Business & GAJeppesen Releases iOS 9, Windows 10-Compliant FliteDeck Pro EFB Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro EFB. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 02-29-2016] Jeppesen has released a version of its FliteDeck Pro Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution that is compliant with iOS 9 and Windows 10…
ATM ModernizationUK-Ireland FAB Completes Trial of SESAR Cross-Border Sectorization [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] The United Kingdom-Ireland Functional Airspace Block (FAB) has successfully concluded a trial of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) concept of dynamic sectorization — the tactical switching of…
CommercialThales to Develop Ground Component for Inmarsat’s EAN Thales will develop the ground component for the European Aviation Network. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has selected Thales to develop and manufacture a Complementary Ground Component (CGC)…
Business & GAEmbraer Rolls Out its E190-E2 Rendering of the E190-E2. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] Embraer held a ceremony on Feb. 5 to celebrate the rollout of its new E190-E2 narrow body, the first E2 jet — Embraer´s…
MilitaryUS Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin JASSM Contract for Additional Polish Air Force Integration JASSM's airframe. Photo: Lockheed Martin, Courtesy of the US Air Force [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] Lockheed Martin recently received a $7.9 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to support…
ATM ModernizationUnmanned Traffic Management to Help in Safe Expansion of Commercial UAS [Avionics Today 02-25-2016] As the FAA prepares to launch an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to develop performance-based standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight operations, research and development on a key technology…
CommercialPanasonic Contracts for SES Satellite Capacity to Expand Satellite IFC Rendering of the SES 14 satellite for which Panasonic Avionics has contracted capacity to expand its IFC capabilities. Photo: SES [Avionics Today 02-25-2016] Panasonic Avionics has struck two major, multi-year, High Throughput…
Business & GAEU, China Launch $11 Million Technical Aviation Cooperation Project Representatives from each country sign the EU and China Aviation Partnership Project. Photo: EASA [Avionics Today 02-25-2016] The European Union and China have officially launched a 5-year, $11 million project to link…