Embedded AvionicsExelis Wins Redesign Contract for US Navy’s ALQ-99 Tactical Jammer U.S. Navy ALQ-99 aircraft. Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul Kelly [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] Exelis has received a United States Naval Surface Warfare Center contract valued at $15.3 million…
Business & GAGogo Sets Sights on Record Year for Aircraft Installs Gogo to install its connectivity systems in more than 500 aircraft. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] Gogo has announced that it is on track for record aircraft installs in 2015. The In-Flight…
Business & GAParker Aerospace to Provide AVIC’s MA700 with Flight Controls, Hydraulic System Model of AVIC’s MA700 on display. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] The Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Aircraft Co. has selected Parker Aerospace to supply the flight control actuation and hydraulic…
CommercialLiving the Dreamliner: American Airlines Welcomes First 787 American's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing on its maiden test flight on Jan. 6, 2015. Photo: American Airlines [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] American Airlines officially welcomed its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner last week,…
Business & GARaytheon Absorbs Sensintel, Ups UAS Portfolio Photo: Raytheon [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] Raytheon has acquired the privately held Sensintel, a provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets. Located in Tucson, Ariz., with…
Business & GAFAA Rescinds Newly Proposed IFR Rule [Avionics Today 01-26-2015] The FAA has withdrawn a final rule that would have established a new regulation allowing pilots to log more hours using approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs) toward obtaining an…
Embedded AvionicsF/A-18 Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track System Approved for Production IRST21, shown on the F/A-18E/F. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 01-23-2015] The F/A-18 Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system, developed and integrated by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, received approval…
ATM ModernizationSITA OnAir CEO Seeks Connected Opportunities in the Commercial Market [Avionics Today 01-22-2015] SITA and its wholly owned subsidiary OnAir have recently joined forces in a new business unit to help airlines harness and manage the massive amounts of data available in…