CommercialAirbus Seeks Innovation, Supply Chain Support for Production Increase [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Bregier discussed some ambitious plans for the French airframe manufacturer moving forward in 2016 and beyond at the company's annual press conference Tuesday. Among…
CommercialLumexis Incorporates New Tech in its IFE System [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Lumexis Corporation is leveraging next generation hardware and software technology in their Fiber-To-The-Screen (FTTS) Gen-4 and iPAX In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems. Lumexis will implement the Android Lollipop (or Android…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Consider New Airline Pilot Training Requirements [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends the FAA develop new guidance and standards to ensure airline pilots are not…
Embedded AvionicsMDA Inks Contract to Revamp CP-140 Radar Ground Systems [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract amendment for $2.1 million with Canada's Department of National Defense to provide upgrades to the ground systems supporting the radar…
Business & GAAirbus Overshoots 2015 Target Deliveries Airbus A380. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] Airbus delivered 635 aircraft in 2015, exceeding its targets and hitting a new company record. The deliveries include: 491 A320 family aircraft; 103 A330s; 27…
CommercialJapan’s ANA to Acquire 8 Percent Stake in Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines airplane. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) group will acquire an 8.8 percent stake worth $108 billion in Vietnam Airlines. The partnership will also provide for…
Business & GADaher Delivers 55 Turboprop Aircraft in 2015 Daher’s TBM 900 aircraft. Photo: Daher [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] The airplane business unit of Daher, an equipment supplier developing integrated industrial systems for aerospace, delivered a total of 55 TBM 900s in…
MilitaryIsrael’s F-35’s Begin Taking Shape Aharon Marmarosh, director, Israel Ministry of Defense Mission in New York, leaves a commemorative message on F-35A aircraft AS-1, Israel's first F-35 "Adir" aircraft, at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in…