Business & GABohai Leasing to acquire Avolon for $7.6 Billion Avolon delivers one new Airbus A320-200 aircraft to VivaAerobus. Photo: Avolon. [Avionics Today 09-04-2015] Bohai Leasing Co. has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire international leasing company Avolon at a price…
ATM ModernizationEASA Unveils Proposal for New Loss of Control Rules on Pilot Training Simulator used for training. Photo: EASA. [Avionics Today 09-04-2015] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its proposal for new rules on pilot training, which cover the topic of Loss of…
Embedded AvionicsSTG Aerospace Receives FAA STC for liTeMood on Boeing 737NG Boeing 737NG with liTeMood. Photo: STG Aerospace. [Avionics Today 09-04-2015] STG Aerospace has secured a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its liTeMood Light-Emitting Diode (LED) cabin lighting…
Embedded AvionicsF-35 Gen III Helmet a Generational Leap in Technology The Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System for the F-35 Lightning II fifth generation fighter jet is a generational leap in HMDS technology with unprecedented integration into the aircraft's avionics architecture.
ATM ModernizationDOD Activity Will Make TCAS, ADS-B Unreliable in Southeast U.S. TCAS cockpit display. Photo: FlySafe Project [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] Due to military activities, the Traffic Collision and Avoidance System (TCAS) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance may be unreliable in the airspace…
ATM ModernizationFAA Updates Guidance on Model Aircraft Operations Model aircraft. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] The FAA has published updated guidance on model aircraft operations that reflects current law governing hobby or recreational use of unmanned aircraft. The Advisory Circular…
CommercialMalaysia Airlines Launches Under New Company Malaysia Airlines flight. Photo: Pieter van Marion [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] After receiving its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) at Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport in Putrajaya, Malaysia…
Business & GAFinland Postal Service Launches UAS Package Delivery Experiment Posti’s experimental package delivery UAS. Photo: Posti [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] Finland’s mail service, Posti, launched a four-day experiment starting Sept. 2 to test an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in the delivery of…