Commercial

Air Europa Orders $3.6 Million in Dreamliners

Air Europa Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 01-16-2015] Air Europa has announced an order for 14 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $3.6 billion at list prices — the largest ever…

Business & GA

Bombardier Suspends Learjet 85 Program Indefinitely

[Avionics Today 01-16-2014] Bombardier has announced it will immediately halt work on its Learjet 85 aircraft program due to what they site is a lack of market demand for the midsize business…

ATM Modernization

FAA Issues Final Rule on Safety Management Systems

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta delivers SMS final rule at a press conference on Jan. 8. Photo: Department of Transportation [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] The FAA is aiming to make commercial aviation safer with…

Business & GA

Boeing, Embraer Partner to Bring Biofuels to Brazil

[Avionics Today 01-15-2015] Boeing and Embraer have opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in Brazil. The collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry is located at the Boeing-Embraer…

Business & GA

DAC Inks Distribution Deal with Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics

Photo: DAC International [Avionics Today 01-15-2015] DAC International has reached a distribution agreement with Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, a company that overhauls, exchanges, repairs and manufactures avionics and power solutions. Mid-Continent Instruments…