Military

US Air Force Contracts for Five More C-130Js

C-130J, rendering. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 08-29-2016] The U.S. Air Force has contracted for five additional C-130J aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The order, valued at a more than $287 million, serves…

ATM Modernization

Gulfstream FAA-Approved for GIV and GV Fans-Over-Iridium Solution

Gulfstream GIV aircraft. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie/Arnoud Schoor [Avionics Today 08-26-2016] The FAA has approved Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to upgrade Gulfstream GIV and GV aircraft with Future Air Navigation System (FANS)-over-Iridium (FOI)…

Business & GA

NetJets Exec Hops to ExcelAire

[Avionics Today 08-26-2016] Robert Molsbergen has been named president of ExcelAire, Hawthorne Global Aviation Services’ private jet charter and management company. Molsbergen joins ExcelAire from NetJets, where he served as president of…

ATM Modernization

EASA Loosens Regulation to Encourage PBN Approaches

[Avionics Today 08-26-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has modernized the regulatory approach toward operations using Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) specifications. This system aims to allow for a safer, more flexible and…

ATM Modernization

Equip ADS-B Marketplace Launches to Streamline GA Equipage

Photo: Equip ADS-B Marketplace [Avionics Today 08-25-2016] A new website, The Equip ADS-B Marketplace, aimed at upping Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipage for General Aviation (GA) aircraft owners, is nearing launch on…