CommercialNorthrop Grumman, US Navy UAS Makes In-Flight Refueling a Reality The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft has successfully demonstrated fully…
CommercialSouthwest Posts Record First Quarter Revenues Southwest posts record first quarter. Photo: Paul Thompson (flickr) [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Southwest Airlines racked up a record first quarter with net income coming in at $453 million, a huge jump over…
Business & GAPresagis Acquisition Opens Door to Airframe, Avionics Software Collaboration Presagis avionics design software. Photo: Presagis [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Presagis, a provider of commercial modeling, simulation and embedded software, has acquired intellectual property from Flexible Software Solutions that will allow the company…
ATM ModernizationEquip 2020: The Latest on ADS-B Equipage, Pricing, Privacy Issues [Avionics 04-23-2015] The Equip 2020 working group held its last monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 22. The group has reportedly addressed and evaluated the majority of the issues that it was originally…
ATM ModernizationUS Postal Service Looks into UAS Horsefly UAS delivering a package. Photo: Workhorse Group [Avionics Today 04-22-2015] The United States Postal Service (USPS) has released a shortlist of companies bidding to build its next generation of delivery vehicles…
CommercialBoeing Posts Big Numbers in First Quarter 2015 Earnings Report Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 04-22-2015] Boeing released strong first quarter 2015 results with revenue reaching $22.1 billion, an 8 percent increase over the same period in 2014, which the…
ATM ModernizationDraken International Offers Upgrades on L-39 Aircraft [Avionics Today 04-22-2015] Florida-based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) company Draken International is now offering next generation upgrades on L-39 aircraft in the Americas through an exclusive partnership with Aero Vodochody and…
ATM ModernizationSweden Successfully Launches First Remote Tower Services Camera used in remote tower operations. Photo: LFV [Avionics Today 04-22-2015] Sweden’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Luftfartsverket (LFV) has become the first ANSP to manage an airport remotely. LFV launched remote…