Embedded AvionicsAirbus and Honeywell Team on Runway Safety Honeywell Aerospace and Airbus flight operations and ATM subsidiary NAVBLUE have signed an agreement to combine technologies to offer a runway safety solution. Honeywell will provide its SmartLanding system — an upgrade…
CommercialUnited to Equip Boeing 737 MAX Fleet With Honeywell Avionics Visual and audio alerts about unstable approaches, a connected weather radar and more advanced avionics will be part of a fleet of more than 150 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft coming to…
MilitaryUS Navy Names Jacksonville Primary Source for T-6 Trainer Repair The T-6 Texan II, notable for being the first aircraft most U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps pilots learn to fly, will have a new primary repair location in the Florida-based Fleet…
ConnectivityConnectivity Coming to HNA A330s and A350s Courtesy of Thales HNA Group has engaged Thales Group to outfit 59 of its wide-body A330 and A350 XWB aircraft with the latter’s AVANT in-flight entertainment and Ka-band connectivity. While Haikou, China-based HNA Group already…
ATM ModernizationSpace-Based ADS-B Undergoes Successful Testing The FAA, NAV CANADA and Aireon completed two successful flight tests of the company’s satellite-based ADS-B system in December with a reported receipt of more than 100,000 messages. The FAA’s testing took…
CommercialStandardAero wins Contract to Service RB211-53534 Engines for Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce has selected StandardAero to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for its RB211-535E4 engines, which power Boeing 757s and are expected to stay in commercial service until 2040. StandardAero will…
CommercialEmirates Airlines’ $16 Billion Order Keeps Airbus Making A380s Emirates Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 Airbus A380s with an option for 16 more in a deal that could total up to $16 billion, the companies said. Lagging sales of the…
CommercialBoeing and Adient Team Up to Tackle Seating with New Company Adient Aerospace, a new joint venture between Boeing and car seat manufacturer Adient, will develop and manufacture aircraft seats for both Boeing and other commercial manufacturers. The new company is wholly owned…