CommercialFAA Approves Satlink Max for Boeing 737s [Avionics Today 07-07-2015] Avionica has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA that grants approval for the installation of Avionica’s satLINK Max Iridium SATCOM System on Next Generation Boeing 737s.…
ATM ModernizationNASA, Industry Flight Test UAS Sense-and-Avoid Technology [Avionics Today 07-06-2015] NASA alongside the FAA and industry partners Honeywell and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is currently fielding a sense-and-avoid system that could enhance the ability of unmanned aircraft to…
Business & GAColombia Certifies Bombardier Challenger 300, 350 [Avionics Today 07-06-2015] Bombardier announced that it has received type certification for its Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 aircraft from Colombia’s civil aviation authority, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aviación Civil (UAEAC). …
CommercialAirbus Expands Ties to China [Avionics Today 07-06-2015] Airbus reaffirmed its strong commercial and industrial ties with China this week, as the airframe manufacturer received its largest-ever A330 commitment from the country, while also creating the framework…
CommercialElbit, ATR Sign ClearVision Agreement for 600s [Avionics Today 07-06-2015] Elbit Systems and regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR announced the signature of an agreement for integrating ClearVision Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) with the SKYLENS wearable display onboard the…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman, US Navy Conduct E-2D Aerial Refueling Critical Design Review [Avionics Today 07-06-2015] Northrop Grumman along with the U.S. Navy have successfully conducted the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling (AR) system. Under a $226.7 million Engineering,…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, US Navy Hit Milestone for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling System An E-2C test aircraft assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 conducts an aerial refueling dry-plug engagement with an F/A-18. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 07-02-2015] Northrop Grumman along with…
ATM ModernizationPresagis Launches Radar Simulation Software [Avionics Today 07-02-2015] Presagis has launched a new radar software product that gives military agencies, national airspace management agencies, Air Traffic Control (ATC) operators, universities and research labs the tools to add…