CommercialAirbus to Provide Flight Hour Services Components to Asiana’s A330s Asiana Airlines A330 in flight. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 02-06-2015] South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has selected Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) to provide components support for daily A330 operations. This most recent…
ATM ModernizationFAA Keeps UAS Exemptions Coming, Clears the Way for Eight More Companies Small aerial photography UAS in flight. Photo: Delaware Aviation Support [Avionics Today 02-06-2015] The FAA has granted eight more regulatory exemptions for commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations, bringing the…
ATM ModernizationNetJets Certified to Fly Long Range Phenom 300 into London City Airport NetJets Europe flies first Phenom 300 jet into London City Airport. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 02-06-2015] NetJets Europe has obtained certification to operate its Signature Series Phenom 300 light aircraft at…
Business & GAHarris Acquires Exelis, Shocks Market Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 02-06-2015] Harris Corporation and Exelis today announced a definitive agreement under which Harris will acquire Exelis in a cash and stock transaction valued at an estimated $4.75 billion.…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Modernize B-52 With Digital Communications [Avionics Today 02-05-2015] The U.S. Air Force has issued a full rate production contract to Boeing to deliver 10 Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade packages for its fleet of B-52 bomber…
Business & GAJeppesen Upgrades Mobile FliteDeck VFR [Avionics Today 02-05-2015] Jeppesen has introduced a new version of its Mobile FliteDeck VFR flight information iPad application. The new version features new weather data features, including graphical weather forecasting data and…
ATM ModernizationNATS ADS-B Transponder Trial Tests GA Operators [Avionics Today 02-05-2015] U.K. air navigation service provider NATS is leading a new trial that looks to bypass Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipage for General Aviation (GA) operators when it comes to…
CommercialTaiwan Orders ATR 72 Inspections Following TransAsia Crash [Avionics Today 02-05-2015] The Civil Aeronautics Administration of Taiwan has ordered TransAsia and Uni Air to perform engine inspections on all Taiwanese registered ATR-72 aircraft following the Feb. 4 crash of a…
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