Business & GAGE Sells off Aircraft Assets to Global Jet Capital Photo: GE [Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Global Jet Capital, a company that leases large-cabin, long-range private jets, has signed an agreement to purchase approximately $2.5 billion in net assets from GE Capital's Corporate…
CommercialFinnair Becomes First European A350 XWB Operator Finnair’s first A350 XWB aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Finnair has taken delivery of the first of 19 A350 XWBs on order, thus becoming the first European operator and the third…
ATM ModernizationFAA’s Compliance Philosophy Signals Safety Evolution FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Photo: FAA [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta announced the next step in the FAA’s continuing evolution of working with those…
ATM ModernizationAirservices Australia Examines Deploying Aireon’s Space-Based ADS-B Aireon global space-based ADS-B diagram. Photo: Aireon [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Airservices Australia, Australia’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). Airservices Australia will assess the…
CommercialBoeing CEO Comment on Pacific Trade Agreement Progress Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing president and CEO. Photo: Boeing [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing president and CEO, commented on the progress being made on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a large free-trade agreement…
MilitaryInternational Flight Test Institute and the Civil Aviation Administration of China Sign Flight Test Training Agreement International Flight Test Institute (IFTI) CEO Bill Korner at the Commercial Aircraft Company of China's (COMAC) first international civil flight test symposium. Photo: RTI [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] In response to its growing…
ATM ModernizationSouthwest Airlines Director of Flight Operations Talks Fleet Modernization [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2015] With NextGen, In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), constant capacity restraints, and an ever-changing operations landscape, airlines have their work cut out for them when it comes to modernizing a fleet. Avionics…
Business & GATech Mahindra to Develop Ground Support System for C Series AHMS Bombardier C Series aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 10-05-2015] Tech Mahindra has signed an agreement with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft to develop the Aircraft Ground Support System (AGSS) for Bombardier's Aircraft Health Management…