Business & GA

Cirrus Flies Third Conforming SF50 Jet

[Avionics Today 12-23-2014] Cirrus completed the first flight of its third and final conforming SF50 single-engine jet. The third test aircraft, C2, completed a 20 minute flight from Duluth International Airport (KDLH).…

Commercial

Global Eagle Approved for Connectivity on Boeing 777

[Avionics Today 12-23-2014] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) announced Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the FAA for equipping Boeing 777s with its Ku-band satellite connectivity system. The system will be made available…

Military

Elbit Systems to Upgrade Brazilian C-1As

[Avionics Today 12-23-2014] The Brazilian Navy has subcontracted Elbit Systems of America to upgrade four Grumman C-1A aircraft. Under the $106 million contract, Elbit will provide integration of new glass cockpit avionics,…

Commercial

Azerbaijan Receives First Boeing 787

[Avionics Today 12-23-2014] Azerbaijan Airlines has received its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The national carrier of Azerbaijan is the first airline in the Commonwealth of Independent States to operate the 787, which…

Commercial

GE Aviation to Bring Common Core System to Boeing 777X

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] GE Aviation’s Common Core System (CCS) will lay the avionics computing groundwork for Boeing’s 777X, the companies announced early last week. With production set to begin in 2017 and…

Commercial

Airbus Delivers First A350 XWB to Qatar Airways

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] Airbus has delivered the first production A350 XWB to launch customer Qatar Airways. The airline's first A350 XWB is scheduled to start operating on its Doha to Frankfurt route…

Business & GA

Learjet 70/75 Earn Certification in Mexico

[Avionics Today 12-22-2014] The Civil Aviation Authority of Mexico, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), has issued full type certification to Bombardier for the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 business jets.…