Business & GA

SEC Qualifies XTI’s Aircraft Program Crowdfunding Investments

Rendering of XTI’s TriFan 600 aircraft. Photo: XTI Aircraft Company [Avionics Today 01-22-2016] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has qualified the XTI Aircraft Company’s (XTI) crowdfunding campaign under Regulation A+, which…

Commercial

United to Invest $1.7 Billion in Fleet in 2016

[Avionics Today 01-21-2016] United Airlines expects to invest $1.7 billion into its commercial aircraft fleet in 2016, the airlines' executives told analysts and journalists during its 2015 fourth quarter earnings call on…

Business & GA

Honeywell’s GX Aviation Hardware Approved for Boeing 757

JetWave Hardware for GX Aviation installation on Honeywell Boeing 757 test aircraft. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 01-21-2016] Honeywell Aerospace's JetWave wireless In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system has received U.S. FAA approval for the Boeing…

Business & GA

Textron Expands MRO Reach with Able Aerospace Acquisition

[Avionics Today 01-21-2016] Textron Aviation has completed the acquisition of Able Engineering & Component Services and Able Aerospace, an Arizona-based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul company. Able provides component repairs, component exchanges and…

Business & GA

Inmarsat Expands Asia Pacific Presence

Opening of Inmarsat’s Singapore office. Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Today 01-21-2016] Inmarsat has opened a new Singapore office, which is the company’s largest facility in Asia Pacific region. The new facility will expand…

Commercial

Airbus 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 & GA

CMU, 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,…