ATM Modernization

Virgin Atlantic, Honeywell Team to Improve Fuel Efficiency

Virgin Atlantic A330 aircraft. Photo: Virgin Atlantic [Avionics Today 06-15-2015] Virgin Atlantic Airways will be the first airline to install Honeywell Aerospace’s new flight management service aimed to help airlines increase efficiency…

ATM Modernization

Aireon to Bring Space-Based ADS-B to New Zealand Airspace

[Avionics Today 06-15-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airways New Zealand, New Zealand’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), to collaborate on the investigation of the potential to deploy…

Commercial

United Seeks New Telemedicine Technology

[Avionics Today 06-15-2015] Medical flight diversions are extremely costly for airlines and can be difficult to deal with based on the route and diversion airport or area in which an operator has…

Business & GA

BAE Systems Absorbs Esterline’s Eclipse ISR Business

Esterline headquarters. Photo: Esterline [Avionics Today 06-12-2015] Esterline Corporation, a manufacturer serving global aerospace and defense markets, has completed the sale of its Texas-based subsidiary, Eclipse Electronic Systems to BAE Systems. Eclipse produces…

ATM Modernization

Elbit Systems Brings EVS to the COMAC C919

View from an Elbit Systems EVS. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 06-12-2015] Elbit Systems of America will provide Shanghai Avionics Corporation’s (SAVIC) COMAC C919 aircraft with Kollsman Enhanced Vision System-Superior Performance (EVS-SP).…