Business & GAEmbraer Delivers 100th Phenom Jet to NetJets [Avionics Today 04-06-2015] Embraer has delivered its 100th Phenom family jet to private aviation company, NetJets. The Phenom 300 light business jet. Photo: Embraer The two companies signed an original purchase agreement…
ATM ModernizationHeathrow TBS Launches an Option for Airports Everywhere to Lessen Delays Aircraft and wind vortex. NATS [Avionics Today 04-02-2015] The introduction of Time-Based Separation (TBS) at Heathrow Airport is paving the way for decreased delays. Traditionally, Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) separate flights on…
CommercialFDR Reveals Germanwings Flight 9525 Co-Pilot Set Autopilot to Crash Flight data recorder recovered from the crash site to Germanwings flight 9525. Photo: BEA [Avionics Today 04-03-2015] BEA, the French agency investigating the fatal crash of Germanwings flight 9525, reported that information…
Business & GANASA Joins with Industry to Construct New Aircraft Composites [Avionics Today 04-03-2015] NASA has established a public-private partnership with five organizations with the aim to advance knowledge about composite materials that could improve the performance of future aircraft. Known as the…
CommercialAmtek Awarded $15 Million Contract for Royal Canadian Air Forces Airworthiness Program [Avionics Today 04-03-2015] Amtek, a subsidiary of Calian Technologies, has been awarded a contract renewal valued at $15 million for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) airworthiness program in Gatineau, Quebec. Amtek,…
Business & GAUTC Shakes Up Leadership at Sikorsky Robert Leduc, recently appointed president of Sikorsky Aircraft. Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 04-03-2015] United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has appointed Robert Leduc as president of Sikorsky Aircraft. Leduc will succeed Mick Maurer, who…
ATM ModernizationNextGen TAMR Continues Solid STARS Transition in Early 2015 [Avionics Today 04-02-2015] The FAA's Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement (TAMR) program has started out strong in 2015, hitting a number of major milestones. Among them, the program recently deployed the Standard…
Embedded AvionicsExelis Demonstrates Networking Tech Enhancements for US Army Airborne Radio Exelis Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) in a cockpit. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 04-02-2015] Exelis demonstrated a network deployment based on new capability enhancements to the Single Channel Ground…