Business & GA

Embraer Begins Legacy 450 Deliveries

[Avionics Today 12-23-2015] Embraer Executive Jets has started deliveries of its newest business jet, the Legacy 450. Corporate technology provider LMG received the first Legacy 450, a mid sized business jet with…

Commercial

Boeing to Enhance Compliance System, Pay $12 Million Settlement

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with Boeing that resolves multiple pending and potential enforcement cases. Under the agreement, Boeing…

Business & GA

Airbus to Acquire Navtech

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] Airbus has announced a new agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of the Navtech group of companies. The U.K.-based Navtech currently provides Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solutions,…

Military

BAE to Provide US Air Force Radar Support

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] BAE Systems has received a five-year $278.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Instrumentation Radar Support Program (IRSP). The aerospace and defense manufacturer has been…

Military

NAVAIR to Invest $10 Million in Avionics Projects

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] The U.S. Navy’s Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP) is prepared to accept proposals, from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices, to award more than $10 million in…

ATM Modernization

Five 2015 Updates on the NextGen ADS-B Program 

[Avionics Today 12-22-2015] 2015 was a major year of progress, learning about equipage challenges and program re-alignment for the FAA's NextGen Automatic Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandate initiative. Throughout the year, the…

Commercial

Airbus Beluga XL Production Begins

[Avionics Today 12-21-2015] Production on the Beluga XL aircraft MSN001 has begun, as Airbus reports that the first cut of the rear fuselage has been achieved in Spain. Final assembly of MSN001,…