Commercial

Royal Air Maroc Sets a Date with the Dreamliner

Royal Air Maroc 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Royal Air Maroc [Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Morocco’s national airline, Royal Air Maroc, has announced the launch of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to take place Feb.…

ATM Modernization

Aireon, IAA Form ALERT Agreement

[Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Under a new agreement, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) will manage Aireon’s global emergency aircraft tracking service, Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT). The service will be provided…

Business & GA

Gulfstream G650ER Sets New City Pair Records

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Gulfstream G650ER set two city-pair records recently while performing a flight around the world with one stop. According to Gulfstream, the G650ER took off from White Plains, N.Y.,…

Embedded Avionics

Exelis to Develop Airborne Radio Chip for DARPA

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) has issued a $10.7 million contract to Exelis to develop a new multifunctional computer chip for airborne radio applications. Under the contract,…