CommercialHarris Sells Aerostructures Business to Albany International Employee working on aircraft wing tip. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 02-29-2016] Albany International will acquire Harris Corp.’s Aerostructures business for an enterprise value of $210 million, the two companies announced on Feb.…
Business & GAFlightcell to Use Aspen Avionics CGS for In-flight Cellular and Satellite Wi-Fi Flightcell DZMx. Photo: Aspen Avionics [Avionics Today 02-29-2016] Flightcell International will use a proprietary version of Aspen Avionics’ CG-100 Connected Gateway System (CGS) to enable pilots and passengers of both fixed-wing and…
Business & GAJeppesen Releases iOS 9, Windows 10-Compliant FliteDeck Pro EFB Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro EFB. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 02-29-2016] Jeppesen has released a version of its FliteDeck Pro Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution that is compliant with iOS 9 and Windows 10…
ATM ModernizationUK-Ireland FAB Completes Trial of SESAR Cross-Border Sectorization [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] The United Kingdom-Ireland Functional Airspace Block (FAB) has successfully concluded a trial of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) concept of dynamic sectorization — the tactical switching of…
CommercialThales to Develop Ground Component for Inmarsat’s EAN Thales will develop the ground component for the European Aviation Network. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has selected Thales to develop and manufacture a Complementary Ground Component (CGC)…
Business & GAEmbraer Rolls Out its E190-E2 Rendering of the E190-E2. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] Embraer held a ceremony on Feb. 5 to celebrate the rollout of its new E190-E2 narrow body, the first E2 jet — Embraer´s…
MilitaryUS Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin JASSM Contract for Additional Polish Air Force Integration JASSM's airframe. Photo: Lockheed Martin, Courtesy of the US Air Force [Avionics Today 02-26-2016] Lockheed Martin recently received a $7.9 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to support…
ATM ModernizationUnmanned Traffic Management to Help in Safe Expansion of Commercial UAS [Avionics Today 02-25-2016] As the FAA prepares to launch an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to develop performance-based standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight operations, research and development on a key technology…