CommercialNew Small UAS Rule Becomes Effective Next Week, FAA Urges Operators to Prepare Small UAS. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 08-19-2016] The FAA is urging operators of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAS) to prepare for the new small drone rule for non-hobbyists, which becomes effective on…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of August 19 It’s National Aviation Day! A day intended to acknowledge those who helped pioneer aviation in the U.S., most notably the Wright Brother’s, and was established in 1939 by Franklin D. Roosevelt on…
CommercialNok Air, Boeing Launch Humanitarian Aid On Board a Boeing 737 Nok Air will transport school supplies, clothing to children in Thailand on Next-Generation 737-800 delivery flight. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-18-2016] Boeing and Thailand’s Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Nok Air have partnered to…
Business & GACobham CEO to Step Down by the End of the Year David Lockwood, who will join the company no later than Jan. 1, 2017, and will succeed current Cobham CEO Bob Murphy. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Today 08-18-2016] Cobham’s CEO, Bob Murphy, will step…
CommercialAdditive Manufacturing Opportunities Grow in Aerospace Photo: Frost & Sullivan [Avionics Today 08-18-2016] Escalating time and costs involved in aircraft manufacturing have brought Additive Manufacturing (AM) into the spotlight in the aviation industry, according to a new Frost…
Business & GAAEA President Comments on Lackluster 2016 Avionics Sales [Avionics Today 08-18-2016] Avionics sales saw another slump this quarter as reported by Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) second-quarter 2016 Avionics Market Report. The market saw a 6.5 percent decline in worldwide avionics…
Business & GAFirst Airline in China Goes Paperless with Jeppesen EFB Jeppesen FlightDeck Pro. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 08-18-2016] China Eastern Airlines recently received authorization from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to operate in a fully digital capacity, using Jeppesen FliteDeck…
CommercialICYMI: 6 Stories to Spark Your Avionics Curiosity [Avionics Today 08-16-2016] Are you enjoying your beachy vacation, looking out over the water, just wishing you could dive into some of the trendiest stories from the aviation industry? We know exactly…