Business & GA

Airbus Completes Navtech Acquisition

[Avionics Today 03-10-2016] Airbus Group has completed the acquisition of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and aeronautical charts and navigation data solutions provider Navtech. The completion of the acquisition comes following an agreement…

Military

L-3 Wins Maintenance Contract for Naval F/A-18 Fleet

[Avionics Today 03-10-2016] L-3 Communications has won a contract award to provide depot-level maintenance for the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18 A/B/C/D  fighter jets.      F/A-18 fighter jet. Photo: Boeing.  …

Business & GA

FAA Proposes New Part 23 Airworthiness Rule

[Avionics Today 03-09-2016] The FAA has proposed a new rule to overhaul its existing airworthiness standards for small General Aviation (GA) aircraft. Under the newly proposed rule, the current certification standards for…

Business & GA

Bombardier Challenger 650 Earns EASA Type Certification

[Avionics Today 03-09-2016] THe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued full type certification for the Bombardier Challenger 650.      Bombardier Challenger 650. Photo: Bombardier.   “Our Challenger 650 aircraft successfully…

Military

Boeing, Paramount Expand Partnership to AHRLAC Aircraft

[Avionics Today 03-09-2016] Boeing and the Paramount Group, the South Africa-based global defense and aerospace business, have expanded their 2014 agreement to cooperate on an advanced mission system for a variant of…