Editor's NoteFANS 1/A: 2015 and Beyond Future Air Navigation System (FANS) technology is a form of Controller to Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) that uses the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) network for air traffic controller…
Editor's NoteApps Offer New Frontiers for the Airline Ecosystem Apps are fast becoming the essential interface between traveller and In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC), improving passenger experience and, crucially, generating possibilities for ancillary revenue generation. Frequent fliers expect to use their…
ATM ModernizationINEA Approves 318.5 Million Euros for Pilot Common Project Activities The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) green lighted a key project to improve the management of the European airspace. The project, which is supported under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with…
CommercialBoeing, GE and Flatiron Formalize Super Hornet Agreement The F/A-18 Super Hornet. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 11-30-2015] Boeing, General Electric Corporation (GE), and information management company Flatiron Solutions have signed a new collaboration agreement to formalize the combined team’s entry…
CommercialElbit Systems Wins $200 Million Swiss UAS Contract The Elbit Systems Hermes 900 flying over Switzerland during the Swiss evaluation of the UAS. Photo: Armasuisse [Avionics Today 11-30-2015] Elbit Systems has been awarded an approximately $200 million contract from the…
Business & GABombardier Lays Out 2016 Outlook Bombardier Global 6000, Challenger 650 and Learjet 75 aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 11-30-2015] As 2015 comes to a close, Bombardier has outlined the company’s strategic and transformation objectives for 2016. In…
ATM ModernizationCAA Introduces Airspace Changes to Reduce Noise, Emissions The U.K. CAA has introduced changes to airspace aimed at modernizing air traffic management operations. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 11-30-2015] The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved a series of…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic Adds New Image Generation System to 787 Simulator [Avionics Today 11-25-2015] Virgin Atlantic Airways is adding Rockwell Collins' EP-8100 image generation system to its Boeing 787 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) as part of a contract with L-3 Communications. This will…