ATM ModernizationNew SESAR2020 Project Aims to Optimize Airspace Operations [Avionics Magazine 11-15-2016] The Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking’s (SESAR JU) SESAR2020 program is preparing to begin the “Optimized Airspace Users Operations” project. The project aims to improve processes for…
ConnectivityViaSat Acquires Arconics for Connected Aircraft Software and More [Avionics 11-15-2016] California-based provider of global broadband services, ViaSat, has announced a new agreement to acquire aviation software solutions provider Arconics. The acquisition comes following recent years where Arconics and ViaSat had…
CommercialSupersonic Avionics to Fly on ‘Baby Boom’ in 2017 [Avionics Magazine 11-15-2016] On Tuesday, pilot, former Amazon executive and current Boom CEO Blake Scholl unveiled the XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator, a subscale prototype of Boom’s supersonic passenger airliner aircraft dubbed the “Baby…
Business & GALockheed Helicopters, UAS Validate Firefighting and SAR Ops [Avionics Magazine 11-15-2016] Lockheed Martin demonstrated for the first time how its suite of optionally-piloted helicopters and small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) can work together to successfully locate and extinguish fires, pinpoint…
CommercialOntic Acquires Part of GE Aviation’s Avionics Business [Avionics Magazine 11-14-2016] BBA Aviation subsidiary Ontic, a provider of extended life solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) legacy aviation products, has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of legacy avionics…
Business & GADassault Falcon Combined Vision System Achieves EASA, FAA Certification [Avionics Magazine 11-14-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) have awarded certification for the Dassault Falcon 2000S and LXS FalconEye Combined Vision System (CVS). According to…
CommercialEtihad Airways Engineering to Establish A380 MRO Center in Abu Dhabi [Avionics Magazine 11-14-2016] Etihad Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to bring a new A380 Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service center to Dubai. The MOU establishes a…
Business & GAGenesys Receives STC for HeliSAS on EC120s Genesys Aerosystems has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of its HeliSAS and two-axis autopilot on Airbus Helicopters EC120s, the company said. Coming more than eight months after…