Business & GASecond Aircraft Joins Falcon 8X Test Fleet Dassault Aviation’s second Falcon 8X flight test aircraft in flight. Photo: Dassault [Avionics Today 04-06-2015] A second flight test aircraft has joined the Falcon 8X campaign as the ultra long-range business jet…
Business & GAAviall to Distribute Sensor Systems Aircraft Antennas Aviall. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 04-06-2015] Aviall, a subsidiary of Boeing, is now a global distributor of Sensor Systems aircraft antennas, under a new agreement with the manufacturer of airborne communications and…
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…
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 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…