CommercialBrazilian Airline Azul Orders 35 A320neos to Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency Airbus A320neo aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 35 A320neo family aircraft. The A320neo family will carry out domestic long-haul flights and high-density routes…
ATM ModernizationNew Runway Technology at New Castle Airport Make Cheaper UK Operations Visible Photo: NATS (flickr) [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Newcastle International Airport has become the first airport in the United Kingdom to achieve category III status for the use of forward scatter meter runway visual…
Business & GACAA Encourages GA Operators to Fuel Up Responsibly [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) released new consolidated advice for owners of light aircraft clarifying the options they have regarding which fuel they use. The options include…
ATM ModernizationGo With the Flow: SESAR ATM Trial Looks to Reduce Airspace Overload Photo: SESAR [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Last month, partners in the SESAR Research and Innovation Program conducted a 15-day live trial across a large part of Europe’s core airspace to validate the feasibility…
Business & GADassault Systemes Renews Partnership with Solar Impulse Initiative Solar Impulse 2 first flight. Photo: Solar Impulse [Avionics Today 11-26-2014] Dassault Systèmes announced the renewal of its ongoing technical partnership with Solar Impulse and publicly committed itself to the next phases…
CommercialAirbus Partners with Toulouse Engineering School to Encourage Well-Rounded Future Engineers Marc Jouenne, head of human resources for airbus France and Talal Masri, director of ENIT. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 11-26-2014] Airbus and the Toulouse-based Tarbes National Engineering School (ENIT, for it’s name…
ATM ModernizationFAA Sees Need to Up Flexibility, Accelerate Next Gen Following Chicago ATC Fire Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Photo: Chicago O'Hare International Airport [Avionics Today 11-26-2014] After reviewing contingency plans and security protocols after an October fire at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC),…
MilitaryBoeing Delivers Sixth Indian P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft The Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 11-26-2014] Boeing delivered the sixth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to the Naval Air Station Rajali in India, on schedule, to join five…