ATM ModernizationSwanwick, NATS Computer Failure Temporarily Grounds Flights [Avionics Today 12-15-2014] Flights are back in the air after a computer failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Swanwick area control center grounded or delayed hundreds of flights across and beyond…
Embedded AvionicsThalesRaytheonSystems Radar to Boost French Air Defense Operators using the ThalesRaytheonSystems Grand Master 400 radar. Photo: ThalesRaytheonSystems [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] The French defense procurement agency, Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), has awarded a contract to ThalesRaytheonSystems to supply the…
CommercialAmerican Airlines Grows Gogo IFC Across Regional Fleet American Eagle Embraer 175 regional jet rendering. Photo: American Airlines [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] American Airlines and Gogo have announced a contract whereby the aviation connectivity provider will deliver in-flight Wi-Fi services to…
Business & GABoeing Expands Alabama Aerospace Research Center Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] Boeing has begun construction on a 7,000-square-foot addition to its research and technology center in Huntsville, Ala. Known as the Center for Applied Simulation and Analytics (CASA),…
ATM ModernizationMoldova CAA and EASA Align to Improve Aviation Safety Standards [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Republic of Moldova (RM) has become the first institution of civil aviation from the European Union neighborhood countries to sign the new…
CommercialDOD Announces European F-35 MRO&U Assignments [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] The Department of Defense (DOD) has assigned F-35 Regional Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for airframes and engines for the European Region. These initial MRO&U assignments will…
Business & GAATG vs. Satellite: Gogo CEO Speaks to the Future of Connectivity [Avionics Today 12-12-2014] Gogo’s success with its Air-to-Ground (ATG) network hasn’t convinced the company to stay safely in this comfort zone; instead, it has prompted the in-flight Internet service provider to expand…
ATM Modernization21 New RTCA Standards for the Avionics Industry [Avionics Today 12-11-2014] The Radio Technical Commission for Aeronatics (RTCA) published 21 total new or updated documents (DO) in 2014. These documents are developed by RTCA's Special Committees (SCs) to help to…