ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Signs Two New Agreements for ARINC GLOBALink in Korea Global ACARS Network. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] Rockwell Collins has signed two new agreements for its ARINC GLOBALink service in Korea. The Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), the service provider for…
MilitaryNASA Funds Eight Research Projects on Supersonic Travel U.S. Navy F/A-18 approaching the sound barrier. The white halo is formed by condensed water droplets which result from the shock wave shedding from the aircraft. Photo: Ensign John Gay, U.S. Navy…
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…
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