Military

USAF Shows Interest in New Unmanned Sensors

[Avionics Magazine 12-28-2016] The U.S. Air Force is seeking aerospace and defense industry proposals on low cost Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor technologies. According to a Request for Information (RFI) released…

Commercial

Colombia Plane Crash Caused by Human Error 

[Avionics Magazine 12-27-2016] Civil aviation regulators say last month’s plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people was the result of errors committed by the pilot, charter plane operator and Bolivian aviation…

Commercial

Russian Aviation Authority Discovers New Flaw in Superjets

  [Avionics Magazine 12-27-2016] The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) has issued a major new Airworthiness Directive impacting the in-service fleet of Superjet100 (SSJ100) aircraft. According to the AD issued on…

Commercial

Airborne Wireless Network Signs New Agreement

[Avionics Magazine 12-27-2016] Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) has announced a new agreement with Electric Lightwave Holdings, a U.S.-based regional fiber-based network services provider of critical data networking solutions, unified communications platforms, and…

Commercial

S7 Airlines Becomes Newest E-Jet Operator

[Avionics Magazine 12-27-2016] S7 Airlines is poised to become the first Russian operator of the Embraer E170 regional airliner. Under an agreement signed with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), S7 will lease…

Military

Danish F-16s to Receive New Modems 

[Avionics Magazine 12-27-2016] Military digital interoperability solutions provider Stauder Technologies has announced a new contract to provide avionics upgrades to the Royal Danish Air Force fleet of F-16 fighter jets. Under the…

Military

Textron Scorpion Jet Makes Maiden Flight

Textron’s Scorpion jet making its first flight. Photo: Textron [Avionics Magazine 12-23-2016] Textron AirLand’s first production-conforming Scorpion jet has made its successful maiden flight, the company announced Dec. 22. The Scorpion jet…