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…
Business & GAHaite Group Launches Independent Aviation Training Center in Singapore The Haite Singapore Aviation Training Center. Photo: Haite [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] China-based aerospace company Haite Group has launched its aviation training center in Singapore. The 21,000-meter facility in Changi Business Park serves…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon Wins FAA Contract to Field Satellite Payload, Improve GPS Accuracy [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] Raytheon Company has received a $103 million contact from the FAA to field the newest element in a space-based system that aims to make air travel safer and more…
CommercialLockheed Martin Sees Aircraft Production Decline in Q1 Photo: Mark Doliner (flickr) [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] Lockheed Martin reported a nearly flat first quarter for 2015, with net sales totaling $10.1 billion, compared to $10.7 billion in the first quarter of…
CommercialNASA Completes First Round of Tests on Boeing ecoDemonstrator The Boeing 787 ecoDemonstrator. Photo: NASA [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] NASA researchers have wrapped up a series of flight experiments with Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 airplane to assess the effect of tiny devices called…
ATM ModernizationLawmakers Considering Bill to Privatize U.S. Air Traffic Control [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] A new bill introduced by Congressman John Mica, R-Fla., would privatize Air Traffic Control (ATC) in the United States, as the FAA continues to modernize the system. The proposed…
Business & GAGogo Announces Largest IFE Fleet Program to Date [Avionics Today 04-20-2015] One of the biggest names in business aviation, NetJets, recently completed the largest aircraft cabin connectivity purchase in its 50-year history. Gogo Business Aviation announced an agreement with the…
Business & GAHoneywell Releases New Weather App to Help Divert Pilots Around Storms Version 1 of Honeywell’s new real-time weather radar app. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 04-20-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has released the first version of a new online weather service that will provide pilots with…