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Commercial Aircraft Production, Defense Spending to Increase in 2017

[Avionics Magazine 01-09-2017] Global commercial aircraft production is expected to increase by 96 additional units, and defense sector spending is projected to increase by 3.2 percent in 2017, according to a new…

Commercial

Nordson Acquires Assets of ACE Production Tech

Dispensing equipment manufacturer Nordson Corporation has acquired assets of machining manufacturer ACE Production Technologies Inc., Nordson says. With the acquisition, Nordson adds selective soldering capabilities for electronics assembly. ACE is set to…

Business & GA

Textron Welcomes G1000 NXi in Piston Line, King Air Retrofits

Textron Aviation has introduced the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck to its piston product line, thanks to FAA certification, and is set to offer it as a retrofit option for fielded…

ATM Modernization

FAA Seeks Consolidation for Non-Cooperative Air Surveillance Radars

The FAA is leading an initiative that seeks to make the federal government’s existing use of up to 793 existing long- and short-range air surveillance radar systems more operationally and financially efficient.

Connectivity

Alaska Airlines Unveils New In-Flight Texting Service

[Avionics Magazine 01-06-2017] Alaska Airlines is unveiling a new service allowing passengers on Gogo-equipped flights to use iMessage, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger free of charge. Alaska Airlines kicks off new year…

Business & GA

Guardian Offers USB Port to Convert Cigarette Lighter Sockets

Operators with an older fleet might be in possession of aircraft carrying a 12-volt cigarette lighter socket in its instrument panel. While the capability might have been applicable in the past, it…

Military

Diligent Consulting to Support Utah A-10C Program

A contract worth nearly $941,000 has enabled Diligent Consulting Inc. to join the A-10C Operational Flight Program (OFP) to provide software sustainment engineering and support IT services to Hill Air Force Base…

Commercial

An Insider Look at how FedEx is Digitally Managing Airplane Health

Unlike passenger airlines, there are no conciliatory sky miles to issue to the recipients of cargo carrier packages if the goods are delayed in transit. For cargo carriers such as FedEx Express,…

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Commercial Aircraft Production, Defense Spending to Increase in 2017

Commercial

Nordson Acquires Assets of ACE Production Tech

Business & GA

Textron Welcomes G1000 NXi in Piston Line, King Air Retrofits

ATM Modernization

FAA Seeks Consolidation for Non-Cooperative Air Surveillance Radars

Connectivity

Alaska Airlines Unveils New In-Flight Texting Service

Business & GA

Guardian Offers USB Port to Convert Cigarette Lighter Sockets

Military

Diligent Consulting to Support Utah A-10C Program

Commercial

An Insider Look at how FedEx is Digitally Managing Airplane Health