CommercialAirbus Retools Assembly Line to Accommodate A350-1000 Final Assembly Airbus started final assembly of the first A350-1000 on schedule at the A350 XWB final assembly line in Toulouse, France, beginning in February 2016. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] Airbus’ A350 XWB…
Business & GACirrus Aircraft Reports Strong 2015 Deliveries Cirrus SR22 aircraft, rendering. Photo: Cirrus Aircraft [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] Cirrus Aircraft’s new aircraft shipments in 2015 exceeded 300 for the second year in a row, the general aviation manufacturer reported. New…
Business & GAInternational Effort to Modernize GA Regulation Making Progress [Avionics Today 02-12-2016] The effort to improve and modernize regulation and certification for General Aviation (GA) aircraft is moving forward with major progress in North America and Europe, according to General Aviation…
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CommercialJetBlue Launches Tech Venture in Silicon Valley JetBlue data-themed plane. Photo: JetBlue [Avionics Today 02-11-2016] JetBlue is launching a Technology Ventures unit, a wholly owned subsidiary that will invest in, incubate and partner with early stage startups at the…
ATM ModernizationFlyht Partners with Flight Data Services to Offer Streamlined Data Monitoring Flyht and FDS have partnered to offer a comprehensive flight tracking solution. Photo: FDS [Avionics Today 02-11-2016] Flyht Aerospace Solutions has inked a partnership with Flight Data Services (FDS), a company that…
MilitaryF-35 Lightning II Fleet Logs 50,000 Flight Hours Four F-35 Lighting II aircraft fly over Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The F-35 fleet recently surpassed 50,000 flight hours. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 02-11-2016] F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating at…
Business & GAGarmin to Up Satcom Capabilities with DeLorme Acquisition DeLorme headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine. Photo: Jeffrey Stevenson/DeLorme [Avionics Today 02-11-2016] Garmin has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of DeLorme, a privately held company that designs…