Business & GAHondaJet Wins Production Certificate to Build in the US HondaJets on the final assembly line. Photo: Honda [Avionics Today 07-12-2016] The FAA has granted Honda Aircraft a production certificate to build the HA-420 HondaJet, an advanced light jet, at its world…
CommercialEsterline Wins Avionics Contracts with Antonov, Royal Jordanian Air Force Antonov AN-124 cargo plane for which Esterline CMC will supply high-performance avionics. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 07-12-2016] Esterline CMC Electronics has won several major avionics contracts, announced this week at the Farnborough…
CommercialAt Farnborough 2016, AirBaltic Touts C Series Avionics Benefits [Avionics Today 07-12-2016] Regardless of all of the financial rumors, analysis, and troubles Bombardier has suffered over the last year with its C Series program, technologically, it will be one of the…
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…