Business & GABombardier Sees C Series to 80 percent Certification Bombardier announced today that its C Series CS100 aircraft has performed over 80 percent of the required certification tests with more than 2,250 flight test hours to date...
CommercialQantas Returns to Profitability, Invests in 787s [Avionics Today 08-20-2015] Qantas International has emerged from a six-year restructuring effort to post a net profit of $408 million for its financial year that ended June 30. The Australian flag carrier's…
CommercialAir Force Selects IEE to Replace Obsolete MPDs [Avionics Today 08-20-2015] IEE, manufacturer of enhanced displays for the military, was awarded the contract for a new 6-by-6 Multi-Purpose Display (MPD) for the F15E Strike Eagle Program. The contract was awarded…
CommercialUS Army Awards AeroVironment Contract to Supply Raven UAS to Spanish Military Member of the US Army launching the Raven RQ-11 UAS. Photo: Aerovironment [Avionics Today 08-20-2015] AeroVironment has received a contract from the United States Army totaling $3.4 million for RQ-11B Raven Unmanned…
ATM ModernizationSingapore Aims to Improve ATM with Two New Centers Officials from CAAS, NTU, ICAO, Mitre and the Singapore Ministry of Transport inaugurate the new facilities. Photo: CAAS [Avionics Today 08-20-2015] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has inaugurated two new…
Embedded AvionicsHarris Wins NAVAIR Contract for Airborne Jammers [Avionics Today 08-20-2015] Harris Corporation has received a $97 million order to provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) with self-protection jammers for the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) program. Harris…
CommercialCVR Recovered From Trigana Air Service Aircraft [Avionics Today 08-19-2015] Indonesian rescue workers have recovered the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the Trigana Air Service ATR 42-300 aircraft that crashed in the Papua province. During a press conference on…
CommercialJAL Alters Fleet Plans to Adjust for Demand AL Group (JAL) has revised its flight frequency and fleet plans on both international and domestic routes for fiscal year 2015...