MilitaryBoeing Challenges Denmark’s Decision to Pass on F/A-18 Fighter Jet F/A-18 Super Hornet. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] Boeing says it took the first step toward bringing a formal legal challenge of the Danish Ministry of Defense’s evaluation regarding the country’s next…
CommercialHong Kong Airlines Orders 9 More A330s Hong Kong Airlines A330. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] Hong Kong Airlines ordered nine additional A330-300 aircraft from Airbus. The new A330’s will operate across a network that links Hong Kong with…
MilitaryGeneral Dynamics Developing Threat Detection Platform for US Air Force [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems to design, develop, integrate, test and demonstrate a software prototype that correlates geospatial intelligence, signals…
CommercialIt’s a D8: Aurora Wins $2.9 Million Contract to Continue Super Efficient Aircraft Development Aurora's D8 ultra-efficient commercial aircraft mock-up. Photo: Aurora [Avionics Today 09-14-2016] NASA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a six-month, $2.9 million contract for continued development of the company's D8 aircraft, an ultra-efficient…
MilitaryBoeing, Saab Unveil T-38 Replacement Hopeful Boeing’s T-X aircraft candidate. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-14-2016] Boeing and its partner, Swedish defense company Saab, have revealed two production T-X aircraft, their candidate to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging…
CommercialInmarsat Inks Contract to Deliver Aviation Safety Services in China Seated from left to right: Otto Gergye, Inmarsat Aviation’s Vice President of Airline Market Development, Song Zhen, MCN Vice President, and Zhu Yanbo, ADCC Vice President, are joined by colleagues to celebrate…
ATM ModernizationChina Automates China Airport’s ATM Through Thales Tech Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 09-14-2016] The North China Air Traffic Management Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China is automating the terminal maneuvering area, area control, and operations at Beijing Capital…
ATM ModernizationUS Airlines Talk Benefits of NextGen, Impact of Drones [Avionics Magazine 09-15-2016] Executives from Alaska Airlines, JetBlue and UPS attended the annual Airlines for America (A4A) commercial aviation summit Tuesday, Sept. 14, to discuss the impact of the NextGen rollout on…