CommercialSouthwest Puts Up Impressive Third Quarter Southwest Airlines has posted a record third quarter. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] Southwest Airlines has released its 2015 third quarter report, posting $5.3 billion in operating revenue, a 10.8 percent increase…
Business & GASkyWest Purchases 19 Embraer E175s from Delta Photo: Skywest [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] SkyWest has entered into a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Delta Air Lines to operate 19 new Embraer E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. The CPA is under…
CommercialEverything You Need to Know about Boeing’s Third Quarter 2015 [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] Boeing posted better-than-expected third quarter 2015 numbers, delivering 9 percent revenue growth over third quarter 2014, to the tune of $25.8 billion. The significant uptick was driven by record…
MilitaryF-35 Lifts Lockheed’s Profits While Budget Constraints Threaten Production [Lockheed Martin 10-21-2015] Current sales of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 have helped to lift profits in recent months, with the company’s aeronautics division seeing an 11 percent uptick in sales during the quarter…
Business & GABoeing Opens Collaborative Research Hub Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Boeing has opened a new research and technology center in St. Louis, Mo. that will serve as the company's regional hub for collaborative technology development with academic…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin F-16V Takes Flight with Fifth Generation Capabilities F-16V. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Lockheed Martin’s F-16V fighter aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight earlier this week. The flight marks the first time an F-16 has flown with Northrop…
Business & GAHughes to Power GEE’s High-Power Broadband IFC Service Hughes HT Aero Modem. Photo: GEE [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, to use…
Embedded AvionicsGreen Hills Operating System to Modernize National Guard’s C-130 C-130 aircraft. Photo: U.S. Air Force/ Tech Sgt. Erik Gudmundson [Avionics Today 10-21-2015] Georgia Tech Research Institute has selected Green Hills Software’s multicore operating system to modernize the U.S. National Guard’s Tactical…