Editor's NoteAEEC | AMC 2015 Conference: Where the Industry Unites Similar to the modern standard Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) cockpit setup, where technology from competing suppliers and manufacturers are featured on the same flight deck, the Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC)…
CommercialAirbus COO Outlines ‘Stable Duopoly’ With Boeing [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] John Leahy, chief operating officer - customers (COO) at Airbus, used the French airframe manufacturer's Innovation Days 2015 to provide several program updates and an outlook on the future…
Business & GASierra Nevada’s 328 to Build Regional Aircraft for Turkey Rendering of the new Turkish TRJ328 regional jet. Photo: Sierra Nevada Corporation [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] 328 Support Services GmbH, the type-certificate holder for the Dornier 328 (D328) jet and a subsidiary of…
ATM ModernizationAireon ADS-B Payload Installed on Iridium Satellite, Moves Closer to Global Aircraft Tracking Aireon global space-based ADS-B diagram. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] Iridium Communications has completed the first successful integration of the Aireon payload on an Iridium Next satellite. This is a key technical…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol, A6 Alliance Come Together to Bolster ATM Communications Infrastructure The A6 Alliance of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and Eurocontrol are collaborating to define the provision of the New Pan-European Network Services (NewPENS). Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 06-01-2015] The A6 Alliance…
ATM ModernizationHarris Completes Exelis Acquisition Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Harris Corporation has completed its previously announced acquisition of Exelis. As of today, Harris shareholders own 85 percent of the combined company and Exelis shareholders own 15…
Business & GARockwell Collins to Provide Avionics Support to Canadian CH-147F’s Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147F Chinook. Photo: RCAF [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Boeing has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide avionics service and support for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) fleet…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Delivers Delta 242-Ton MTOW A330 Royal Navy Merlin Mark 2. Photo: Royal Navy [Avionics Today 05-29-2015] Airbus has delivered the first 242-ton Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the A330-300 to Delta Air Lines. The Atlanta, Ga.-based…
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