Embedded Avionics

Boeing Shows Off Global Xpress for Military Networks

[Avionics Today 07-22-2015] Boeing is completing the first tests of military Ka-band service available through the Inmarsat-5 F2 commercial communications satellite, part of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network. The demonstrations to securely transmit…

ATM Modernization

Avidyne Invites Developers to Invent Applications

Avidyne IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COMs flight management system. Photo: Avidyne [Avionics Today 07-22-2015] Avidyne Corporation, a provider of integrated avionics and safety systems for General Aviation (GA) aircraft, has released a new Software Developer…

Business & GA

UTC CEO Speaks to ‘Market Softness’ Amid Sikorsky Sale

United Technologies Corporation CEO Gregory Hayes. Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 07-22-2015] After reporting a $9 billion sale of its Sikorsky Aircraft unit to Lockheed Martin earlier this week, United Technologies Corporation (UTC)…

Business & GA

Boeing Forecasts Steep Demand for Pilots, Technicians

[Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Boeing released a new forecast showing continued strong demand for commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians as the world's airlines add 38,000 airplanes to the global fleet over the…

Business & GA

FAA Selects ATCorp to Support NextGen Engineering and Labor

[Avionics Today 07-21-2015] The FAA has awarded ATCorp a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide specialized engineering and technical labor resources to support the FAA's Next Generation Air…

Business & GA

UTC Releases Disappointing Second Quarter Profits

Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 07-21-2015] Following the company’s announcement to sell Sikorsky Aviation to Lockheed Martin for $9 billion, United Technologies Corp. (UTC) reported lackluster second quarter earnings. Sales of $16.3 billion…