CommercialRockwell Collins and Air Canada Renew Radio Support Agreement Air Canada aircraft in flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-25-2014] Air Canada has signed a three-year contract to renew the company’s Rockwell Collins ARINC Managed Services (AMS) radio support services agreement for…
CommercialCAA Looks to Waylay Winter Weather Disruptions [Avionics Today 11-25-2014] The U.K.-based Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is looking to minimize the impact of weather disruption on passengers with a new good practice guidance published on the agency’s website. With…
ATM ModernizationExelis Brings Airport Management Solutions to Detroit The Exelis Symphony Suite application displayed on iPad. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 11-25-2014] Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has selected Exelis to deploy a comprehensive package of airport situational awareness, decision-support…
CommercialBoeing Begins 787-9 Dreamliner Final Assembly Assembly of the 787-9 Dreamliner at the South Carolina facility. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 11-25-2014] Boeing has started final assembly of the 787-9 Dreamliner at its South Carolina facility. The team began…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Metroplex Improvements Come to Washington D.C. Region [Avionics Today 11-24-2014] The FAA announced its latest Metroplex-related airspace improvement activity under its nationwide rollout of the NextGen program: a new Optimized Profile Descent (OPD) for the Washington, D.C. Metroplex initiative.…
CommercialAirberlin Becomes First German Airline to Offer In-Flight Internet Airberlin aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-24-2014] The Airberlin group, the second largest airline in Germany, has equipped the first two aircraft in its fleet with the new “airberlin connect” Wi-Fi service.…
Business & GAUTC Elects New President and CEO UTC corporate headquarters. Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 11-24-2014] United Technologies Corporation (UTC) announced that Gregory J. Hayes, UTC senior vice president and CFO, has been elected president, CEO and a director following…
Business & GA‘Drones to the Rescue’ Looks to Save Lives with UAS A UAV. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-24-2014] The newly launched organization “Drones to the Rescue” aims to change the way we handle emergency situations using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) through the company’s…