Business & GAMitsubishi Regional Jet Delivery Schedule Delayed to 2018 [Avionics Today 12-24-2015] Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have announced a delay in the delivery schedule for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet from the second quarter of 2017 to 2018. …
Business & GAE1000 Completes Maiden Flight [Avionics Today 12-24-2015] Epic AIrcraft completed the maiden flight of its first E1000 business jet conforming flight test article, FT1. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) remains on schedule to achieve an FAA…
MilitaryUS Air Force Receives Additional Super Hercules [Avionics Today 12-24-2015] U.S. Air Force crews recently ferried two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the Lockheed Martin facility. These aircraft are a C-130J-30 Super Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air…
Business & GAEmbraer Begins Legacy 450 Deliveries [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Embraer Executive Jets has started deliveries of its newest business jet, the Legacy 450. Corporate technology provider LMG received the first Legacy 450, a mid sized business jet with…
CommercialSAE International to Create Committee on Lithium Batteries [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] SAE International is creating a new committee to develop a packaging performance standard for the safe shipment of lithium batteries as cargo on aircraft. The global standards development organization…
CommercialNATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Completes First Flight [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Northrop Grumman has completed the successful first test flight of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft. A…
CommercialNAV CANADA Launches Project to Modernize Airport Radar Systems [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] NAV CANADA has launched a $125 million multi-year project to upgrade Terminal Surveillance Radar (TSR) at 12 sites. The project will be phased in starting with five major airports…
ATM ModernizationEuropean ATM Master Plan Update Features New Avionics Roadmap [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) leadership recently announced their formal approval of the 2015 update of the European ATM Master Plan. Serving as the central…