessna Citation Latitude. Photo: Mexico [Avionics Today 07-05-2016] Cessna has delivered the first Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet registered in Mexico. The unnamed customer plans to utilize the aircraft for business…

Commercial

Cobham Inks 10-Year, $900 Million Qantas Contract

QantasLink aircraft. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 07-05-2016] QantasLink has awarded Cobham a 10-year, $900 million (Australian $1.2 billion) contract to continue provision of airline services to QantasLink, supporting the airline’s fleet of…

Commercial

C Series Wins EASA, FAA Certification

First SWISS CS100 aircraft prepares for first flight. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 06-16-2016] Both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA have type-certified Bombardier’s first commercial airliner, the C Series…