MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Delivers First F-35 Center Fuselage to Norway Technicians at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale (Calif.) Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence conduct final quality inspections on the center fuselage for AM-1. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 12-10-14] Northrop Grumman recently completed the…
CommercialBoeing and SAA Turn Tobacco into Biofuel Tobacco farm workers in Marble Hall, South Africa, carry Solaris seedlings from a nursery to the field. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-10-14] Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) announced that South African…
CommercialFAA Grants Commercial UAS Exemptions for Surveying A UAS used to inspect power lines. [Avionics Today 12-10-14] The FAA granted five new regulatory exemptions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations to four companies representing several industries that promise to…
ATM ModernizationRohde & Schwarz Delivers Full IP-Based Voice Communication System to Indonesian Air Force The Rohde and Schwarz R&S VCS-4G voice communications system. Photo: Rohde & Schwarz [Avionics Today 12-10-14] Rohde & Schwarz has delivered a fully IP-based VCS-4G voice communications system to the Indonesian Air…
Business & GASatcom Direct Ups Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband Streaming Speed A chart showing Swiftbroadband coverage. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Today 12-10-14] Satcom Direct will increase Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband connection speeds through its Satcom Direct Router (SDR), which will support the ability to bond…
ATM ModernizationESA Outlines Opportunities and Challenges for Satellite Aircraft Tracking with Iris [Avionics Today 12-10-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Europe’s Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) program are teaming up and taking steps to boost efficiency in worldwide aircraft…
Business & GAStable Aircraft Financing Garners Future Diversity and Competition Boeing reports happy outlook for 2015 competitive aircraft financing. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-09-2014] Boeing’s “2015 Current Aircraft Finance Market Outlook” indicates decades of predictable returns have led to unprecedented diversity, efficiency…
ATM ModernizationTextron Partners with MAAP to Integrate Small UAS into NAS UAS and controller. Photo: Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) [Avionics Today 12-09-2014] Textron’s unmanned systems division has announced a certificate of authorization to start Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) operations with the…