CommercialHoneywell Improves GBAS With New Software Upgrade [Avionics Today 11-6-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has released a third generation software update for its SmartPath Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS), following certification by the FAA. The new software upgrades further enhance precise satellite-guided…
MilitaryBoeing, Lockheed Martin Protest Air Force Bomber Contract Award [Avionics Today 11-6-2015] Boeing and Lockheed Martin have filed a formal protest requesting that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the decision to award the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) contract…
CommercialAir France KLM, Ramco Partner on MRO Innovation Center in Singapore [Avionics Today 11-6-2015] Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a partnership with Ramco Systems, which specializes in business software systems, especially in the MRO sector, to…
CommercialDJI Opens Palo Alto Research & Development Office [Avionics Today 11-6-2015] DJI has added two senior staff to open a Silicon Valley Research and Development (R&D). Rob Schlub joins DJI as vice president of R&D, and Darren Liccardo as vice…
ATM Modernization5 Updates on Aircraft Data Link Communications Progress [Avionics Toady 11-6-2015] The continued expansion and evolution of using aircraft data link communications to improve airspace capacity, flight operational efficiency, safety and to supplement congested voice channels between controllers and pilots…
MilitaryLockheed Completes F-16 Durability Milestone [Avionics Today 11-05-2015] Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the…
Business & GAGogo Reports 12 Mbps on 2ku Testing, Big Third Quarter [Avionics Today 11-5-2015] An elated Gogo CEO Michael Small told analysts, investors and journalists during the company's third quarter conference call Thursday that the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) giant's next generation 2KU broadband…
Business & GAVistaJet to Add Jet Connex Broadband [Avionics Today 11-05-2015] VistaJet has become the first business aviation operator to sign up for Inmarsat's Jet Connex broadband connectivity service. The VistaJet broadband deal was announced by Rockwell Collins, which acts…