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…
CommercialAir Frames: Airbus Introduces Smart Glasses for Final Assembly [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] Working with an industry partner, Airbus has developed a “connected” glasses tool for technicians to wear on the A330 final assembly line. The glasses enable precise positioning — down…
Embedded AvionicsElbit Systems Wins Two Awards to Supply DIRCM Self-Protection Systems Elbit Systems MUSIC DIRCM, rendering. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] Elbit Systems has won two contracts for its Music family of Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) airborne multi-spectral self-protection systems. The first…
ATM ModernizationEASA Calls for Public Comments on Amendments to UAS Operations Legislation An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Photo: EASA [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] The European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) has launched a public consultation for the introduction of a European regulatory framework for Unmanned Aircraft…
Business & GAAEA Second Quarter Avionics Report Shows Quarterly Increase, Yearly Drop [Avionics Today 08-04-2015] The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has released second-quarter 2015 Avionics Market Report, which finds that in the first six months of the year, total worldwide business and General Aviation…
CommercialCobham Sees Promise in Hawaiian Airlines IFC Trials Cobham Satcom aims to position itself as a growing presence on the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) landscape. The company supplies equipment to airlines to help them enable the next generation of connectivity services…
Embedded AvionicsUS Marine Corps Declares F-35B Operational [Avionics Today 08-03-2015] The U.S. Marine Corps' F-35B Lightning II aircraft has reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) after seven weeks of at-sea testing aboard an aircraft carrier. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121…