ATM ModernizationINEA Approves 318.5 Million Euros for Pilot Common Project Activities The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) green lighted a key project to improve the management of the European airspace. The project, which is supported under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with…
CommercialVirgin Atlantic Adds New Image Generation System to 787 Simulator [Avionics Today 11-25-2015] Virgin Atlantic Airways is adding Rockwell Collins' EP-8100 image generation system to its Boeing 787 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) as part of a contract with L-3 Communications. This will…
CommercialAirbus BizLab Expands to India [Avionics Today 11-25-2015] Airbus has inaugurated a BizLab in Bangalore, India, its third after Toulouse, France and Hamburg, Germany, as part of its strategy to establish a global network of aerospace business…
CommercialL-3 and Thomas Global Systems Sign Alliance Agreement [Avionics Today 11-25-2015] L-3 Aviation Products and Thomas Global Systems have signed an alliance agreement to cooperate in the development of certain Cathode Ray Tube to Liquid Crystal Display (CRT-to-LCD) upgrade products…
CommercialNorwegian Air Launches Live TV on European Flights [Avionics Today 11-25-2015] Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) have introduced Live TV as a commercial service aboard all Norwegian Air Shuttle flights in Europe. The announcement was made…
CommercialFAA Task Force Recommends UAS Registration Requirements The FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force has released its recommendations for possible future requirements involving the registration of commercial and recreationally used drones.
CommercialFAA, EASA Approve Airbus A320neo [Avionics Today 11-24-2016] The upgraded, re-engined version of the Airbus A320, the A320 new engine option (A320neo), has achieved joint type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal…
Embedded AvionicsLeidos to Support US Army Airborne ISR Needs [Avionics Today 11-24-2015] The U.S. Army has awarded a prime contract to Leidos to design, produce, integrate and test the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced (ARL-E) program of record. The single-award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract…