Business & GA

Analysts 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…

Commercial

Passenger Aircraft Crashes in Indonesian Mountains

Officials from Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Barnsas) share details of the search and rescue operation for the Trigana Air Service ATR at a press conference. Photo: Barnsas [Avionics Today 08-17-2015]…

Business & GA

Switzerland 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 & GA

Boeing 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…

Commercial

United 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…

Business & GA

Flexjet Accelerates G450 Deliveries

Gulfstream G450, rendering. Photo: Flexjet [Avionics Today 08-14-2015] Private jet operator Flexjet has accelerated deliveries of the Gulfstream G450 business jet in response to heavy market demand. With the accelerated delivery schedule,…

ATM Modernization

Pilots 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…