Business & GATextron UAS to Aid in Taiwan Typhoon Research Aerosonde UAS. Photo: UAS [Avionics Today 12-08-2015] Aerosonde, a Melbourne-based strategic business of Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, has delivered a commercial variant of its Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) to the…
ATM ModernizationSouth Africa Signs on for Aireon ADS-B Rendering of Aireon satellite ADS-B coverage. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 12-08-2015] Aireon has signed a data services agreement with Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), South Africa’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP).…
CommercialFAA Looks to Help Improve Air Navigation, Safety in Caribbean Region [Avionics Today 12-7-2015] FAA Administrator Michael Huerta believes the Caribbean region is a major area of geographic growth for U.S. airlines. However, the top air transportation official wants regulators in the region…
CommercialNorwegian Air Shuttle Launch GEE Live TV Trials Norwegian Air Shuttle has launched Live TV trials on some of its flights. Photo: Norwegian Air Shuttle Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle have introduced Live TV as…
Business & GASITAOnAir Announces New CEO David Lavorel, SITAOnAir CEO. Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 12-07-2015] A new CEO has stepped to the plate for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider SITAOnAir. David Lavorel, currently SITA’s senior vice president for corporate…
Business & GAMaxcraft Avionics Receives FAA STC for Garmin Navigators [Avionics Today 12-07-2015] Maxcraft Avionics has received FAA validation of its Transport Canada STC SH04-41 for installation of the Garmin GNS or GTN series navigators in the Sikorsky S76A/C series of rotorcraft.…
ATM ModernizationEurope Offers New Aviation Strategy [Avionics Today 12-07-2015] The European Commission has adopted a new aviation strategy for Europe, an initiative to boost the continent's economy, strengthen its industrial base and reinforce its global leadership position. These…
Embedded AvionicsKRET to Upgrade Russia’s Tu-160 Strategic Bomber Avionics Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bomber. Photo: KRET [Avionics Today 12-04-2015] Russia’s Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (KRET), a subsidiary of the state-run corporation Rostec, is building a new avionics system for Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 strategic…