Commercial

Spirit AeroSystems Sees Revenue Drop, Gears up for Rate Increases

Spirit Aerosystems Boeing 737 airframes in a facility. Photo: Spirit Aerosystems [Avionics Today 07-29-2015] Spirit AeroSystems reported second quarter financial results driven by positive operating performance of mature programs. Spirit's second quarter…

Commercial

Qatar Airways Refutes Interest in SpiceJet

Qatar Airways aircraft. Photo: Qatar Airways [Avionics Today 07-29-2015] Qatar Airways has issued a statement from its headquarters in Doha, Qatar, to negate rumors that the airline is in talks to pursue…

Commercial

Northrop Grumman CEO Looks to UAS to Grow Revenues

[Avionics Today 07-29-2015] Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Officer Wesley Bush sees opportunity on the horizon in the military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market. The company announced its second quarter 2015 earnings earlier…

ATM Modernization

Engility Wins Contract to Support US Air Force GPS

[Avionics Today 07-28-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded TASC, a subsidiary of Engility Holdings, a $67 million contract to provide Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) for GPS Directorate, the agency responsible…

Commercial

Boeing to Train Vietnam Airlines 787 Pilots

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner, rendering. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 07-28-2015] Boeing and Vietnam Airlines have struck a five-year exclusive pilot-training agreement to support the Hanoi-based airline’s 787 Dreamliners. Under the agreement,…

Commercial

WestJet Launches IFC Roll Out

WestJet is launching wireless connectivity on its flight routes. Photo: WestJet [Avionics Today 07-28-2015] WestJet has started rolling out its new In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system featuring wireless In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). Called WestJet…