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...
ATM ModernizationIreland Launches Aviation Initiatives to Capitalize on Rising Air Traffic Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, launched a new policy for the Irish aviation sector earlier this week...
Business & GAFAA Approves Pan Am for ATP-CTP Pilot Training The FAA has approved Pan Am International Flight Academy to conduct the Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP), a new training requirement for pilots wishing to qualify for the FAA Airline…
ATM ModernizationSITA OnAir Flight Tracking Technology Enters the American Market SITA OnAir’s Aircom FlightTracker technology has been introduced as a solution that is looking to help airlines meet the proposed tracking guidelines without breaking the bank through significant aircraft modifications...
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…
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…