CommercialSouthwest Sees Big 2015 Profits from Fleet Modernization, Lower Fuel Prices Southwest Airlines has seen record profits as a result of lower fuel prices and fleet modernization efforts. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 01-21-2016] Southwest Airlines has reported a yearly annual net income of…
CommercialAirbus Delivers First A320neo to Lufthansa The Lufthansa Group, Airbus’ largest airline customer and operator, marked a major step in aviation history by taking delivery of the first A320neo on 20 January 2016. Left to right: Robert Leduc,…
Business & GACMU, Sikorsky Demonstrate UAV, UGV Collaboration The Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft equipped with Matrix technology. Photo: Sikorsky [Avionics Today 01-20-2016] Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky have completed a joint autonomy demonstration that proved the capability of new,…
CommercialLufthansa Tecknik Inks MRO Contact with Philippine Airlines [Avionics Today 01-20-2016] Philippine Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a five-year Total Component Maintenance (TCM) contract for the airline's Airbus A320 and A340 fleet. The services will be extended at the…
CommercialDelta Reinvests Record Profits into Fleet Delta fleet. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 01-20-2016] Delta Air Lines reported a profitable quarter buoyed by dropping oil prices, including net income of $926 million, up 51 percent from the December quarter…
Embedded AvionicsFACE Avionics Software Reuse Expands With NAVAIR [Avionics Today 01-20-2016] The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is continuing to expand the integration of the Future Air Capability Environment (FACE) avionics standard across its aircraft system. Most recently, Rockwell…
Business & GABombardier Launches CS100 Program Ramp Up Bombardier’s CS100. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 01-19-2016] Bombardier’s C Series aircraft program has begun the ramp-up to full production. The final assembly facility is fully equipped and production is progressing according to…
Business & GAUTC Appoints New Pratt & Whitney President New Pratt & Whitney President Robert Leduc. Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 01-19-2016] United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has appointed Robert Leduc as president of Pratt & Whitney. Leduc, who served as president of…