ATM ModernizationFAA on Schedule to Bring Data Comm to 56 Airport Towers This Year What a pilot sees in the cockpit while using Data Comm, rendering. Photo: FAA. [Avionics Magazine 09-28-2016] The FAA is on track to deploy the Departure Clearance (DCL) Air Traffic Control (ATC)…
Business & GARockwell Collins, Stellar Labs to Develop Collaborative Biz Av Flight Management Tool [Avionics Today 09-27-2016] Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs have signed an agreement to develop a new flight operations platform for business aviation that aims to enable aircraft operators and flight departments to…
Business & GAThomas Global Systems TFD-8601 EFIS STC’d on Embraer EMB 120 Thomas Global’s TFD-8601 displays installed in an Ameriflight Embraer EMB 120 aircraft. Photo: Thomas Global Systems [Avionics Today 09-27-2016] Thomas Global Systems has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its…
CommercialDiehl and Thales Establish Singaporean Subsidiary to Support APAC Growth Diehl headquarters. Photo: Diehl [Avionics Today 09-27-2016] In a bid to support growing demand in the aerospace industry in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, Diehl Aerospace, a unit of Diehl Aerosystems, along…
CommercialVIDEO: Take a Look Inside Southwest’s First 737MAX as it Launches Operational Testing Boeing 737 Max 8. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-27-2016] Southwest took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to Dallas, Texas on Sept. 23. The MAX aircraft is in Dallas…
CommercialQatar Airways Emerges as Launch Customer for Flight Aware, Aireon Flight Tracking Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 09-26-2016] Qatar Airways has emerged as the launch customer for the GlobalBeacon flight tracking solution produced through a partnership between Aireon and FlightAware. The agreement will provide Qatar…
CommercialKa-Band Connectivity to Become Standard on Lufthansa’s A320 Fleet Lufthansa A320. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 09-26-2016] Lufthansa Technik AG has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment for the Lufthansa Group's entire Airbus A320 aircraft family. Together with…
CommercialAlaska Air, Virgin America Delay Acquisition Alaska Air and Virgin America are delaying consummating their merger. Photo: Alaska Airlines [Avionics Today 09-26-2016] Alaska Air Group and Virgin America will be delaying the official Virgin America-acquisition in agreement with…