Business & GATextron Aviation Sees Profitable First Quarter, Other Segments See Decline Cessna’s Citation Latitude, Textron Aviation delivered 33 in the first quarter. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 04-28-2015] Textron has reported an impressive start to 2015, with first quarter revenues at $3.1 billion, up…
Business & GA15 ARINC Standards You Should Know for AEEC 2015 [Avionics Today 04-27-2015] The Airline Electronic Engineering Committee's (AEEC) upcoming 2015 general session in Prague will feature 15 new ARINC standards for approval. This year's AEEC conference highlights the emerging airspace modernization…
Business & GAAuburn University Emerges as Nations First UAS Flight School Small Unmanned Aircraft System. Photo: Auburn University [Avionics Today 04-27-2015] Auburn University has received the nation's first FAA approval to operate a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Flight School. The UAS school…
ATM ModernizationAustralia South Pacific to See Heavy Traffic Pick Up [Avionics Today 04-27-2015] The passenger aircraft fleet serving the Australia South Pacific region will grow from some 700 aircraft today to more than 1,200 by 2033, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market…
CommercialUS Air Force Grants Lockheed Martin $80 Million C-130 Contract U.S. aircraft C-130E Hercules. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Howard Blair [Avionics Today 04-27-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at more than $80…
Business & GATennessee MRO Becomes Authorized Avidyne Service Center to Remedy Regional Gaps Aaron Tippin at Murfreesboro Aviation MRO and flight training center. Photo: Murfreesboro Aviation [Avionics Today 04-27-2015] Murfreesboro Aviation, located at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport in Tennessee, has become an authorized Avidyne Service…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Revenue Surpasses Expectations as CEO Turns to IMS Expansion Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] With Rockwell Collins’ profits rising 6.5 percent in their latest earnings report, the company remains optimistic on several fronts as their upward momentum…
CommercialMexican Air Force Receives Avionics Upgraded C-130K Cockpit of a Mexican C-130K. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] Cascade Aerospace has officially delivered the modernized C-130K to the Mexican Air Force complete with Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics. The deliver…