CommercialMexican Air Force Receives Avionics Upgraded C-130K Cockpit of a Mexican C-130K. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] Cascade Aerospace has officially delivered the modernized C-130K to the Mexican Air Force complete with Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics. The deliver…
CommercialTRU Simulation + Training to Provide A320 FFS to Pan Am Flight Academy [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] Textron’s TRU Simulation + Training has signed a letter of intent with Pan Am International Flight Academy for its purchase of an Airbus A320-200 FFS X full motion flight…
Business & GAKing Avionics Launches Jeppesen Bundled Nav Data and Chart Services King Avionics launches Jeppesen bundled Nav Data and chart services. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] Kings Avionics has begun offering Jeppesen’s NavData and charting information in bundled hardware and data service options…
CommercialUnited Sees Successful Q1, Announces Fleet Refinement Plans United sees a good Q1, looks to fleet renewal. Photo: United [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] United Airlines saw record first quarter profits in 2015 as net income came to $582 million, excluding $74…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Revenue Surpasses Expectations as CEO Turns to IMS Expansion Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] With Rockwell Collins’ profits rising 6.5 percent in their latest earnings report, the company remains optimistic on several fronts as their upward momentum…
Business & GAExelis Launches Situational Awareness Tool for UAS Exelis’ new application improves UAS situational awareness. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Exelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) operations in the United…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, US Navy UAS Makes In-Flight Refueling a Reality The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft has successfully demonstrated fully…
CommercialSouthwest Posts Record First Quarter Revenues Southwest posts record first quarter. Photo: Paul Thompson (flickr) [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Southwest Airlines racked up a record first quarter with net income coming in at $453 million, a huge jump over…