Business & GADennis Muilenburg Tapped as Next Boeing CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg, Boeing president and chief executive officer effective July 1. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 06-24-2015] The Boeing board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg to replace Jim McNerney Jr.…
Business & GAAspen Avionics Touts GPS Company Accord Technology Acquisition [Avionics Today 06-24-2015] Aspen Avionics has acquired Accord Technology (AT) from Accord India and AvValues of Phoenix, Ariz. As a result of the acquisition, Aspen Avionics has expanded the company’s geographic footprint…
CommercialGEE and flydubai to Deploy Fully Integrated IFE&C flydubai aircraft on runway. Photo: flydubai [Avionics Today 06-23-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will equip Dubai-based airline flydubai's current and future fleet of Next-Generation (NG) Boeing 737-800 aircraft with GEE’s broadband AirConnect…
Business & GAHAL Selects L-3 TACAN+ for Light Utility Helicopter Program [Avionics Today 06-23-2015] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has selected L-3 Aviation Products’ (L-3 AP) Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN+) for HAL’s new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. The TACAN+ transceiver is a…
Business & GAPremier Looks to Expand with Discovery Air Acquisition Inside view of Discovery Air Technical Services. Photo: DATS [Avionics Today 06-23-2015] Canadian-owned airframe Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) center Premier Aviation Overhaul Centre has executed an offer to purchase with Discovery…
ATM ModernizationNew TRU Simulation + Training Facility Gains Part 142 Certification New ProFlight center to offer Cessna CJ and Beechcraft King Air pilot training on Level D Full Flight Simulators. Photo: Textron [Avionics Today 06-23-2015] TRU Simulation + Training’s new ProFlight satellite pilot…
MilitaryExecutive Q&A: Steve Sargeant, Marvin Test Solutions' CEO With continued technological innovation and the constant need to retrofit and add new systems and technology to aircraft, test equipment is constantly in demand in the military market. Warfighters demand access to…
ATM ModernizationFAA Plans 109 New Procedures for SoCal Metroplex [Avionics Today 06-23-2015] The FAA is planning to introduce 109 new satellite-based aircraft navigation procedures into the Southern California Metroplex. Under the ongoing rollout of NextGen, the procedures are designed to allow…
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