ConnectivityGilat, Diamond Aircraft Partner to Provide ISR Satellite Satcom Diamond’s DA62 cockpit. Photo: Diamond [Avionics Today 03-29-2016] Gilat Satellite Networks has partnered with Diamond Aircraft of Austria to deliver airborne broadband connectivity via satellite. Gilat will provide Diamond with a Beyond-Line-of-Sight…
ATM ModernizationFAA Approves Gulfstream’s FANS 1/A+ GIV-SP Solution GIV-SP aircraft. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 03-29-2016] The FAA has approved Gulfstream Aerospace to install the mandated Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A+ avionics on GIV-SP aircraft. FANS 1/A+ uses automation and…
CommercialBoeing Projects Latin American Airlines Will Need $350 Billion in Aircraft over Next 20 Years Aircraft from Latin American-carrier Aviana Airlines. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 03-29-2016] Boeing projects Latin American airlines will need 3,050 new airplanes valued at $350 billion in the next two decades, tripling the…
CommercialAviation CEOs: Cybersecurity is Under Control [Avionics Today 03-29-2016] Executives from across all segments of aviation agree that aircraft cybersecurity is an issue that the industry needs to continue to address. But, as several prominent CEOs told attendees…
Business & GARockwell Collins to Install Common Avionics Architecture System on Indian CH-47Fs Rockwell Collins’ Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS). Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 03-28-2016] Rockwell Collins will provide its Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) for 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Indian Ministry…
CommercialBoeing Names Aftermarket Supply Chain Company CEO Eric Strafel, Aviall president and CEO. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 03-28-2016] Eric Strafel has been named president and CEO of Aviall, a wholly owned Boeing subsidiary that provides, aftermarket supply-chain management services…
CommercialAutopilot Uptake Expected to Bolster $720 Million Flight Navigation System Market [Avionics Today 03-28-2016] The global flight navigation system market is set to surpass $720 million by 2019, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of close to 6 percent, according to…
CommercialNAVAIR, AAR Ink $105 Million C-40A Clipper MRO Contract C-40 Clipper A aircraft. Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Kendra Kaufman [Avionics Today 03-28-2016] The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded AAR a $105 million five-year, fixed-price contract for fleet…
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