Embedded AvionicsBoeing, US Air Force Complete KC-46A Tanker First Flight [Avionics Today 09-28-2015] Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have successfully completed the first flight of a KC-46A tanker aircraft. The first flight followed ongoing flights of the program’s first test aircraft,…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Provide Avionics Gateway for 777X [Avionics Today 09-28-2015] Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the avionics gateway secure server on new 777X airplanes. The avionics gateway will feature Rockwell Collins’ Secure Server Router (SSR), which enables…
MilitaryAQYR Receives $100M Contract for Satellite Man-Portable Receive Suites [Avionics Today 09-28-2015] AQYR Technologies received a $100 million Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) production contract to provide Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Rucksack Portable Receive Suites (AN/PRS-12) and Suitcase Portable Receive Suites (AN/PRS-11), spares, training,…
CommercialViaSat Receives FAA Certificate for In-Cabin Distribution System [Avionics Today 09-28-2015] ViaSat has received its first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its in-cabin distribution system. This is the first of two significant…
Business & GABBA Landmark Acquisition Aims to Strengthen ‘Fragmented’ FBO Market [Avionics Today 09-28-2015] In a deal valued at $2.065 billion, U.K.-based global aviation aftermarket service provider BBA Aviation has proposed to purchase business aviation Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) and charter services company Landmark…
ATM ModernizationADS-C Makes Increased Flight Tracking a ‘Non-Issue’ for Airlines [Avionics Today 09-25-2015] Inmarsat, alongside Airservices Australia, recently proved that Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) technology can satisfy the 15-minute aircraft tracking recommendation set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) during…
ATM ModernizationPlay the Avionics News Quiz of Sep. 25 We hope you haven’t been too busy gearing up for APEX 2015 to keep your eye on the news! With Boeing cozying up to a certain country to help in their attempts…
Business & GAGore, Kontron Collaborate on IFEC [Avionics Today 09-25-2015] W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) and Kontron, a manufacturer of embedded computer modules, boards and systems, have announced they will work together to meet the growing demands for…