CommercialHouse Approves FAA Short-Term Funding Extension Bill The House has approved a short-term FAA funding extension. Photo: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee [Avionics Today 07-12-2016] The House of Representatives unanimously approved an FAA short-term extension that ensures the FAA is…
CommercialPanasonic, China Telecom Satellite Extend IFC Trial to Chinese Airlines Photo: China Eastern Airlines [Avionics Today 07-12-2016] Panasonic Avionics and China Telecom Satellite (CTS), announced a one-year extension of their Ku-band In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) trial that will expand connectivity to several Chinese…
CommercialThales Announces Flurry of Avionics Contracts easyjet A320. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 07-11-2016] Thales has revealed it landed contracts for more than 400 Airbus single-aisle aircraft platforms in the last six months for its Flight Management Systems (FMS)…
CommercialUTC Aerospace Sensor Aims to Enhance Global Hawk UAS ISR Global Hawk UAS. Photo: Carla Thomas [Avionics Today 07-11-2016] The U.S. Air Force has awarded UTC Aerospace Systems a contract to support the integration and testing of the MS-177 Multi-Spectral Imaging (MSI)…
CommercialHoneywell, Israel Aerospace Industries to Develop Sense and Avoid Tech for IAI UAS IAI Heron UAS. Photo: SSGT REYNALDO RAMON, USAF [Avionics Today 07-11-2016] Honeywell is partnering with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly develop a sense-and-avoid capability for IAI’s Heron family of Unmanned Aerial…
MilitaryDoD Rolls out Phase II Cost-Cutting Plan for the F-35 F-35 Lightning II. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 07-11-2016] The Department of Defense (DoD) has released two initiatives alongside industry to reduce F-35 Lightning II production and sustainment costs. The first is…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Outlooks See Strong Market for Satellite-Connected Aircraft [Avionics Magazine 07-11-2016] Airbus and Boeing both released their 20-year global market forecasts on the first day of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. Airbus was less optimistic in it’s long term view…
CommercialAnalysts Predict Civil UAS Market Will Explode UAS. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 07-08-2016] Non-military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) production will soar from $2.6 billion worldwide in 2016 to $10.9 billion in 2025, a 15.4 percent compound annual growth rate…