CommercialSouthwest Provides Streaming Beats Music on Connected Aircraft The Beats Music application on Southwest flights. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 11-04-2014] Southwest Airlines has partnered with Beats Music to provide a “uniquely curated” music experience onboard Wi-Fi enabled Southwest aircraft. The…
ATM ModernizationEquip 2020 Group to Address Barriers to ADS-B Mandate Compliance [Avionics Today 11-4-2014] The FAA's "call to action" day last week resulted in the formation of the Equip 2020 working group. According to the agency, the Equip 2020 group is tasked with…
ATM ModernizationExelis Announces Lackluster Q3 Results Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 11-03-2014] Exelis has reported its lackluster financial results for the third quarter of 2014. Third-quarter revenue was $1.1 billion, a 6 percent decrease from the third quarter of…
ATM Modernization328 Support Services GmbH to Upgrade D328 Jet Avionics for Worldwide Compliance The Dornier 238 Jet. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-03-2014] 328 Support Services GmbH, the type certificate holder for the Dornier 328 Jet and turboprop aircraft, has announced the commencement of a major…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Touts Strong Yearly Earnings, Sites Connectivity and Avionics Rockwell Collins connectivity division ARINCDirect's iPad app. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 11-03-2014] In the fourth quarter Rockwell Collins earnings conference call on Friday, President and CEO Kelly Ortberg touted a successful…
ATM ModernizationSaab and Sweden Provide First Remotely Controlled ATC Tower Remote tower. Photo: Saab [Avionics Today 11-03-2014] Saab, along with Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Luftfatsverket (LFV), has received final operational approval from the Swedish Transport Agency for the remote operation…
Embedded AvionicsCommon Ground: Lockheed Martin and US Air Force Establish Partnership to More Effectively Support Warfighters Lockheed Martin. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 11-03-2014] Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) recently signed a partnership agreement that establishes a common framework and pre-negotiated terms and…
Business & GATrimble Announces Enhanced Offering for UAS Platforms Trimble Ux5 Aerial Imaging Rover UAS in flight during bad weather. Photo: Trimble [Avionics Today 11-03-2014] Trimble’s latest enhancements to its Trimble Access Aerial Imaging 2.0 application promise to offer an enhanced…