Commercial Triton UAS Completes Second Transcontinental Flight Across the US Triton UAS. Photo: US Navy [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] The second of three MQ-4C Triton test aircraft made its debut at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., last week after completing its inaugural…
Business & GA Business Aviation Relies Heavily on Aircraft Connectivity, Wheels Up CEO Says [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] Five years ago, aircraft cabin connectivity was considered a luxury for commercial and private air transportation providers. Today, in the business aviation world, connectivity is not only an expectation,…
Commercial DynCorp International Awarded $443 Million NAVAIR Contract DynCorp employee working with aviation support. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] DynCorp International has been awarded a contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support…
Business & GA FAA Awards Emissions-Reducing Grants to Six Airports FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Bisanz via Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently awarded $10.2 million in FAA grants to six airports around the country. The…
Military Embraer Rolls Out KC-390 Airlift for the Brazilian Air Force The KC-390 airlift. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] Embraer has rolled out the first prototype of the KC-390 military transport aircraft from the production hangar at the industrial plant of Gavião Peixoto,…
ATM Modernization Australia’s CASA Looks to Define UAS Regulations in Controlled Airspace Civil UAS in flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-27-2014] Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will conduct a project to define the standards for enabling Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations within a…
Business & GA Sagem Introduces New-Generation Active Side Stick Unit The Sagem side stick unit. Photo: Sagem [Avionics Today 10-24-2014] Sagem introduced a prototype of its new active Side Stick Unit (SSU) for civil airplanes and helicopters at NBAA this year. The…
Business & GA Honeywell and Jeppesen Introduce Cloud-Based Navigation Service for Business Jets Honeywell and Jeppesen have introduce cloud-based navigation service and software for business jets. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 10-24-2014] Jeppesen and Honeywell Aerospace have introduced the Integrated Navigation Data Service (INDS) Data Manager for…