ATM ModernizationUK Scores $27 Million to Accelerate Airspace Modernization Paul Haskins, director of service, strategy and transformation at NATS, and Dirk Beckers, director of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) formally exchanged signed copies of four grant agreements at a…
CommercialJapan’s Peach Aviation Seeks to Expand Competitive with A320neo Order Peach Aviation Airbus A320neo. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Magazine 11-18-2016] Japan’s Peach Aviation has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A320neo and three A320ceo. Peach Aviation’s Managing Director…
CommercialFAA Launches Drone-Detection Tests at Denver International Airport Operator flying an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Photo: FAA [Avionics Magazine 11-18-2016] The FAA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are in the process of conducting drone-detection research in the vicinity…
CommercialViaSat VP Talks Motivations for Arconics Acquisition ViaSat has bought aviation software company Arconics to incorporate broadband througout the aircraft. Photo: Arconics [Avionics Magazine 11-17-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider ViaSat is targeting the operational connectivity market with its recent…
Business & GASatcom Direct CTO Talks True North Acquisition [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has been rapidly expanding its services and products in recent years, and on the first day of NBAA 2016, the company made…
Business & GABBJ MAX 7 Unveiled Boeing’s BBJ Max 8, on which the BBJ Max 7 is based. Photo: Boeing Business Jets [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Boeing Business Jets has unveiled the BBJ MAX 7, the newest addition to…
MilitaryUS Air Force Gets Latest C-5M Super Galaxy C 5M Super Galaxy. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] The U.S. Air Force took delivery of the newest C-5M Super Galaxy on Nov. 1. The C 5M was ferried from the…
ATM ModernizationIreland’s ANSP Testing Proves Space-Based ADS-B Rendering of Aireon’s satellite, which will deliver space-based ADS-B in 2018. Photo: IAA [Avionics Magazine 11-04-2016] Aireon has successfully completed a service delivery point Site Acceptance Test (SAT) with the Irish Aviation…