Business & GA

Hobbyists Required to Register UAS Under New IFR

[Avionics Today 12-14-2015] In a move to reign in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as numbers flourish, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx alongside FAA Deputy Administrator Michael G. Whitaker announced on…

Business & GA

RDD 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…

Business & GA

Embraer 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…

ATM Modernization

Play 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 Modernization

NATS 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…

ATM Modernization

Eurocontrol Announces Direct Route Options Across Several FABs

[Avionics Today 12-11-2015] Eurocontrol has announced that 47 new plannable Direct Routes (DCT) came into operation in continental Europe, covering the northwest-southeast axis between the United Kingdom and Hungary. In February 2016,…