ATM ModernizationAireon ADS-B Payload Installed on Iridium Satellite, Moves Closer to Global Aircraft Tracking Aireon global space-based ADS-B diagram. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] Iridium Communications has completed the first successful integration of the Aireon payload on an Iridium Next satellite. This is a key technical…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol, A6 Alliance Come Together to Bolster ATM Communications Infrastructure The A6 Alliance of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and Eurocontrol are collaborating to define the provision of the New Pan-European Network Services (NewPENS). Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] The A6 Alliance…
Business & GANetJets Opts for New Leadership Lineup Photo: NetJets (Instagram) [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] NetJets has announced a new leadership lineup. Effective immediately, Adam Johnson has assumed the roles of chairman and chief executive officer and Bill Noe has been…
Editor's NoteIndustry Players Ready to Step up After Difficult Year Mark Holmes is the editorial director for Avionics Magazine and Via Satellite magazine. We have just returned from the AEEC | AMC conference in Prague, which was a very successful event. The…
Editor's NoteSingle European Sky: Shifting into Deployment Massimo Garbini, managing director for the SESAR Deployment Manager, gives a presentation during the SESAR Deployment Manager Welcome Event. Photo: SESAR Deployment Manager. Since the introduction of the Single European Sky (SES)…
Business & GAEFBs: Finding the Sweet Spot . Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have gone from a luxury to a must-have in the cockpit. According to a study conducted by commercial aviation consulting agency AirInsight last year, more than 80…
ATM ModernizationHarris Completes Exelis Acquisition Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Harris Corporation has completed its previously announced acquisition of Exelis. As of today, Harris shareholders own 85 percent of the combined company and Exelis shareholders own 15…
Business & GARockwell Collins to Provide Avionics Support to Canadian CH-147F’s Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147F Chinook. Photo: RCAF [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Boeing has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide avionics service and support for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) fleet…