MilitaryCanadian Report Opens Debate, Competition to Replace Fighter Jet Fleet [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] A recently released report from the Canadian Government has opened the door to fighter jet competition. Adding to hot debate regarding the purchase of 65 F-35s by the Canadian…
CommercialQZ8501 Found: Authorities Locate Debris From Missing Plane AirAsia Airbus A320-200 aircraft [Avionics Today 12-30-2014] AirAsia and the National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS) have confirmed reports that the debris found in the Java Sea early Tuesday…
MilitaryBoeing’s KC-46 Tanker Program for US Air Force Achieves Successful First Flight Boeing 767-2C takes off from Paine Field, Wash. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] Boeing and the United States Air Force have successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program.…
CommercialAirTran Last Flight Signifies Full Integration into Southwest An AirTran Airways flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] Southwest Airlines has flown the last AirTran Airways revenue flight, marking near complete integration of AirTran into the low-cost carrier. Southwest acquired AirTran…
Business & GASensurion Magpie UAS Awarded Special Airworthiness Certificate Under New FAA Rules Pictured in the photo from left to right: Steve Hill, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), Representative Joe Heck , Governor of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, Sensurion Aerospace CEO, Captain Joe Burns,…
ATM ModernizationAuthorities to Expand Search for Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 [Avionics Today 12-29-2014] The search for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 that was all but halted overnight resumed in daylight hours, with officials set to expand the search for the commercial airliner on…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon to Continue Terminal Automation Replacement Through 2017 [Avionics Today 12-26-2014] The FAA issued a $350 million contract modification to Raytheon to continue its deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) at Air Traffic Control (ATC) centers throughout…
CommercialRockwell Collins Navigation Systems Debut on A350 XWB [Avionics Today 12-26-2014] The delivery of the first Airbus A350 XWB will mark the commercial debut of several next-generation Rockwell Collins avionics systems when Qatar Airways begins operating the new passenger jet…