Commercial

FAA Approves Operation of Largest Drone Fleet

Lockheed Martin Indago, a Measure featured platform for disaster relief and insurance. Photo: Measure. [Avionics Today 09-04-2015] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted drone solutions provider Measure permission to fly…

Business & GA

Bohai 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…

Embedded Avionics

STG 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 Avionics

F-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 Modernization

DOD 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 Modernization

FAA 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…

Commercial

Malaysia 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…