Commercial

Alaska Air Sees 10 Percent Yearly Bump in Traffic

Alaska Airlines has seen an increase in yearly traffic. Photo: Alaska Airlines [Avionics Today 01-06-2016] Alaska Air Group reported December 2015 and year-end operational results for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, which…

Embedded Avionics

US Air Force Awards Boeing $855 Million Avionics Contract

T-38 aircraft. Photo: U.S. Air Force, Chad Bellay [Avionics Today 01-05-2016] The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing an $855 million contract for T-38C avionics component integration and contractor logistics support.…

Business & GA

AirMule VTOL UAS Completes First Autonomous Flight

AirMule VTOL UAS. Photo: Tactical Robotics [Avionics Today 01-05-2016] Tactical Robotics’ AirMule Vertical TakeOff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has successfully completed its first autonomous, untethered flight at the Megiddo…

Military

Lockheed Martin to Supply 78 US Government C-130Js

C-130J Super Hercules, rendering. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 1-04-2016] Lockheed Martin will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J multi-year II contract. The Department of Defense…

Business & GA

Bombardier Delivers First Q400 Cargo-Combi

Takashi Irei, President, Ryukyu Air Commuter and Hugues Lessard, VPGM, Operations, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 1-04-2016] Bombardier has delivered the very first Q400 cargo-combi aircraft to Ryukyu Air Commuter…