CommercialNAV CANADA Launches Project to Modernize Airport Radar Systems [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] NAV CANADA has launched a $125 million multi-year project to upgrade Terminal Surveillance Radar (TSR) at 12 sites. The project will be phased in starting with five major airports…
ATM ModernizationEuropean ATM Master Plan Update Features New Avionics Roadmap [Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) leadership recently announced their formal approval of the 2015 update of the European ATM Master Plan. Serving as the central…
CommercialBoeing to Enhance Compliance System, Pay $12 Million Settlement [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with Boeing that resolves multiple pending and potential enforcement cases. Under the agreement, Boeing…
Business & GAAirbus to Acquire Navtech [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] Airbus has announced a new agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of the Navtech group of companies. The U.K.-based Navtech currently provides Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solutions,…
MilitaryBAE to Provide US Air Force Radar Support [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] BAE Systems has received a five-year $278.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Instrumentation Radar Support Program (IRSP). The aerospace and defense manufacturer has been…
MilitaryNAVAIR to Invest $10 Million in Avionics Projects [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Navy’s Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP) is prepared to accept proposals, from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices, to award more than $10 million in…
ATM ModernizationFive 2015 Updates on the NextGen ADS-B Program [Avionics Today 12-22-2015] 2015 was a major year of progress, learning about equipage challenges and program re-alignment for the FAA's NextGen Automatic Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandate initiative. Throughout the year, the…
CommercialTAM Airlines becomes first A350 XWB operator from the Americas [Avionics Today 12-21-2015] LATAM Airlines Group, made up of LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB in Toulouse, France. In doing so, TAM will become the…