Business & GA

Honda Aircraft Begins HondaJet Deliveries

[Avionics Today 12-24-2015] Honda Aircraft Co. completed the first delivery of its light business jet, the HondaJet, on Dec. 23, 2015. The delivery milestone follows final type certification issued by the FAA…

Business & GA

E1000 Completes Maiden Flight

[Avionics Today 12-24-2015] Epic AIrcraft completed the maiden flight of its first E1000 business jet conforming flight test article, FT1. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) remains on schedule to achieve an FAA…

Military

US Air Force Receives Additional Super Hercules

[Avionics Today 12-24-2015] U.S. Air Force crews recently ferried two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the Lockheed Martin facility. These aircraft are a C-130J-30 Super Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air…

Commercial

SAE International to Create Committee on Lithium Batteries

[Avionics Today 12-23-2015] SAE International is creating a new committee to develop a packaging performance standard for the safe shipment of lithium batteries as cargo on aircraft. The global standards development organization…

Commercial

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Completes First Flight

[Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Northrop Grumman has completed the successful first test flight of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft. A…