Business & GA

Regional Scan: North America

Raytheon Names Kennedy New CEO Thomas Kennedy. Courtesy of Raytheon Raytheon has named Thomas Kennedy as its new CEO, to follow William Swanson who steps down from the post March 31, 2014.…

ATM Modernization

Regional Scan: Asia-Pacific

New Zealand Air Force Selects Beechcraft T-6C Trainers Beechcraft T-6 Trainer. Courtesy of Beechcraft. The Royal New Zealand Air Force has issued a new contract to Beechcraft to provide its T-6C Texan…

Business & GA

AIM Unveils 'Revolutionary' Avionics Maintenance Tool

German avionics manufacturer AIM has introduced a new smart tool set for avionics maintenance engineers handling ARINC429 testing.    Photo, courtesy of AIM.    The new solution is structured around AIM's ANET429-x…

Business & GA

FAA Issues Approvals to Sandel Avionics’ HeliTAWS 

Sandel Avionics has received FAA approval for its first HeliTAWS Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificates for Part 27 and Part 29 helicopters.      Photo, courtesy of Sandel Avionics.  …

ATM Modernization

Global Air Traffic on The Rise Early in 2014

Global airlines started 2014 with a combined 4.5 percent increase in global air freight traffic and 7.8 percent increase in international passenger demand for January compared to the same period a year…

ATM Modernization

Budget Proposal Cuts NextGen, Delays Certifications

[Avionics Today March 5, 2014] President Barack Obama's 2015 proposed budget received criticism from the aviation community, as the proposal would cut funding for NextGen, delays aircraft and avionics certifications, and impose…

ATM Modernization

Europe to Deploy Initial SESAR ATM Structure

Eurocontrol has announced a decision to move forward with establishing six Centralized Services (CS) centers, achieving a major milestone in the  Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program.    The decision was…