Commercial

Amazon 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 & GA

Airbus 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…

Military

L-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.  …

Business & GA

FAA Proposes New Part 23 Airworthiness Rule

[Avionics Today 03-09-2016] The FAA has proposed a new rule to overhaul its existing airworthiness standards for small General Aviation (GA) aircraft. Under the newly proposed rule, the current certification standards for…