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…
Business & GAEurope Has Room for Expansion With EGNOS [Avionics Today 05-12-2015] The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) hosted the first-ever European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) flight event to demonstrate how satellite-based navigation procedures are improving air travel…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Launches ARINC MultiLink Airline Trials Rockwell Collins ARINC MultiLink flight tracking map. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 05-12-2015] Rockwell Collins and nine undisclosed airlines from around the world have launched a trial program for the company’s new…
Business & GAPilatus PC-24 Celebrates Maiden Flight [Avionics Today 05-12-2015] The first ever PC-24 Super Versatile Jet took off on its maiden flight yesterday, May 11, from Buochs airport in Switzerland. The prototype aircraft flew across central Switzerland for…
Business & GAPratt & Whitney to Implement Aircraft Health Monitoring System on Bombardier’s CSeries Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft during a test flight. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 05-12-2015] Bombardier has teamed up with Pratt & Whitney to develop and implement a data management service for the CSeries aircraft…
MilitaryAirbus Reports Fatal Accident Involving A400M Test Aircraft Airbus A400M aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 05-12-2015] Airbus Defense and Space confirms that an A400M aircraft has been involved in an accident near Sevilla Airport in Spain on May 9 around…