Business & GARockwell Collins CEO Sees Possibility in Learjet 85 Pause The Learjet 85. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 01-28-2015] Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg sees a possible positive outcome in Bombardier’s Learjet 85 program “pause” announced earlier this month. The problem-plagued midsize business…
CommercialJAL Confirms Mitsubishi Regional Jet Purchase Mitsubishi Regional Jet under construction. Photo: MRJ [Avionics Today 01-28-2015] Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft to purchase 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. JAL and Mitsubishi Aircraft…
ATM ModernizationNATS Kicks Off Trial to Encourage ADS-B Use for General Aviation Diagram of ADS-B enabled airspace. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 01-28-2015] NATS has kicked off a trial to enable General Aviation (GA) pilots to use the full Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) functionality of…
ATM ModernizationEquip 2020 Group Continues Collaboration on NextGen Equipage [Avionics Today 1-27-2015] The government-industry Equip 2020 working group held its latest meeting last week to continue addressing obstacles different segments of the industry are facing toward meeting the FAA's Jan. 1,…
CommercialSim-Industries Rebrands as Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training Academic and simulator instruction for commercial pilots at the former Sim-Industries Brazil Sao Paulo Training Center. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] Sim-Industries, a commercial aviation training company acquired by Lockheed Martin…
Business & GACAE Buys Bombardier Military Aviation Training Business CAE-built CT-156 Harvard flight training device operated as part of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program. Photo: Department of National Defence (DND) [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] CAE has announced it will…
CommercialAlaska Airlines Extends Free Wi-Fi, Introduces Tablets for IFE Use Alaska Air passenger accessing IFE via their personal tablet. Photo: Alaska Air [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] Alaska Airlines In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) offering currently available through passengers Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs), which premiered last…
CommercialUTC Aerosystems Reports 2014 Earnings, 2015 Outlook [Avionics Today 01-27-2015] United Technologies Corp. (UTC) reported its full year 2014 earnings with net income attributable to common shareowners at $6.2 billion, up 9 percent over 2014. Sales were reported at…