CommercialAir China Equips with Rockwell Collins Voice and Data Coms Air china aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 02-16-2016] Air China has renewed its contract for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Globalink voice and data communications. The air/ground data communications service, which covers the national…
CommercialLufthansa Takes Delivery of First A320s Lufthansa takes delivery of the world's first Airbus A320neo as launch customer. Robert Leduc, President of Pratt & Whitney, Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Lufthansa Group, Airbus…
ATM ModernizationFirst Universal Avionics Equipped C-26 Aircraft Delivered Cockpit of the Universal Avionics equipped Fairchild C-26 Metroliner aircraft. Photo: Universal Avionics [Avionics Today 02-16-2016] The first of two Universal Avionics-equipped Fairchild C-26 Metroliner aircraft has been delivered to an unnamed…
ATM ModernizationHouse Transportation Committee Approves AIRR Act House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee during voting for the AIRR Act. Photo: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved legislation that establishes an independent,…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, KAI Offer USAF Advanced Pilot Training Solution Lockheed Martin T-50A. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] Lockheed Martin will offer the T-50A in the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition. Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)…
CommercialAirbus Retools Assembly Line to Accommodate A350-1000 Final Assembly Airbus started final assembly of the first A350-1000 on schedule at the A350 XWB final assembly line in Toulouse, France, beginning in February 2016. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] Airbus’ A350 XWB…
Business & GACirrus Aircraft Reports Strong 2015 Deliveries Cirrus SR22 aircraft, rendering. Photo: Cirrus Aircraft [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] Cirrus Aircraft’s new aircraft shipments in 2015 exceeded 300 for the second year in a row, the general aviation manufacturer reported. New…
Business & GAInternational Effort to Modernize GA Regulation Making Progress [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] The effort to improve and modernize regulation and certification for General Aviation (GA) aircraft is moving forward with major progress in North America and Europe, according to General Aviation…