Commercial

Carlisle Acquires Star Aviation

[Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Carlisle Companies has acquired Star Aviation, provider of design and engineering services, testing and certification work and manufactured products for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) applications on commercial, business and military…

ATM Modernization

NATS Designs New VCCS for London Luton

View from the London Luton control tower. Photo: NATS [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] The U.K.’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) NATS has designed London Luton’s replacement Voice Communications and Control System (VCCS) that…

Commercial

GOL Implements Jeppesen Crew Rostering

GOL Boeing 737. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Jeppesen has successfully integrated its Crew Rostering solution with Brazil’s GOL airline to optimize crew planning for the international carrier. GOL began using Crew…

Commercial

HAECO to Close Line Maintenance Operations

HAECO’s Vector economy class seat, which will launch on Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A350-1000. Photo: HAECO [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with…

Military

F-16 Avionics Upgrades Driven by What You Can't See

[Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] While the F-35 is starting to enter service and is the most technologically advanced fighter jet that the military aviation community has ever seen, its predecessor, which took its…

Military

FACE Consortium Launches Under Open Group

Photo: Abaco Systems [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] The open group of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Program has launched. The FACE Conformance Program defines the processes to verify, certify, and provide…