ATM ModernizationSPAWAR Hands Out Contract Win to Serco to Support ATC Systems Photo: Serco [Avionics Today 08-18-15] Serco has received one of three awards on a new Multiple Award Contract (MAC) supporting Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic with…
Business & GAAsian OEM Adds Star Navigation as Approved Vendor Diagram of the STAR-ADS service, included in the Asian OEM contract. Photo: Star Navigation [Avionics Today 08-18-15] Star Navigation Systems has become an approved vendor to a major Asian aircraft and avionics…
Business & GAAero Kinetics, GridMeNow Partner to Develop the ‘Uber’ of UAS [Avionics Today 08-18-15] Aero Kinetics and GridMeNow have announced a partnership to incorporate GridMeNow’s mobile, real-time tracking solutions into Aero Kinetics’ multi-rotor Vertical Takeoff and Land (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The…
ATM ModernizationConnectivity Creates New Operations Landscape for GEE [Avionics Today 08-18-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) is looking to capitalize on connectivity in ways that will allow airlines to up operational efficiency by exploiting Big Data. GEE has jumpstarted a new…
ATM ModernizationUPDATE - ERAM Not the Cause of Major Flight Delays, FAA Says UPDATE: [Avionics Today 08-18-2015] - Please note, the FAA has released an updated statement indicating that it has discovered a recent software upgrade associated with the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system was connected to…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin Delivers C-130J’s to US Air Force, Coast Guard [Avionics Today 08-17-2015] Crews from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Coast Guard recently ferried two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from a Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga. An HC-130J assigned…
CommercialIndigo Firms Orders for 250 A320neo IndiGo A320. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 08-17-2015] India’s largest domestic airline by market share, IndiGo has firmed up last year’s commitment to order 250 A320neo Family aircraft. “This new order further reaffirms…
Business & GAAnalysts Predict UAV Market Will Take Flight Global Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson [Avionics Today 08-17-2015] Worldwide Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) production will total $93 billion in the next 10 years, the…