CommercialChart: What Industries Will Drones Revolutionize? [Avionics Today 09-13-2016] With the enacting of the new small commercial drone rule in late August, the FAA forecasts that nearly 600,000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could take flight in a commercial…
CommercialBoeing Forecast: China to Become Trillion-Dollar Aircraft Market Air China Boeing 737-800. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-13-2016] Boeing has released its China Current Market Outlook, projecting the demand for 6,810 new airplanes in the country over the next 20 years.…
CommercialDrone Delivery Canada Successfully Tests Semi-Autonomous Payload Pickup/Drop Off DDC’s package delivery UAV technology. Photo: DDC [Avionics Today 09-13-2016] Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has advanced its commercial testing, achieving payload pickup and drop-off capabilities utilizing its semi-autonomous autopilot system. The autopilot…
ConnectivityKymeta, Tecom Ink In-Flight Connectivity Antenna Partnership [Avionics Today 09-13-2016] Kymeta and antenna-manufacturer Tecom, have struck a partner development program agreement for the aviation market. Under the terms of the agreement, Tecom will incorporate Kymeta mTenna technology into an…
CommercialSES, Thales to Break into In-Flight Connectivity Market [Avionics Today 09-13-2016] Avionics and In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) provider Thales has teamed up with satellite-operator SES to build a network that will deliver what they believe will be the “most efficient in-flight…
CommercialThe FAA’s New Commercial Drone Rule Explained [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] Paving the way for a new chapter in the commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS), the FAA’s new rules for drones weighing…
ATM ModernizationButler Avionics STC’d for Learjet ADS-B In Install Butler Avionics ADS-B solution in Learjet cockpit. Photo: Butler Avionics [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] The FAA has awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Butler National to install an ADS-B In avionics solution…
CommercialLufthansa to Provide Total MRO Support to RwandAir A330s Rwandair Airbus A330. Photo: Lufthansa Technik [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] RwandAir and Lufthansa Technik have signed an agreement in which Lufthansa will provide comprehensive technical support for the Airbus A330 fleet of the…