Business & GATeradyne Acquires AIT, Expands Avionics Data Bus Testing Solutions Teradyne expands avionics data bus testing solutions through AIT acquisition. Photo: Teradyne [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] Teradyne, supplier of automatic test equipment, announced its acquisition of Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT), a provider of…
Embedded AvionicsExelis, Airbus Partner to Provide Missile Warning Capabilities for F-16s F-16 Fighting Falcon in flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] Exelis has teamed up with Airbus to provide advanced missile warning capabilities for U.S. and international F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. Capabilities include…
CommercialUK and France Allocate $190 Million to Future Combat Aircraft [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] The U.K. Ministry of Defense, in collaboration with the Armaments Procurement Agency of the French Ministry of Defense, has allocated $190 million to the following companies to continue design studies…
ATM ModernizationRohde & Schwarz Completes Site Acceptance Testing of German ANSP Radiocommunications System R&S VCS-4G emergency radiocommunications system. Photo: Rohde & Schwarz [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] The first installation of controller working positions using the Rohde & Schwarz fully IP-based R&S VCS-4G emergency radiocommunications system has…
CommercialAirbus’ First 242-Ton A330 Reaches Final Assembly Line The first 242-ton maximum takeoff weight A330-300 jetliner on the final assembly line in Tolouse, France. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] The final assembly of Airbus’ first A330 with the new 242-ton…
CommercialGogo Receives New STC for Boeing 757, 767 Connectivity [Avionics Today 11-7-2014] The FAA has issued new Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) to Gogo for the installation of its Ku-band satellite equipment on Boeing 757-200s and 767-400s operated by Delta Air Lines.…
CommercialNASA Completes Flight Test of Game-Changing Wing Flap [Avionics Today 11-7-2014] NASA believes its current ongoing green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel efficient. The agency completed a…
Business & GASurf Air Receives First PC-12 NG [Avionics Today 11-7-2014] Surf Air has received its first Pilatus PC-12 NG business jet, the first of 15 on order for the Broomfield, Colo.-based private airline. The PC-12 NG will join a…