ATM Modernization

European Airlines Not on Track to Meet 2020 ADS-B Mandate

A Single European ATM Research Agency Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) report on avionics equipage rates in Europe found that only 20% of the region’s in-service commercial aircraft fleet is technologically equipped to…

Business & GA

ATR Tests ClearVision for Turboprop Potential

ATR is evaluating the use of the ClearVision enhanced vision system in low visibility conditions. The French OEM took a prototype ATR 600 aircraft to Guernsey in June for final testing of…

Commercial

AeroVironment to Build Mars Helicopter for NASA

Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufacturer AeroVironment will collaborate with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to build the agency's Mars Helicopter planned to fly on Mars. The helicopter will fly on NASA’s next…

Military

US Defense Avionics Contract Round-Up

Air Force General Electric received a $437 million modification to a contract for designing, fabricating, integrating, and testing complete, flight-weight adaptive engines. The contract modification is for the execution of next-generation adaptive-propulsion…

Commercial

Textron, L3 Complete Subsidiary Sell-offs

Textron has sold off its tools and test businesses to manufacturing company Emerson for approximately $810 million. Included in the sale were all Greenlee brands, HD Electric, Klauke, Sherman+Reilly and Endura. Proceeds from…