Business & GARDD to Upgrade Avionics, Structure for Lancair IV-P [Avionics Today 12-15-2015] RDD Enterprises, an experimental aircraft research, design and development firm, has announced a major upgrade for Lancair IV and IV-P airframes. The conversion, carrying the LX7 moniker, replaces the…
CommercialLockheed Martin Delivers Final C-5M Super Galaxy to US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 12-15-2015] Lockheed Martin delivered the last modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air Force on Dec. 9. The aircraft was the…
Business & GAFAA Awards Certification for Gulfstream Smart Cabin Upgrades Gulfstream GIV. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 12-15-2015] Gulfstream Aerospace has received approval from the FAA to install the Gogo Business Aviation UCS 5000 smart cabin system on Gulfstream GV and GIV aircraft.…
Business & GAEmbraer Delivers Phenom 100E to Chinese Launch Customer Embraer’s Phenom 100E. Photo: Embraer Executive Jets [Avionics Today 12-15-2015] Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the first Phenom 100E in China. Wanfeng Aviation, a subsidiary of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, a large…
Business & GAMake Way for the Uber Jet Business Model The JetSmarter app. Photo: JetSmarter [Avionics Today 12-14-2015] With connectivity and mobile applications changing the landscape for business and commercial aviation alike, private aviation is seeing the impact in the palms of…
Embedded AvionicsUS Air Force Awards Raytheon $26.9 Million to Upgrade C-130 Radios U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 12-14-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $29.6 million contract to install MXF-626K Very High Frequency (VHF) communications systems on…
ATM ModernizationPlay the Avionics News Quiz of December 11 The holidays are fast approaching, but not fast enough if you ask us. In the meantime there’s lots of juicy gossip on the aviation circuit to keep you occupied in the cold…
ATM ModernizationNATS Trial Aims to Cut Holding Times Diagram of the XMAN system. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 12-11-2015] A project to cut aircraft holding times at Heathrow Airport has been so successful that the trial procedure has now entered permanent…