ATM ModernizationFAA Issues Final Rule on Safety Management Systems FAA Administrator Michael Huerta delivers SMS final rule at a press conference on Jan. 8. Photo: Department of Transportation [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] The FAA is aiming to make commercial aviation safer with…
Business & GABoeing, Embraer Partner to Bring Biofuels to Brazil [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] Boeing and Embraer have opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in Brazil. The collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry is located at the Boeing-Embraer…
ATM ModernizationKing Air 200 Equips with FreeFlight Systems ADS-B Avionics Suite King Air 200. Photo: FreeFlight Systems [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] Hawker Beechcraft Services has successfully integrated an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out compliant suite of FreeFlight Systems avionics components on the King Air…
CommercialGOL Looks to Fight Fuel Consumption with Boeing’s Fuel Dashboard App Boeing Fuel Dashboard. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes have reached an agreement to implement the Boeing Fuel Dashboard solution across GOL’s Next-Generation 737 fleet. The application…
CommercialMitsubishi Regional Jet Launches Full-Scale Tests toward First Flight Mitsubishi Regional Jet, rendering. Photo: Mitsubishi Regional Jet [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation started full-scale testing of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to prepare for its maiden flight, scheduled to occur…
CommercialChina Aircraft Leasing Company Firms Orders for 100 A320s Airbus A320_neo in CALC livery, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] China Aircraft Leasing Co. (CALC), an independent aircraft operating lessor in China, has firmed up its contract with Airbus for 100…
ATM ModernizationLATAM Civil Aviation Entity Purchases VSAT Mesh Solution From Advantech Wireless Advantech Discovery series VSAT hub. Photo: Advantech [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] Advantech Wireless has signed a contract with a Latin American Civil Aviation government entity to provide a mesh VSAT network for Air…
ATM ModernizationAvionica CEO Sees GA, Rotocraft Presenting New Satcom Opportunities [Avionics Today 01-14-2015] Avionica is looking to take its latest satellite communications system, the satLINK MAX, to new segments of air transportation including rotorcraft and General Aviation (GA) — markets the company…