ATM ModernizationFAA Implements New Airport Runway Incursion Mitigation Program Visual representation of the runway incursion at SFO in 2007. Photo: Wikimedia Commons [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] A new FAA national initiative known as the Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program will identify airport…
CommercialAlaska Airlines, NARA Partner to Advance Use of Biofuels in Aviation NARA's focus is on developing alternative jet fuel derived from post-harvest forest residuals. Photo: NARA [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] Alaska Airlines is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Face NextGen Lawsuit in Phoenix [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] The City of Phoenix has announced its decision to file a lawsuit against the FAA over increased aircraft noise impacts on communities surrounding the Phoenix airport due to the…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Flies First C-17 Equipped with Boeing Advanced Network Access A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flew its first Boeing-built C-17A Globemaster III equipped with a new advanced satellite communication…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol: European Air Traffic Sees Uptick as Routes Shift Eurocontrol Network Manager Operations Centre de Bruxelles. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] Eurocontrol’s independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) has published a report on how Europe’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) system performed in…
ATM ModernizationNextGen to Drive Flight Navigation Systems Market as New Tech Emerges [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] Research and Markets’ latest report on Flight Navigation Systems (FNS) has found that the global market is estimated at more than 10 billion in 2014. The "Flight Navigation System…
CommercialFrontier to Fly 12 More Airbus A320s Frontier A320 aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] Frontier Airlines, headquartered in Denver, Co., has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321 and two A320 aircraft. All 12 aircraft are Current…
Business & GASITA OnAir EFB Weather Signs European Customer, Enters Service EFB Weather is shown on the cockpit-connected EFB (right side). Photo: SITA OnAir [Avionics Today 06-02-2015] SITA OnAir has announced a major European airline, with a fleet of more than 200 aircraft,…