CommercialCommercial Avionics Market to Grow to $22 Billion in 2020 The commercial avionics market will grow to $22 billion in the next five years. Photo: Avionics for NextGen [Avionics Today 03-23-2016] The commercial avionics systems market will likely grow from $16 billion…
Business & GABombardier’s CSeries Completes European Route-Proving Tour Bombardier CS100 route-proving aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 03-23-2016] Bombardier’s CS100 aircraft, certified by Transport Canada in December, has completed its European route-proving tour. The program was conducted in the network of…
CommercialInvestigators Uncover ‘Satisfactory’ FlyDubai Flight FZ981 CVR Data, Begin Analysis Investigators analyze the cockpit voice recorder of FlyDubai flight FZ981. Photo: The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) [Avionics Today 03-23-2016] The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) team responsible for investigating the crash of FlyDubai…
ATM ModernizationAmerican Airlines CEO Seeks New Structure for FAA [Avionics Today 03-23-2016] American Airlines CEO Doug Parker pushed heavily for a separation of the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) from the FAA during his speech at the annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce…
Business & GATransport Canada Certifies Bombardier WAVE IFC Solution Actor William Shatner using Bombardier’s WAVE IFC solution in flight. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] Transport Canada has awarded Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere (WAVE) high-speed In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution…
CommercialFirst US-Manufactured Airbus Aircraft Takes Flight First US-built Airbus aircraft taking flight. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] The first Airbus aircraft produced in the U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala., which opened in September 2015, has flown for…
CommercialNew Report Predicts Massive Growth in EFB Market A pilot using an EFB. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] A new report on the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) market published by MarketsandMarkets, finds that the EFB industry is projected to reach…
CommercialANA Software Glitch Delays Thousands of Domestic Flights in Japan [Avionics Today 03-22-2016] Issues with computer systems in Japan delayed thousands of flights at more than 50 airports across Japan on Tuesday, March 22. According to a statement released by the country’s…