Business & GA

China Express Orders 10 Bombardier CRJ900 Jets

China Airlines CRJ900 jet. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 12-31-2015] China Express Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 CRJ900 regional jets, raising its total orders for this model of aircraft to…

Commercial

Flyht Aerospace AFIRS 228 Receives Brazilian Certification

Rendering of Flyht Aerospace’s AFIRS system. Photo: Flyht [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of Brazil has awarded Flyht Aerospace Solutions a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its Automated…

Commercial

Hawaiian Airlines Appoints New COO

Jon Snook, chief operations officer, Hawaiian Airlines. Photo: Hawaiian Airlines [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Jon Snook to the position of chief operations officer. Snook, who has served as Hawaiian's interim…

ATM Modernization

uAvionix, Draganfly Integrate UAS ADS-B with Sense-and-Avoid

The Ping network at work with Draganfly Innovations' Surveyor GS. Photo: Draganfly [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] uAvionix Corp. has integrated its Ping Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver with Draganfly's autopilot and surveyor ground…

ATM Modernization

Avionics 10 Most Popular Headlines in 2015

 [Avionics Today 12-30-2015] With 2016 on the horizon we can look back and say it has certainly been a big year in aviation. From new aircraft certifications — Bombardier’s C Series, the…

Embedded Avionics

Elbit Systems Win $50 Million ISTAR Contract

[Avionics Today 12-29-2015] An unnamed Asia-Pacific country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract to supply a comprehensive airborne solution for use in Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. The prime…

Business & GA

Triumph Aerospace Appoints New CEO

Daniel J. Crowley, CEO, Triumph Group. Photo: Raytheon [Avionics Today 12-29-2015] Aerospace and defense company Triumph Group has appointed a new chief executive officer, Daniel J. Crowley, effective Jan. 4, 2016. The…