CommercialNabtesco First Japanese Supplier on 777x Boeing 777X, rendering. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 03-13-2015] Boeing has reached an agreement with Japanese partner Nabtesco to supply primary flight control actuation system on Boeing’s new 777X airplane. Nabtesco, who currently…
CommercialTRU Simulation + Training Gears Up for Three Additional 737 MAX FFS Suites [Avionics Today 03-13-2015] TRU Simulation + Training has received purchase orders for three additional Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training suites for the Boeing 737 MAX. The orders, which are part of the…
ATM ModernizationGAO Calls on the FAA to Step Up Cyber Security [Avionics Today 03-12-2015] The FAA is lacking in measures to prevent cyber-based threats to the increasingly automated Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).…
ATM ModernizationNigeria to Start CPDLC, ADS-C Deployment [Avionics Today 03-12-2015] Nigerian civil Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) is ready to start deployment of Controller to Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) to improve aircraft communication…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing Upgrades NATO AWACS Avionics [Avionics Today 03-12-2015] Boeing completed the first flight of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) with upgraded avionics systems. During a two-hour test flight on Dec.…
ATM ModernizationIATA, Airbus Complete Airspace Improvement Project in Haiti [Avionics Today 03-12-2015] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airbus ProSky announced completion of a joint project to modernize the airspace efficiency of flight paths and operations between Haiti's Port-au-Prince and…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Completes ARINC ASES Sale to DOD Contractor Field Aviation [Avionics Today 03-12-2015] Rockwell Collins has completed the sale of ARINC Aerospace Systems Engineering and Support (ASES) to Field Aviation, a privately held U.S. company. ASES provides aircraft modification, integration and maintenance…
ATM ModernizationFive Technologies to Watch at World ATM Congress 2015 [Avionics Today 03-11-2015] The 2015 World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress is bringing some of the top names in the global aviation and air traffic technology industry together in Madrid this week.…