ATM Modernization

GAO Report Sheds New Light on FAA NextGen Funding

GAO's new report provides new data and analysis about how past budget uncertainty has impacted the FAA's ability to fund, manage and deploy its NextGen airspace modernization program.

Business & GA

GE Avionics Business Spins Off as New Company

[Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Abaco Systems, supplier of electronic systems for aerospace, defense and industrial applications, has separated from the General Electric Company (GE). GE Intelligent Platforms business unit is spinning off as…

Commercial

Boeing Rolls Out First 737 MAX 8

Boeing’s first completed 787 MAX 8. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Boeing has completed final assembly of the first 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The production-complete airplane rolled out of the Renton factory…

Business & GA

5 Points to Keep in Mind Ahead of the 2Ku Commercial Launch

[Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Gogo CEO Michael Small is bullish about what the company’s new satellite-based connectivity offering will bring to the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market, including loosening bandwidth constraints and aftermarket domination.…

Business & GA

Kyocera Offers Tablet Touchscreens in the Cockpit

[Avionics Today 12-09-2015] Kyocera has introduced three new Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) with Projected Capacitive (PCAP) touchscreens designed to optimize the user interface in a wide variety of industrial applications. Popularized by…

Commercial

Virgin America CFO Likes Future All A320 Strategy

[Avionics Today 12-8-2015] Virgin America Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Peter Hunt told analysts at the third annual Credit Suisse Industrials Conference that the airline expects to grow at…