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Play 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…

Business & GA

First 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…

Business & GA

Cobham 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…

Commercial

Additive 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 & GA

AEA 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…

Military

Lockheed Martin Inaugurates Advanced Pilot Training Facility

T-50A aircraft. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 08-17-2016] Lockheed Martin officially opened its Advanced Pilot Training facility in Greenville, South Carolina. The newly refurbished building will house the Ground-Based Training System (GBTS),…