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…
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…
Embedded AvionicsElbit Systems Wins Contract for Asia-Pacific Advanced Electro-Optic Systems Spectro XR. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 09-12-2016] An unnamed Asia-Pacific country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract valued at over $90 million for the supply of Spectro XR advanced electro-optic systems.…