CommercialIndigo to Become First A320neo Operator in Asia [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] One of India's largest commercial airlines, IndiGo, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 new engine option (A320neo) aircraft. According to Airbus, the delivery makes IndiGo the first…
CommercialEuropean Union Seeks Air Safety Agreements With China and Japan [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] The European Commission is moving forward with opening negotiations to establish new Bilateral Air Safety Agreements (BASA) with civil aviation regulatory organizations in China and Japan. According to a…
ATM ModernizationESA Awards Contract to Facilitate Satellite-based CPDLC in Europe by 2018 [Avionics Today 03-11-2016] A little more than a year after the European Commission (EC) delayed its mandate for European airspace users to equip their aircraft with Controller to Pilot Data Link Communications…
CommercialAmazon to Lease Boeing 767s for Air Cargo Operations [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), an Ohio-based aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation service provider has reached an agreement with Amazon Fulfillment Services to operate an air cargo network…
Business & GAAirbus Completes Navtech Acquisition [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] Airbus Group has completed the acquisition of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and aeronautical charts and navigation data solutions provider Navtech. The completion of the acquisition comes following an agreement…
MilitaryL-3 Wins Maintenance Contract for Naval F/A-18 Fleet [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] L-3 Communications has won a contract award to provide depot-level maintenance for the U.S. Navy's fleet of F/A-18 A/B/C/D fighter jets. F/A-18 fighter jet. Photo: Boeing. …
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman to Modernize Air Traffic Communications in Dubai [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] Northrop Grumman's U.K.-based subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has announced a new contract award to expand the existing capabilities of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications systems at…
ATM ModernizationSenate Proposes FAA Reauthorization With Key NextGen Requirements [Avionics Today 03-10-2016] On Wednesday, March 9, commerce leaders on the Senate transportation committee introduced the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016, which would reauthorize the FAA and related programs through the end…