ATM ModernizationRaytheon Wins FAA Contract to Field Satellite Payload, Improve GPS Accuracy [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] Raytheon Company has received a $103 million contact from the FAA to field the newest element in a space-based system that aims to make air travel safer and more…
CommercialLockheed Martin Sees Aircraft Production Decline in Q1 Photo: Mark Doliner (flickr) [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] Lockheed Martin reported a nearly flat first quarter for 2015, with net sales totaling $10.1 billion, compared to $10.7 billion in the first quarter of…
CommercialNASA Completes First Round of Tests on Boeing ecoDemonstrator The Boeing 787 ecoDemonstrator. Photo: NASA [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] NASA researchers have wrapped up a series of flight experiments with Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 airplane to assess the effect of tiny devices called…
ATM ModernizationLawmakers Considering Bill to Privatize U.S. Air Traffic Control [Avionics Today 04-21-2015] A new bill introduced by Congressman John Mica, R-Fla., would privatize Air Traffic Control (ATC) in the United States, as the FAA continues to modernize the system. The proposed…
ATM ModernizationGarmin Upgrades G500/G600 Flight Display Systems G600 flight display. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 04-20-2015] Garmin International has announced enhanced capability and an expanded feature set for its Gulfstream G500/G600 aircraft glass flight display systems. The upgrade includes…
Business & GAGogo Announces Largest IFE Fleet Program to Date [Avionics Today 04-20-2015] One of the biggest names in business aviation, NetJets, recently completed the largest aircraft cabin connectivity purchase in its 50-year history. Gogo Business Aviation announced an agreement with the…
Business & GAHoneywell Releases New Weather App to Help Divert Pilots Around Storms Version 1 of Honeywell’s new real-time weather radar app. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 04-20-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has released the first version of a new online weather service that will provide pilots with…
CommercialUTC Brings Active Side-Sticks to Commercial Aviation Mock up of the Irkus MC-21 cockpit, which will be fitted with active side stick. Photo: Alex Beltyukov via Wikipedia [Avionics Today 04-20-2015] UTC Aerospace Systems is developing an active side-stick controller…