CommercialCommercial UAS Modernization Act Seeks Interim Operating Rules [Avionics Today 05-14-2015] The Commercial UAS Modernization Act, introduced by Senators Corey Booker, D-N.J., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., aims to establish an interim rule governing small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations in…
CommercialTAM’s First A350 XWB One Step Closer to Delivery TAM Airlines’ first A350 XWB in final assembly. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 05-14-2015] Airbus has announced the first A350-900 for TAM Airlines is progressing well in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in…
Embedded AvionicsLevaero Aviation Receives FAA STC for Pilatus PC-12 High Definition EVS PC-12 cockpit. Photo: Pilatus Aircraft. Avionics Today 05-14-2015] The FAA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Levaero Aviation (formerly Pilatus Centre Canada), in association with Northeast Engineering & Development, for…
Business & GABombardier to Cut 1,750 Employees, Reduces Global 5000 and 6000 Production Bombardier’s Global 5000 aircraft. Photo: Bombardier Business Aircraft [Avionics Today 05-14-2015] Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced it will reduce its production rate for Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. The company attributed…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol, GSA Start Working to Better Implement SatNav in ATM Eurocontrol’s Director General Frank Brenner met with GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides in Prague. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 05-13-2015] Following the signature of a framework partnership agreement on April 8, on…
Business & GABoeing Looks to Turn Backlog into Growth [Avionics Today 05-13-2015] At the 2015 Boeing Investor’s Conference on Tuesday, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney provided top line expectations regarding whether the aerospace market would begin to…
CommercialVisiongain: Small UAV Market to Reach $1.6 Billion Amazon has expressed its interest in delivering goods via drones. Photo: Amazon Prime Air. [Avionics Today 05-13-2015] Research and analysis firm Visiongain has assessed that the small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) market…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Re-Evaluate Method for Measuring Aircraft Noise Effects Aircraft noise simulation. Photo: Onera [Avionics Today 05-13-2015] The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon begin work on the next step in a multi-year effort to continue understanding…