Commercial

Singapore’s BOC Aviation Orders 30 Additional A320s

BOC Aviation A320, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-08-2016] BOC Aviation, a Singapore-based global aircraft leasing company owned by Bank of China, has announced an order for an additional 30 A320 family…

Commercial

Indian Airline Vistara Deploys SITAOnAir Network Technology

Vistara, an Indian carrier, has equipped its fleet of A320’s with SITAOnAir’s network technology. Photo: SITAOnAir [Avionics Today 01-07-2016] SITA and SITAOnAir have completed the joint implementation of aircraft communications, airline operations…

Business & GA

Valair Aviation Sees 400% Increase in Avionics Upgrades

Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. Photo: Valair Aviation [Avionics Today 01-07-2016] Valair Aviation, an aerospace and defense company that performs aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) and Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) services, has reported…

ATM Modernization

Huerta Updates Industry on NextGen, UAS Progress

[Avionics Today 01-07-2015] FAA Administrator Michael Huerta recently provided his thoughts on the agency's progress rolling out airspace modernization initiatives and technologies under its NextGen program in 2015 and what to expect…

Business & GA

Lockheed Martin Scores US Army Contract to Sustain Apache Systems

The Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system, the advanced electro-optical fire control system that AH-64D/E Apache helicopter. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 01-06-2016] The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed…

ATM Modernization

Satellite Brings Aircraft Surveillance to Africa

[Avionics Today 01-06-2016] African airlines are seeing growth on the horizon, but the continent still operates with relatively sparse air traffic surveillance. With the South African Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Air…