Business & GA

UAV Market to Reach $14.9 Billion by 2020

MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 10-23-2015] The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market will reach $14.9 billion by the year 2020, according to a new report by Markets and Markets. The…

ATM Modernization

DataComm, ERAM, ADS-B: Huerta Touts NextGen Milestones

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 10-23-2015] FAA Administrator Michael Huerta addressed the Aero Club of Washington, D.C. Oct. 21, to speak on the organization’s forward trajectory in NextGen initiatives…

ATM Modernization

Play the Avionics News Quiz of October 23

There have been conference calls galore this week and we’ve been listening in on every single one so you don’t have to. Do you know whose programs are crashing, whose are soaring,…

ATM Modernization

Panasonic, Teledyne Partner to Stream Aircraft Data

[Avionics Today 10-23-2015] Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Teledyne Controls have announced a strategic partnership to develop an integrated connectivity solution that will enable real-time operational aircraft data transfers during flight. The companies…

ATM Modernization

Flyht Aerospace Announces New CEO, Changes to Executive Team

Tom Schmutz, CEO, Flyht Aerospace Solutions. Photo: Flyht Aerospace Solutions [Avionics Today 10-22-2015] Flyht Aerospace Solutions CEO Bill Tempany has announced his retirement from the top slot at the aviation technology company.…

Commercial

Southwest 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 & GA

SkyWest 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…