Business & GAFacebook Completes Construction on Aquila UAS Facebook’s completed Aquila UAS. Photo: Facebook [Avionics Today 08-06-2015] Facebook has completed construction of its first full-scale Aquila Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) as part of its Internet.org effort, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
CommercialIAG Orders 31 Airbus Widebodies Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 08-06-2015] International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a firm order for 31 Airbus aircraft, which includes 11 wide-body aircraft — eight A350-900s and three A330-200s — and 20…
ATM ModernizationMalaysia Airlines Confirms Flaperon Recovery a Part of MH370 [Avionics Today 08-06-2015] [Avionics Today 08-06-2015] Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that the Boeing 777 flaperon reportedly discovered by the Australian Transport Safety bureau on the French island of Reunion in the Indian…
CommercialACARS Over IP a Future Possibility for SITA [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] SITA OnAir is working on different methods to augment support for the communications that occur daily on its worldwide air-to-ground Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) services network.…
CommercialSTG Aerospace Completes 'Holistic' Lighting Installation Holistic lighting aboard the Dreamjet, La Compagnie Boeing 757-200. Photo: STG Aerospace [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] STG Aerospace has completed installation of a saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) emergency floorpath marking system with OverCarpet…
Business & GAMitsubishi Opens Seattle Engineering Arm to Accelerate MRJ Flight Testing Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Photo: Mitsubishi [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation opened and started full operations of the Seattle Engineering Center (SEC) in Seattle, Wash., which aims to assist with certification activities…
ATM ModernizationGreek ATC Strike Causes Flight Disruptions Check-in desks at Athens airport in Greece. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association (GATCA) organized a 4-hour strike scheduled today, Aug. 5, which has effected hundreds of…
Business & GAFAA Wildlife Strike Report Sees Increased Reporting [Avionics Today 08-05-2015] Wildlife strike reporting for both commercial and general aviation airports continues to increase, according to a new report by wildlife expert Richard A. Dolbeer, who published the report at…