ATM Modernization

CarlisleIT ARINC 791 Adapter Plate Passes Bird Strike Testing

[Avionics Today 02-09-2016] Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, in partnership with Saint Gobain Performance Plastics, has completed an FAA-witnessed bird strike qualification test for an ARINC 791 compliant installation. Testing included an A320 fuselage…

Business & GA

Avionics Buoy Teledyne’s Aerospace Q4 2015 Sales

Offices of Teledyne Controls. Photo: Teledyne [Avionics Today 02-08-2016] Teledyne Technologies’ aerospace and defense electronics segment’s fourth quarter 2015 sales increased 6.5 percent from the fourth quarter 2014, coming in at $153.9…

Commercial

Alaskan Regional Airline to Equip with Universal Avionics MFD

Universal Avionics’ MFD-890R Multi-Function Display (MFD) system. Photo: Universal Avionics [Avionics Today 02-08-2016] Ravn Alaska has selected Universal Avionics’ MFD-890R Multi-Function Display (MFD) system, to deliver critical flight safety information and weather…

Business & GA

Gogo Adds 1,100 to Connected Fleet in 2015

Gogo test aircraft. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 02-08-2016] Gogo added nearly 1,100 commercial and business aircraft with broadband connectivity technologies to its installed fleet in 2015. Across commercial and business aviation, Gogo…

Business & GA

Jeff Pino of XTI, Sikorsky Dies in Plane Crash

[Avionics Today 02-08-2016] Jeffrey Pino, vice chairman of the XTI Aircraft Company and former president of Sikorsky Aircraft, died in a plane crash Feb. 5 near Phoenix, Ariz. Jeff Pino of XTI…

ATM Modernization

Everything You Need to Know About FAA Reauthorization and ATC Reform

[Avionics Today 02-05-2016] Following House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster’s introduction of the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act on Wednesday, Feb. 3, organizations within different segments of the aviation community…