Business & GABombardier Launches Challenger 650 [Avionics Today 10-20-2014] Bombardier introduced the latest variant of its Challenger business jet family, the Challenger 650, at the National Business Aviation (NBAA) Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. The 650 was…
Business & GACitation Latitude Makes Public Debut at NBAA [Avionics Today 10-20-2014] Cessna's latest midsize business aircraft, the Citation Latitude, is making its public debut at NBAA 2014. The aircraft on display is one of four Latitudes currently flying in the…
Business & GABusiness Aviation Techs Look to Catch up to Evolving Connectivity Technology [Avionics Today 10-17-2014] As Wi-Fi networks increasingly become standard on modern aircraft, aviation maintenance personnel are finding their workloads becoming increasingly more complex. Nowhere is this more of an issue than in…
ATM ModernizationBarcelona Airport Ready to Expand Helicopter Procedures SESAR JU helicopter SNI during flight trials in June. Photo: SESAR JU [Avionics Today 10-14-2014] The Barcelona Airport is ready for new satellite-based helicopter flight procedures, after a series of flight trials…
CommercialDemonstration Uses Modular Avionics as a Ground Control Station [Avionics Today 10-13-2014] During a recent flight demonstration conducted with the University of Iowa College of Engineering Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), Rockwell Collins demonstrated the ability of its flagship Pro Line Fusion…
ATM ModernizationRiga Airport to Introduce New Single European Sky Procedures [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Latvian airline airBaltic has completed a research and development project that will enable new flight procedures that allow aircraft to fly shorter distances and reduce fuel consumption and emissions…
ATM ModernizationExelis Supplies NextGen Surveillance Tool for NTSB Investigations [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aviation investigators have significantly increased their ability to discover the causes of aircraft accidents and incidents. The agency is now using a tool that…
CommercialIATA Continues Push to Improve Aviation Security [Avionics Today 10-02-2014] Incidents involving two Malaysian Airlines aircraft earlier this year are among the occurrences driving the global air transportation industry's push to continue to improve aviation security. International Air Transport…
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