Business & GASwitzerland Helicopter Pilots Perform PBN Proving Trials [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] European aviation modernization researchers are taking steps to expand the use of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures for helicopter operators in Switzerland, as the PBN Rotorcraft Operations Under Demonstration…
Business & GABoeing Forecasts $240 Billion Demand for Aircraft in India Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, announcing the company’s India Current Market Outlook. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] Boeing projects a demand for 1,740…
CommercialUnited Expands IFE Offering Across More Aircraft United Airlines IFE. Photo: United [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] United Airlines is continuing the expansion of its In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) with the launch of free personal device entertainment on two-cabin United Express regional…
ATM ModernizationPilots Report Dramatic Increase in UAS Sightings Small unmanned aircraft system. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-13-2015] Pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, from a total of 238 sightings in all of 2014, to…
Embedded AvionicsDLS Delivers Situational Awareness Data to US Air Force, Military [Avionics Today 08-13-2015] Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has received an $18.3 million award from the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command…
Business & GAUS Army Extends Lockheed Contract to Modernize Apache Attack Helicopter The Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system to be installed on US Army Apache attack helicopter. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 08-13-2015] The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin…
Business & GAElbit Systems Sees Steady Revenue Uptick in 2Q Elbit Systems MUSIC DIRCM, rendering. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 08-13-2015] Elbit Systems reported a 6.7 percent increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2015 over the same period last year. During…
CommercialBoeing Exec Sees Strong Future in Commercial Aviation Despite Market ‘Volatility’ Greg Smith, Boeing Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Chief Financial Officer. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-13-2015] Amid concerns surrounding slowing growth in the Asia-Pacific, and unusually strong aircraft sales in…