CommercialUnited, Azul Form New Partnership [Avionics Today 06-29-2015] United Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines today announced a new strategic partnership in which United will acquire an approximate 5 percent stake in Azul, Brazil's third-largest airline, paving the…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Begins Runway Safety Exercises [Avionics Today 06-29-2015] Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) members recently completed the first phase of a validation exercise at Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport aimed at improving the safety for…
Business & GAErickson to Provide Training for Uruguayan Helicopter Pilots [Avionics Today 06-26-2015] Aviation services provider Erickson Inc., has contracted with Chilcott to provide flight currency training for the Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya (FAU), Uruguayan Air Force helicopter pilots. Under the agreement, Erickson…
Business & GALittelfuse Introduces TVS Diodes for Avionics Littelfuse TVS HR diodes. Photo: Littelfuse [Avionics Today 06-26-2015] Littelfuse has introduced six new series of Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) diodes that are up-screened for use in aerospace applications. The 5KP/15KPA/30KPA-HR and…
Business & GAGreg Brinkman Appointed ExcelAire CEO ExelAire Falcon 900EX EASy II. Photo: ExelAire [Avionics Today 06-26-2015] Greg Brinkman has been named president of ExcelAire, a private jet charter and management company headquartered at MacArthur Airport on Long, Island,…
ATM ModernizationICAO, ITF Up Collaborative Research Efforts [Avionics Today 06-26-2015] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) have established a new agreement to engage in joint research and events as well as exchanges of…
ATM ModernizationNASA Looks to Prove Feasibility in Futuristic Aviation Initiatives [Avionics Today 06-26-2015] NASA has green-lit efforts to study six transformative projects that aim to bolster our understanding of new technological capabilities within the realm of aviation. The six ideas were chosen…
ATM ModernizationIceland, Aireon to Evaluate ADS-B for Polar Airspace Icelandic airport. Photo: Isavia [Avionics Today 06-25-2015] Aireon has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Icelandic Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Isavia to explore the implementation of space-based Automatic…